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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: FlyingRock on July 18, 2016, 06:06:12 PM

Title: Where to go for custom diameter Carbon / Aluminium spars?
Post by: FlyingRock on July 18, 2016, 06:06:12 PM
Gents,

I'm looking at adding some wing extensions to my skymule and for that I need longer spars; unfortunately the provided aluminum spars appear pretty non-standard at 7.43mm OD. I had a look around and could not find anyone doing that size.

Does anyone know where I could order custom ones? Could be in aluminium or carbon.

Cheers and thanks

Charles
Title: Re: Where to go for custom diameter Carbon / Aluminium spars?
Post by: FlyingRock on July 18, 2016, 09:02:20 PM
or as a last resort I could rip out and replace the whole sleeve/spar bits with a standard OD one.
Title: Re: Where to go for custom diameter Carbon / Aluminium spars?
Post by: wgt40w on July 18, 2016, 11:52:26 PM
? Buy a replacement wing and rip it apart ?      (too expensive ??)
Title: Re: Where to go for custom diameter Carbon / Aluminium spars?
Post by: wgt40w on July 18, 2016, 11:56:13 PM
For alum tube, look online at www.aalco.co.uk (http://www.aalco.co.uk) - they have branches around the country and I have always found them very helpful if I visit them to only buy what for them is a very very small quantity.
Title: Re: Where to go for custom diameter Carbon / Aluminium spars?
Post by: dp106 on July 19, 2016, 12:12:13 PM
Hyperflight.co.uk have quite reasonable prices although you get killed a bit on postage
Title: Where to go for custom diameter Carbon / Aluminium spars?
Post by: Stellaship on July 19, 2016, 07:37:31 PM
Easycomposites.co.uk I think it is is another option. Struggle to get that size though I reckon. 7mm plus a wrap of tape/vinyl?
Title: Re: Where to go for custom diameter Carbon / Aluminium spars?
Post by: FlyingRock on July 21, 2016, 06:02:10 PM
Chaps

Thanks for the suggestions.

I'll have a look at the websites and check the vinyl option.

Looking forward to posting a nice build thread if I succeed!

Cheers
Title: Re: Where to go for custom diameter Carbon / Aluminium spars?
Post by: Gundummy on July 26, 2016, 07:44:00 PM
i gave all the bits of my smashed up skymule on here as spares... the spars he didn't need but i sent them anyway!

Can't remember who though  :brainwave: