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GaPettyFan
Joined: 04 Apr 2018 Posts: 2
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Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2018 8:33 pm Post subject: Dry Break Fuel Valve |
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Does anyone still make these? Thanks in advance. |
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Tom M. Board Moderator
Joined: 01 Feb 2018 Posts: 602
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Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2018 9:00 pm Post subject: |
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I make mine out of aluminum tubing and styrene rod. Cut the tube to length, deburr and slightly chamfer it with a drill bit, sand the styrene rod so that the corners are rounded off, paint it with aluminum metallizer, and assemble.
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mprmprmpr
Joined: 29 Jan 2018 Posts: 296 Location: New Jersey
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Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2018 8:40 am Post subject: |
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I use the same methood...
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GaPettyFan
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Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2018 10:47 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks very much to you both. Dumb question time: Where do you get aluminum tubing and what gauges do you use for each? Thanks again. |
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Tom M. Board Moderator
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Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2018 6:39 pm Post subject: |
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Most any hobby shop that sells remote control aircraft will sell aluminum tubing in various sizes. I think I've seen it at Hobby Lobby on the aisle next to the model kits too but I wouldn't swear to it. I don't recall which size I use for the dry breaks, I keep a stock of one or two pieces of each size up to about 1/4 inch and I just eyeballed it. |
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