Re: ATM End Grain Balsa Wood

["a.schaller" <a.schaller@kaiserslautern.netsurf.de>]

michael a pankratz wrote:

> or...if you REALLY want to save weight, use their nomex honeycomb.
> expensive, but incredibly strong.

I donīt see any advantage using either end grain balsa or nomex
honeycomb.  If you use them for a tube, there wonīt be much radial
forces (honeycomb or the end grain balsa are good to stand pressure, but
not to flexure). What you want is the minimum longitudinal flexure, so I
think common balsa would be better (or am I totally wrong?- please tell
me, cause Iīm planning to build a tube, too!)

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