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In article <1993Jan7.192258.23953@informix.com> robertw@informix.com (Robert Weinberg) writes:
>What have people used for an instant, cheap fuse - light enough for slope soaring?  
>I've seen plastic "wiffle" bats used, and heard about plastic gutter downspouts.  
>What kind of downspout do you use? Brand name? Square or round?
>
>What else might one use for a quick fuse?
>

 Ahhhh yes! The 'instant quickie' airplane! Try using a mailing tube! Yes! I
found that a coat of polyester resin makes it stronger and hot-fuel proof..
..light too. The other trick is to make a mandrel, spray it with that Teflon
Cote (tm) stuff that is used to fix non-stick cookware. Then wrap a turn of
1/128" aluminum foil around it, trim the edge for a butt-joint fit and wrap 
a layer of thin fiberglas cloth-soaked-in-epoxy OVER the foil. Do this so the
joints are 120 degrees off. Now add the third layer: Another foil wrap. Wipe
extra epoxy over the joint and situate it such that the 3 are evenly spaced
at 120 degrees around the circle. Let it dry for a few days at 175-220 degrees
in the oven (your spouse/SO will NOT like this, be cool...offer them dinner
OUT as a bribe!) When you pull the new fuse off the mandrel, do so in a twist
motion and be careful. You now have a very advanced, composite materials fuse
that can withstand unbelievable torque along the tube's length. Trim and drill
this item using very high speed stones and a dremel. I've made some as small
as 5/16" and as large as 1.5". It takes time to develop the skill/tool set, and
you can add carbon fibers for even better strength.



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