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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => What's New => Topic started by: gcn on July 17, 2012, 10:44:47 PM

Title: The Strutter
Post by: gcn on July 17, 2012, 10:44:47 PM: Does anyone have any experience of or seen a review of the afore mentioned piece of kit from Albion Alloys

http://modelskills.co.uk/tools/45-the-strutter.html (http://modelskills.co.uk/tools/45-the-strutter.html)

It looks like it could be useful and I have an Eduard Camel that, from reading the reviews, could probably have some help in this department.

For those in the UK they also sell Ushi decals and misterkit paints as well.
Title: Re: The Strutter
Post by: Jim52 on July 17, 2012, 11:08:33 PM: Seems like a good idea but, I, for one, would like to
see a video of it in use before shelling out the money.
It's not cheap.

Jim
Title: Re: The Strutter
Post by: fcmdecal on July 18, 2012, 02:11:55 AM: I have no idea how to use this to make struts... ???
Title: Re: The Strutter
Post by: uncletony on July 18, 2012, 02:15:34 AM: I guess it smushes the tube into an oval cross section, but does it also taper the ends somehow??

I love tools :-) agree they would be smart to have a demo video
Title: Re: The Strutter
Post by: pepperman42 on July 18, 2012, 11:41:44 AM: Interesting idea but like others I need to see it work. Interesting site too.

Steve
Title: Re: The Strutter
Post by: uncletony on July 18, 2012, 11:55:46 AM: Let's bombard them with emails requesting a demo video (but not all at once!)
Title: Re: The Strutter
Post by: Jim52 on July 18, 2012, 12:56:37 PM: What I find really interesting about the site is that it's
affiliated with Albion Alloys. Their micro tubing must be
selling well enough to set up an E-Shop that caters to
our particular brand of insanity and the tools to go along
with it.

Jim
Title: Re: The Strutter
Post by: gcn on July 18, 2012, 05:43:55 PM: Quote from: UncleTony on July 18, 2012, 02:15:34 AM

I love tools :-) agree they would be smart to have a demo video

I take it you noticed the [arnie] cutting tool [/arnie] over there too.
Title: Re: The Strutter
Post by: pepperman42 on July 19, 2012, 03:18:43 AM: the cutting tool looks well made but a bit rich for my blood....(steel T-square/steel rule/earth magnets- $20)

Steve
Title: Re: The Strutter
Post by: lcarroll on July 20, 2012, 02:21:59 AM: I've used a product called "Strutz", annealed brass (crushed or rolled) tubing that is the same and definitely cheaper. It was available through Aeroclub in the U.K. ([email protected]) and I believe it was also available through Roll Models. You can see a review by Stephen Lawson over on Aeroscale (Early Aviation Forum), just search "Strutz". I "scratched" the landing gear and interplane struts for my Roden Alb DIII to add strength and it's great stuff. You get a "variety pack" of various sizes for around $20 US equiv. and it's all useable for struts, cockpits, etc. I highly recommend this product, the package will do several kits and once you have a size reference I believe you can order just the gauges you need. It's been a year or more since I got it, hopefully it's still available.
Cheers,
Lance
Title: Re: The Strutter
Post by: ALBATROS1234 on July 26, 2012, 01:23:01 PM: what i and others before me have done is take a bit of steel wire and place it inside a cut length of brass tube leaving a bit of the steel wire sticking out either side. you then crush it in a vice with sheet plastic ca glued to the jaws. then with a couple minutes and 2 diff grit sanding sticks you have your cross section. really not hard but if this thing eliminates the sanding perhaps it would be worth it.
Title: Re: The Strutter
Post by: N.C.S.E on August 28, 2012, 10:01:19 PM: The rest of the site looks quite interesting as well, though it appears it's mainly stuff I would be able to get at a hardware shop as well...