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Old 12-28-2018, 10:21 AM
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Default Wall thickness of 3" Estes PSII tubes

Does anyone know, or could measure, the wall thickness of the 3" tubes used in PSII kits such as the Leviathan and Scion? Thanks
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Old 12-28-2018, 03:55 PM
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You can get identical tubes from Balsa Machining. I have and they are perfect. Get: T300-34 3.000x2.930x.035x34in long

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Old 12-28-2018, 06:07 PM
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There's your answer...0.035" thick.
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Old 12-28-2018, 06:11 PM
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OK, thanks guys!
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Old 12-28-2018, 06:23 PM
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You can get identical tubes from Balsa Machining. I have and they are perfect. Get: T300-34 3.000x2.930x.035x34in long

Hope this helps
Jim

You can still buy the tubes from Estes.
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Old 12-28-2018, 06:32 PM
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0.035 inches is not correct. See http://www.oldrocketforum.com/showthread.php?t=11765

I just rechecked my now long-built Leviathan and with primer and paint it's approaching 0.045 inch wall thickness.
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Old 12-28-2018, 09:19 PM
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I have Ascender, Panavia, and Sahara kits that are unbuilt. Using calipers the 2" body tubes check about 0.031" thick. The 2.5" body tubes check about 0.035" thick.
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Old 12-29-2018, 03:54 PM
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I just took a look at the actual spec sheet created for the tube manufacturer and it has a .035" wall thickness listed.


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Old 12-29-2018, 04:36 PM
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Thanks John!
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Old 12-29-2018, 11:32 PM
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OK - well that just proves that I’m not the best with cheap digital calipers.....
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