Thankyou David for posting the pics..
looks like it will finish up like a nice tube..
I might end up going down the same road as you have and use E-glass fabric instead as it looks like 1/4 the price. Maybe not as strong or as light as carbon fibre but still lighter and more rigid than aluminium. Might also go for that nornex honeycomb foam for the core.
Yeas I have heard there is a problem with OTAs and UV radiation. I think it is a much better idea to actually paint it and protect it from heat and sun.
Thanks for all that info and I shall do some more research on it before I get into it..
I have noticed that Protostar make a epoxy impregnated craft paper tube, I wonder if anyones tried making something up similar if that would be possible? Sounds rather easy and cheap as kraft paper is cheap and maybe put in a layer of E-glass over the top to strengthen it.
I suppose the hardest bit would be wrapping it around nice and tight and not tearing it or putting big wrinkles in it?
thanks again David
cheers Gary