Hi

I need to replace a steel tube 1500mm long (25mm OD - not sure yet what ID is) with one that is made from your roll wrapped tube range. The Tube is supported at either end and is loaded along its length. No Torsional forces are acting on the tube.

 My question is: can I simply replace with a CF tube that is approximately 25mm OD? Will this new CF tube be over or under engineered.

Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.

Russell

Thanks for replying

I am trying to make a child's hammock/cot that is attached to the door pillars of a camper van. Basically 2 steel poles that hook on to some brackets that are fixed to the door posts - this attached picture hopefully shows what I mean. I do not know what type of steel was originally used as I have never actually seen one with my own eyes.

I was planning to have some inserts made up incorporating some sort of hook (maybe in aluminium or steel) that i will bond into the ends of the tube. I'm not sure how long the inserts need to be so that they will effectively spread the load from the end into the tube.


What do think?