Dreadnaut,

actually I used my band saw. But the tubing cutter will work excellent for the task. I don't have one but a hacksaw or band saw with a metal cutting blade works well.


While working with the wing and setting it up for the fit above, I noticed that the wing tube was a little loose in the fuse socket. As we found above the fit was tight in the wing panels, however in the fuse section it had a small amount of play. There are multiple ways to fix this problem. You could use a little medium CA to build up the center section of the wing tube diameter. You could use the CA inside the socket to make its Inside diameter smaller. The difference in diameter is very slight. By trying to do it inside the socket you risk screwing it up and making the socket too small diameter. This will give you a tough time getting it back to where the tube will go in if you are not careful. The CA thing works and is pretty durable but it can make a mess and you usually get it too much build and have to sand it back down a little. Another option that I use on Carbon Fiber tubes on my Oxai Models is Clear Finger nail polish. You can paint it on and then use your finger to spread the thin layer of nail polish. Since finger nail polish comes off really easy with Acetone the clean up to your fingers is easy. However in this case the wing tube is aluminum and the polish or the CA doesn’t stick well to the tube. I don’t want to risk making work for myself with the CA thing inside the fuse socket section. My method of choice is Scotch tape. Two single layer diagonal wraps one from each direction was enough to tighten the tube in the fuse socket. The scotch tape is easy to replace and will actually last a long time. Below is a photo of the work. Notice the tape is only where needed in the center section of the tube. Since the tube fit in the wing panels was good after my sanding job, I don’t want to add thickness out where the panels slide on. If your fuse center section is too tight a fit use that sanding dowel from above and it will take care of it very quickly. Like I said you want a snug fit, just don’t let it slide on and off really easily. You want a slight amount of friction but not a hard push to install it.