Aquaman
Elite Member
Anyone got a link to a site with 7/8" tubing? No place locally has it around here. Any special requirements when cutting/drilling carbon fiber tubing
Just treat it like fiberglass and you should be ok. Small drill bits and then size up. Cut it with a small orbital, like a with a tiny blade or a small hacksaw made for delicate work.
Anyone got a link to a site with 7/8" tubing? No place locally has it around here. Any special requirements when cutting/drilling carbon fiber tubing
Anyone got a link to a site with 7/8" tubing? No place locally has it around here. Any special requirements when cutting/drilling carbon fiber tubing
look up "Daryl Wong" or "Wong spearguns" he uses carbon fiber to makes custom speaguns. you should be able to get his info on the internet. i not sure which of the islands he is on, it's all Hawaii to us mainlanders. anyway Daryl is a really cool guy and a friend, i'm sure he can help you, out or point you in the right direction. Tell him Matt Swenson from the Mass freedivers sent you. if you can't find him on the net pm me i have his number somewhere.
I made one using 3/8" OD tubing and it was stronger than the standard 7/8" pieces and slid through the water better.
Chuck
Where did you find the tubing Chuck?
oh well, i thought daryl would have been helpful. what about some of the other gun builders ? aimrite or kevin at hammerhead i know the tubing for a gun is bigger than you want but i would think their supplier would have smaller stock. doesn't some guy out there build a carbon fiber three prong?? that might be 7/8th. also have you checked ebay?? i bought some carbon fiber tubing to replace an aluminum barrel on one of my guns there. i seem to remember there being all different size at the time.
lastly why are you detecting when you could be shooting fish year round. i only started swinging these stupid machines because the water gets to cold to dive year round here. oddly enough, i am finding this to be nearly as much fun, and cleaning up your finds beats cleaning fish.
I have bought from here before,lots of good info also.
http://dragonplate.com/