Re:  Re: Exact Builder of Model Rule
 
That is definitely possible.
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On Jan 30, 2014, at 2:53 PM, Jake Palmer <82.jake_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> I should also clarify that I would not use any of my current motor tubes if I was flying in Slanic.  I would likely build new tubes with .014 or .015 wood.  The extra weight is unimportant because of the weight savings in the prop.  If it is indeed possible to make a strong carbon fiber tube under 200mg, that could also be a good option for the mine.
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> On Thu, Jan 30, 2014 at 12:33 PM, Jake Palmer <82.jake_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>> Kang,
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>> I don't have my notes in front of me, but I know my lightest tube was ~100mg before gluing the seam.  My seams only weigh 6 or 7mg.  Add in 2 boron and I have a finished tube weight of ~115mg.  Assuming your tube is 10.25" long and weighed 130 before gluing the seam, that means you're using ~4.7# wood.  I'm using 3.8# wood.  I've loaded my models with a motor wound to .42 in/oz before without a problem (at least not a problem for the motor tube, but I've had motors break on the model).
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>> For reference, back in the days of 65cm models we used 14.5" long motor tubes made from 3.8-4.0# wood and they worked.  By comparison the 10.25" sticks of 55cm models are quite robust.
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>> On Thu, Jan 30, 2014 at 12:06 PM, <ykleetx_at_gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> Jake,
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>>> If your 10" F1D motor tube is really 100 mg, then you would have collapsed it for sure, even if you wound the motor modestly.
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>>> My tube with glue is 138 mg, with 2 borons, 146 mg, with 4 borons, 154 mg.
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>>> If a carbon tube can be built to 180 mg, that's a 30 mg penalty, not 100 to 150 mg.
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>>> -Kang
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