Re: Prop hub - paper tubes

From: vladimirlinardic <vladimirlinardic_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2008 22:43:23 -0000

To strengthen the tube I use boron tack glued to strip of tissue
spacied to have equally spaced when rolled depending on diameter of
tube then roll it up and you have a really strong tube!

--- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "Fred Tellier" <fred-
tellier_at_...> wrote:
>
> They don't need to be that heavy, use less wraps of tissue and
thinner glue. 4 or 5 wraps are enough and just enough thin amberoid
to wet the tissue.
>
> Fred Tellier
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Tapio Linkosalo
> To: Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 12:42 PM
> Subject: [Indoor_Construction] Prop hub - paper tubes
>
>
>
> Started working on some new hubs for F1M and later F1D. The thing
that
> makes me wonder is the use of paper tubes to hold the blades. I
have been
> using them as they make adjusting and changing the blades so
easy. But the
> tubes seem to be heavy - a pair of 2.5mm (1/10") tubes about 12mm
(1/2")
> long weight almost 100mg. Am I making my tubes too heavy, or are
they just
> like that? Is there a better way to attach blades to the hub?
>
> -Tapio-
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