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CK 17
10-30-2006, 03:19 PM
Anybody know where I can get one? I've been poking around the internet and 2 inches seems to be the limit. It will be an insert for aluminum tube mast reenforcement at the step and partner.
Thorne
10-30-2006, 03:35 PM
Wood type and length? Your location?
Kim Whitmyre
10-30-2006, 03:52 PM
A shop with a lathe could make you one in short order. . .
Thorne
10-30-2006, 04:03 PM
MacBeath hardwoods have ash bat blanks in rough 3" diameter, 39" long. Easy to plane down to mast-filler shape...

http://www.macbeath.com/order/specialty/blanks.html
kc8pql
10-30-2006, 07:31 PM
A shop with a lathe could make you one in short order. . .

I agree. I do this kind of thing for customers all the time.
Jay Greer
10-30-2006, 08:05 PM
If you don't have access to a lathe, you can make it yourself in the same manner that round masts are made from square stock. Probably faster than looking for a guy with a lathe.
JG
Thad Van Gilder
10-31-2006, 07:16 AM
That's probably a good idea
CK 17
10-31-2006, 10:08 AM
Wood type and length? Your location?

The plans aren't clear on this; for a 10 inch insert I would imagine just about anything would do the job. I need 4 pieces at 10 inches and a couple more plugs for mast heads so say 50 inches total. I'm in Newnan, Ga.

Yes I could do it my self but I wanted to save some time.