I made an intermediate stick boom form from a fiberglass fishing pole tip.
I found one that was very close to the taper I wanted. To get it perfect
I chucked it in a drill and carefully sanded it. It isn't as nice as the
Harlan form, but it works and it was cheap.
On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 8:00 AM, N. A. Monllor <nmonllor_at_tampabay.rr.com>wrote:
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> I crunched the taper numbers and set up the form already. I’m gonna give
> it a shot—nuttin’ to loose.****
>
> Ren****
>
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>
> *From:* Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com [mailto:
> Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Bill Carney
> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 03, 2012 9:56 AM
>
> *To:* Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
> *Subject:* RE: [Indoor_Construction] Aluminum Tailboom Forms****
>
> ** **
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> ****
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> Well, Ren, we're talking about forms around which to roll tapered balsa
> tubes, My gut says the hexagon shape would cause kinks at 8 points around
> the tube...****
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> ****
>
> Bill C
>
> --- On *Tue, 7/3/12, N. A. Monllor <nmonllor_at_tampabay.rr.com>* wrote:****
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>
> From: N. A. Monllor <nmonllor_at_tampabay.rr.com>
> Subject: RE: [Indoor_Construction] Aluminum Tailboom Forms
> To: Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
> Date: Tuesday, July 3, 2012, 9:43 AM****
>
> ****
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> Hey guys,****
>
> ****
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> I just had an idea. I make bamboo fly rods. In as much as the form would
> be hexagon in shape, do you think it would work for what we’re trying to do
> here???****
>
> I could taper these puppies to whatever I wanted to and if only the power
> fibers of the bamboo were used to make them, there would be hardly any flex
> at all.****
>
> ****
>
> Ren ****
>
> ****
>
> *From:* Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com [
> mailto:Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com<Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com>]
> *On Behalf Of *John Berryman
> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 03, 2012 9:32 AM
> *To:* Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
> *Subject:* RE: [Indoor_Construction] Aluminum Tailboom Forms****
>
> ****
>
> ****
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> Same problem here; even tried drill rod on my south bend with the
> traveling rest and tiny, tiny cuts, and the deflection was still
> unacceptable (not to mention genuinely scary whipping about of the work
> piece. Aluminum and brass were an utter waste of time.****
>
> ****
>
> Many years ago, I bought a tapered STEEL tail-boom form, bright yellow in
> color with a threaded end and a hex fitting – clearly a ??? for some piece
> of machinery. Mine is about 15” long, ~5/16” at the fat end, ~.070 at the
> thin end, and straight as a string. Happy to post pics if there’s a
> scrounger out there who thinks he might recognize what the original purpose
> of the ??? was. It APPEARS to be a piece that, due to fragility, was
> designed to be replaced fairly frequently – perhaps cheaply?****
>
> ****
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> ****
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> ****
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> ****
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> *From:* Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com<http://us.mc1806.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com>[
> mailto:Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com<http://us.mc1806.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com>]
> *On Behalf Of *N. A. Monllor
> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 03, 2012 7:16 AM
> *To:* Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com<http://us.mc1806.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com>
> *Subject:* RE: [Indoor_Construction] Aluminum Tailboom Forms****
>
> ****
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> ****
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> Bill,****
>
> I’ve tried turning down some boom forms on my lathe and the trouble I’m
> having is with the material flexing to the point that I just can’t get them
> done right now. If your friend is able to make them, I’d probably purchase
> one. In the mean time, I’m going to check in with some of the guys in
> another group I belong to, to see how I can overcome the present problems
> I’m having with making these booms.****
>
> ****
>
> Thanks and please keep me posted as to your success with these puppies,***
> *
>
> Ren ****
>
> ****
>
> ****
>
> *From:* Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com<http://us.mc1806.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com>[
> mailto:Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com<http://us.mc1806.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com>]
> *On Behalf Of *William
> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 03, 2012 8:43 AM
> *To:* Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com<http://us.mc1806.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com>
> *Subject:* [Indoor_Construction] Aluminum Tailboom Forms****
>
> ****
>
> ****
>
> Hey Gang,
>
> Other than the .25 x .110 x 18 form that Ray Harlan sells, is anyone using
> other sized forms and if so, is there a commercial source or are are you
> having them made? or, are you using the Ray's form for smaller and shorter
> booms? I have a friend with a CNC lathe and we're have bartering some work
> back and forth so I'm looking into havinmg him make me some custom booms if
> practical.
>
> Bill C****
>
> ****
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Received on Tue Jul 03 2012 - 08:19:48 CEST