Source for carbon fiber rods?
- Thread starter Monte.C
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Monte.C
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Oh yeah that's right! Where's my head? Two of those will be more than enough. Thanks Merv.
Monte.C
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Thanks! That'll be perfect - rod & tube - for when I want to build a canard.
Keno
Well-known member
- Try this on Amazon "type: 1000mm carbon rods in the Industrial & Scientific section and see if you can find what you are looking for.
- I bought one and when it arrived I had 2 1000mm pieces. On Carbon fiber be aware of excessive shipping cost.
Do you have a Picture showing how you configure it @Merv?
Can’t you use a cheap arrow from Walmart? I think that’s what @Grifflyer uses and that’s what I plan on trying out in the near future.
ReadyMadeRC has a variety of carbon rods, strips, and tubes available. https://www.readymaderc.com/collect...carbon-fiber-strips-tubes-spars?sort=price+up
Cheers!
LB
Cheers!
LB
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Grifflyer
WWII fanatic
Yep you can buy the arrow shafts they use for bow and arrow hunting.
Aireal Anarchist
Elite member
Im using 30" carbon fiber arrows, I cant say that they are all threaded the same but, I unscrewed the tips and got 8-32 threaded rod from ace hardware to screw two arrows together cut off the knocks and you have a 60" spar, I then found another piece of fiberglass tubing to bridge my joint for added reinforcement
Outer diameter 0.309”, Inner diameter 0.244”, SPINE: 500, GRAIN: 13 GPI & WEIGHT: 35 grams
hope this helps
Outer diameter 0.309”, Inner diameter 0.244”, SPINE: 500, GRAIN: 13 GPI & WEIGHT: 35 grams
hope this helps
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Here is a drawing of the spar layout for a swept wing. I use this layout on both the top and bottom of the wing layers. I dig out the foam to form a groove for the bamboo. I use a foam spar between the top and bottom bamboo. The idea is to form an I beam. The center spars are inserted when the wing halves are glued together. I use gorilla glue for the center spars (more working time) and hot glue for the wing skins. I have folded the standard FT wing and a wing with one bamboo across the center.
I have not been able to fold this wing …. yet, I'll keep trying. My Versa can do a square circle.
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I'll second using CF arrow shafts if feasible. If you need something bigger, or you want spars with matching sleeves for use in removable wings I order my wing tubes from http://www.cstsales.com/index.html
FeWolf
Member
Model Plane Foam great foam and Carbon
joelspangler
Active member
Throwing out another option that I've found to be great. I've found that the flat carbon spars - 1x5mm or 1x6mm with lengths of 750mm or 1meter are excellent combined with foamboard. They are only stable in one direction unlike the round/square options, but in wings, you only really need stability in up/down axis. They are extremely easy to just put inside of c-fold foam spars - I glue them directly inside of the c-foldss and it really stiffen things up. I've also used them inside the paper on the leading edge of wings to make them much more durable when hitting trees or in combat. I bought mine at hobby king and they are labeled "Carbon Strip", but they are unfortunately back-ordered there now. Model Plane Foam calls them "Carbon Flats", but you'd have to buy them as part of an order with a box of foam. You almost surely could find something on ebay or aliexpress too. The Flitetest store even has some, although in weird decimal point inch measurements that aren't registering in my brain.
nitprocomposites
New member
For high-quality carbon fiber rods and tubes, explore Nitpro Composites. We offer a wide range of premium products suitable for various applications, including reinforcement for RC planes and lightweight structures. Our carbon fiber rods and tubes are designed to provide strength and durability while maintaining a minimal weight.
Visit our carbon fiber rods and tubes page for more information on the products available. Whether you need small spar reinforcements for a mini plane or custom solutions, Nitpro Composites has the materials you need for your next project!
Visit our carbon fiber rods and tubes page for more information on the products available. Whether you need small spar reinforcements for a mini plane or custom solutions, Nitpro Composites has the materials you need for your next project!
JetCrafts
Active member
heres a queer way of getting them
i got this from my dad who plays a lott of badminton
seee almost everyday at the court someone breaks theyre racket , and they break at the handle or the strring holding frame breaks
all rackets are made of graphite or carbon fibre rods
so just go to youre local badminton court and find a way to acquir broken rackets
bada bing bada boom
u have carbon tubes
granted you have to cut off the handle and head but yeagh
tubesssss
telnar1236
Elite member
Another option is fiberglass or nylon rods. They might not be available this time of year, but the dollar store sells kites and each one has two to 3 typically nylon spars in it.
