i am making a couple hybrid guns, one (first one) will be aluminum tube, the second will be cf tube. i have been looking at cf tubes and i have a question: what thickness is good for a tube? the outside diameter of the tube needs to be 1 1/8"( approx 28.4mm) but the inside, i am not sure. they come with wall thickness of 1/16" (1.9mm) 1/8"(3.6mm) or 3/32" (2.5mm) the 1.9mm one has an inside diameter of 1"(25.5mm) which is a standard size for muzzles i think, so for that reason, i want to get that one, but is it strong enough? it is a uni weave configuration,(i think) (the one that is for anti bending of long tubes) the fibers are arranged so they have minimum bend longways. for 150$ is that a good deal? some chinese companies have way cheaper tubes in close sizes, but they are not working until after chinese new year holiday feb22. so i am waiting to hear back from them, maybe i could get it from them for under 100$ dano from mako spearguns is gonna hook me up with some aluminum tubes ,(BTW: that guy is the coolest and most helpful guy ever! seriously!) with built in rails. he ehas 2 sizes 1.1" o.d. and 1.2" o.d i gotta go with the smaller one since i got a 1 1/8" router ball bit. i will use the aluminum rali for the front half and it will marry into an enclosed epoxy track on the gun. my buddy told me to get g10(some kind of plastic that epoxy will stick to)and cut an enclose track into it and cut it out on a table saw to fit into a dovetail groove on the wood gun, and then i can epoxy it to the cf barrel. giving me an enclosed track all the way down quest: is glue gonna be enough to hold barrel into wood socket? or do i have to pin it or screw it ?
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