Sergio Servadio wrote:
> I beg to differ here. Any joint that would tend to unglue cannot but
> profit by having an added mechanical impediment to that. The
> improvement depending on obvious details.
I don't think a pin -- whether it be placed in carbon fiber, aluminum, or steel -- is going to do much to prevent joint separation in a completed joint.
The pins are there for one reason only: to hold the tubes in place until the real bonding material (silver or brass in the case of steel frames) can be applied. A pin acting as a structural component of the completed joint will be a terrific stress raiser -- especially in material like carbon fiber, which is not designed to handle that type of loading.
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John (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA