Re: Yo: Bob K. - tube Q & A

Sep 25, 2003 1 Replies


Your e-mail system bounced my reply to your e-mail so I'll reply here. >


> I can't remember. I think it came from Maryland, but a web search might find out more
> info. I don't have time today to do a big search (tons of work looks like 12 hours
> easy...), but here is one link:
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> The "stonized" tubing is stage coupler material. Blackshaft might have been made of
> Stonized tube, but I never bought any of it since it waas too brittle and blew apart on
> everyone else's models.

Fred,



Are you talking about Estes' old style blue couplers? Those were made with Fish Paper.



Scott


The coupler I'm thinking of (I guess they are now "old style") are/were either black or very, very dark blue. Spiral wound and very stiff and sturdy. That's why they were great as stage couplers - they could take the heat. Of course, if you got an oversized one they were a bitch to sand down to the correct size. We got a case of Mini-Mean Machine kits with bad couplers. The kits used 2 18" lengths of BT-20 and a coupler to join them. The couplers were the same O.D. as the BT-20. What a PITA.

-Fred Shecter NAR 20117

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