Tube Oil

C-YQK · Nov 3, 2003

Have finished welding all the tubes on my fuselage and am trying to get a good idea of just how much oil to insert in each section. Especially the bottom longeron. Don't want to put to much in because of weight but also want to make sure there is enough to do the job.Anyone have any ideas on that?
Also any recomendations on oil or other products.Thanks

T.J. · Nov 3, 2003

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SuperCub MD · Nov 3, 2003

5/8" diameter or less tubing, 1 C.C. per foot
1" diameter or less tubing, 1.5 C.C. per foot
1.5" diameter or less tubing, 2 C.C. per foot
2" diameter or less tubing, 3 C.C. per foot

Put it in hot on the high end so it will run the full length of the tubes. Then rotate the fuselage 90 degrees at a time flat, letting it sit at each 90 degrees at least 5 minutes so the oil will coat the entire tube. I've used Tubeseal (Stits product) or linseed oil.

nanook · Nov 3, 2003

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In the back of the polyfiber/stits book. or on the back of the poly tubeseal can are the instructions and amounts to use. Same as the previous reply from supercub-md.

floats · Nov 3, 2003

I used linseed oil on my J3 a couple of years ago, what else is being used lately?

C-YQK · Nov 7, 2003

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Thanks for the info guys
Gary

skywagon8a · Apr 28, 2012

I decided to coat the insides of my stabilizer tubes with linseed oil prior to installing them for long term preservation. I thought that this would be a good idea, particularly since it will be spending most of it's life on floats. So I stood the stabilizer on it's tip and started pouring. After using about a half a gallon, hearing the oil sloshing around inside and not filling the tube I became suspicious. When I picked it up to look, the linseed oil ran out of the drain hole in the fabric all over my shoe. Guess what! The spar is not welded completely around to the tip rib. Ha Ha I had not even thought about this. At least the inside of the fabric will not rust!!! :lol: :bang

Jeffrey Flinn · Apr 28, 2012

skywagon8a said:
I decided to coat the insides of my stabilizer tubes with linseed oil prior to installing them for long term preservation. I thought that this would be a good idea, particularly since it will be spending most of it's life on floats. So I stood the stabilizer on it's tip and started pouring. After using about a half a gallon, hearing the oil sloshing around inside and not filling the tube I became suspicious. When I picked it up to look, the linseed oil ran out of the drain hole in the fabric all over my shoe. Guess what! The spar is not welded completely around to the tip rib. Ha Ha I had not even thought about this. At least the inside of the fabric will not rust!!! :lol:

Although not Fun for you this was a good laugh for me this morning............Thanks.

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