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Old 03-13-2010 | 07:31 PM
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Default RE: source for Carbon Fiber gear and wing tubes?


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Yeah. Call them. I did call them before I placed my order and talked to two different people about needing a slightly oversize tube. They printed me out an invoice with a notation on it about the tube being oversize, and I wrote a note on it making it absoulutely clear. But when I received it and measured it, not only is it NOT oversize, but it is actually about 2-1/2 thousands undersize. So if I call them they will probably tell me to send it back. But I went thru all the hassle so I wouldn't have this problem in the first place and have to send it back. No thanks. I'm so angry at these people, the last thing I want to do is talk to them, and have the expense of shipping it back. Just fed up is all. Don't want to deal with them anymore.

Dan this isn't a real big deal. One way to increase diameter is to use light silkspan strip and a touch of epoxy or thin ca. Smooth it out and lightly sand it to fit. You don't really need to do the whole tube, just a couple locations along the length. Do the ends and both areas that will be supported by the fuse sides.

We do this all the time as a matter of course to get perfect fits

Matt