:Surely not. Weight for weight, a tube is stronger than a rod. But here we are talking about the same diameter, aren't we?
Stuart Tallack in West Sussex
> A likely reason for wing nuts hanging on is that solid axles are less
> likely to bend.
Wrong. It is exactly the other way. A pipe that is pressured from both sides will carry a far greater strain/load than a rod. Check out your shower curtain holder, for example.