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Topic Started: May 1 2009, 07:54 PM (833 Views)
Lhurgoyf
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Where do you guys get it around here?
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Sir James of Wakefield
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I have not seen it, but try all the hardware stores
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savetuba
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It is available at home depot, the gray stuff. sold in 10' and 20' lengths. Found in plumbing.
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Lhurgoyf
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I've been trying to find a store that carries it. I've tried the Home Depot in Mesa, and I'm going to try the Lowe's in Tempe before Dag practice, maybe the Home Depot by AZ mills, too.

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Grukar
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What are you using it for?
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Lhurgoyf
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Red axe, maybe a hammer
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Grukar
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I would highly suggest that you do not use pvc for anything. i realized it will cost about 12x more to get a fiberglass pole, and some extra time, but it is well worth it. pvc on large weapons often fails because of flex, and the only way to help that is to make the core so heavy the weapon becomes useless. just my thoughts on it, but since i found out about tempe sales and band shoppe, there is no reason i will make a weapon with materials of anything less.
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savetuba
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While grukar is right, there is a few advantages of pvc. Mainly being the low life span. If you build a crappy weapon as your first or 3rd go it will only live a few months, during which you can figure out what to improve next time and salvage ideas and materials from the pvc build.

New builder: use pvc so you can learn the basics on something cheap. Then when you have the hang of it, spring for that fiberglass core that will last you years.
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Lhurgoyf
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True. The Axe is just to get the design right, and I have an idea of how to keep the head from spinning. I'd either use 3/4 or 1" pvc and make the axe 4 1/2' at the most. I just don't want to use a fiberglass pole for a prototype, and don't really want to wait, either.

Of course, getting time off of work to make it to practice would be nice, too.

Anyway, I've heard different views on fiberglass rods. I don't think I'll be using a square rod for any reds, but should I use a solid round or a tube?

People say the tube is lighter, but just as sturdy, so I'll probably go with that.
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Grukar
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definitely go for a tube for reds. and i disagree with the newbie statement. if you buy a fiberglass rod you will be able to strip it down and re use it, the biggest advantage of fiberglass is that it lasts forever, much longer than any foam will. buy one and you will never need another core.
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