Steel tubing works great, and is readily available, strong and cheap. You can find the details here:
http://www.g6lvb.com/fibermetalboom.htm
7s, Joe kk0sd
-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Alan P. Biddle Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2008 10:45 AM To: 'James French'; 'AMSAT-BB' Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: where to get Fiberglass rod for elevation rotors
James,
If your friend has lots of money, M2 has a heavy duty split design with a metal section in the middle to allow you to really tighten down on the clamps.
http://www.m2inc.com/products/acess/hdfgboom.html
There are other ways to accomplish that with less expensive hollow booms.
Alan WA4SCA
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