Sleeving DOM ?

[atomicjoe23]

I have a question to ask which I am. . .well to say the least I'm embarrassed to ask. . .here goes. . .

. . .when you sleeve DOM tubing let's say you want achieve a 0.250 wall thickness and you have 1.75 x 0.120 wall tubing. . .you would normally sleeve the 1.75 x 0.120 with some 2 x 0.120 and not sleeve some 1.50 x 0.120 with the 1.75 x 0.120 right???

Thanks!

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[DBMETALWORX]

I usually go on the inside w/my sleeve, unless it cannot be seperated enough to get the piece inside the main tube.

[movindirt]

I usually go on the inside w/my sleeve, unless it cannot be seperated enough to get the piece inside the main tube.

Thats how I have always done it and have seen it done.

[atomicjoe23]

OK. . .thanks. . .that's what I thought, but then I was thinking. . .by doing this am I trying to put a bandaid on something that needs stitches?

Thanks again!

[Triaged]

Why are you sleeving? Outside sleeving is stronger but ugly. This has some good info on sleeving/splicing starting around p67 of the pdf
http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Gu...apter%2004.pdf

[atomicjoe23]

Well. . .I'm probably not going to, but if I do it will be because I made a mistake and the tubing that I had intended to use is not strong enough for the job. . .the right answer (and what I intend to do) is to move up to 2 x 0.250" tubing instead of sleeving 1.75 x 0.120 tubing to 0.250 wall thickness. . .

. . .I goofed, but I goofed in the planning stage; I haven't bought any tube yet, but I ordered some threaded tube adapters (today). . .I already emailed to see if I could switch my order before it was processed and shipped.

Thanks for the link. . .love the wealth of info on this forum!!!