Hey Guys, I have a favor to ask. I'm building a cl-415 and plan to make the horizontal stab two piece. So I'd like a CF wing tube about 1/2"-5/8" x about 15"-18"

Mny ARF's replacement wing tubes are very cheap compared to the prices for 60" lengths + shipping
If you know of one or two in the range please let me know, I just can't get much thickness and length info from the manufacturer's sites

Thanks

Here is where I go.. www.tntlandinggear.com/composite_tubes.htm

Ram,
Thanks those are much better prices, but some of the ARF replacements are less than third of that on ebay.
I guess some of those $$ would stay in Ohio though
If I can't find it I'll shop there

Actually looking over his site the aluminum ones with sleeves are pretty reasonable,, I may go that route

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Your welcome. TBM has them as well, but not as big a selection, and they don't have the sleeves with them. I always go with CF now when I build. Stronger with less weight, but it is more expensive to be sure.

I'm a penny pincher when it comes to my scratch builds, it goes way back to when I couldn't afford to pay much for my hobby fix. That why I taught myself to scratch build, I couldn't afford kits or ARFs. Now that I can afford the CF something instinctively stops me from spend $40 If can spend just $10 and do the extra work of making a sleeve myself. Go figure?

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Nothing wrong with that. Sometimes it comes down to time with me. I only have so much, and to keep projects moving, I sometimes let others do things so I can stay on what only I can do on the project. Don't know if I worded that right, but I think you know what I mean.

Along those lines,
It took willpower, but I went ahead and ordered a tube/sleeve set from TNT, they sell some servo horns I was planning on buying for another project, so I killed 2 birds with one shipping charge

Thanks for the tip

Ram pointed you in the right direction.... [8D]

While I understand the desire/need to be frugal, just a hint from the IMAC/3D guys on carbon fiber tubes; it isn't the place to go looking for the cheap stuff as QA on those items can vary greatly. Going with TNT gives you a reputable dealer with quality stuff.... [sm=thumbs_up.gif]

He sure did,,
Well I hadn't heard anything from TNT yet so I shot them a email,, They were waiting on a few servo arms that were back ordered. I told them I'd pay the extra $2-$3 to mail the servo arms out when they got them, because waiting on the wing tube had me at a stand still. She said she's mail the Tube/sleeve asap and eat the cost of shipping the arms later because they were out of stock,, Now that's great customer service.