Bamboo Rods
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Bamboo Rods
Anyone know of a local (Cincy, Louisville, Lex) area that sources bamboo? I'm looking for 6 bamboo rods that are at least 4 feet in length and preferably 1-1.25 inches in diameter. I will buy green or heat treated rods.
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No, not fly fishing. I'm curious about the strength of bamboo as compared to the aluminum that's usually used in exercise equipment. I want to compare 6061-T6 aluminum poles with varying Outer Diameters (OD) and Wall Thicknesses(WT) to some samples of bamboo. Ideally, the bamboo would be of the same OD as the aluminum. I have a machine that will apply a load perpendicularly to the a rod that is fixed at two ends. It allows you to observe the force at which the material "fails" and the mode of failure. I also want to see what the weight/foot of wet and dry bamboo rods are compared to aluminum.
Anyway, a 1.25 diameter fly pole would be kind of funny. Though I'm not a fly fisher so maybe there's something I don't know about.
Anyway, a 1.25 diameter fly pole would be kind of funny. Though I'm not a fly fisher so maybe there's something I don't know about.
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woodchuck,
What I want to know is the weight of bamboo per unit length. Such as "this bamboo weighs 2kg/meter". Aluminum pipe is routinely measured in this manner as is most lumber. Foot-pounds and newton meters are torques (ForcexDistance). I would be measuring the breaking strength as a function of force, not of torque. These units will be newtons(N) or pounds-force (lbs).
What I want to know is the weight of bamboo per unit length. Such as "this bamboo weighs 2kg/meter". Aluminum pipe is routinely measured in this manner as is most lumber. Foot-pounds and newton meters are torques (ForcexDistance). I would be measuring the breaking strength as a function of force, not of torque. These units will be newtons(N) or pounds-force (lbs).
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Oh, I got ya' now. Yeah, like how much wt. per linear foot, like when they label ropes as how many oz per foot, etc. Wasn't sure what kind of physics experiment you were up to. Thought it was about force measurement, thus Newtons and meters of distance. We have alot of educated physicists and math smarts kind of people at this site as you probably know. Climbers are traditionally well educated folk.absolutsugarsmurf wrote:woodchuck,
What I want to know is the weight of bamboo per unit length. Such as "this bamboo weighs 2kg/meter". Aluminum pipe is routinely measured in this manner as is most lumber. Foot-pounds and newton meters are torques (ForcexDistance). I would be measuring the breaking strength as a function of force, not of torque. These units will be newtons(N) or pounds-force (lbs).