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Re: Paddle: PADDLE SHAFT STRENGTH TESTS
By:Mike Savage
Date: 5/6/2013, 2:28 pm
In Response To: Re: Paddle: PADDLE SHAFT STRENGTH TESTS (Gene)

analysis may require 4 joined equations relevant to an aluminum tube.

search to calculator online metals or choose from tubing strength calculators. Online metals calculator suggets no aluminum tube of 1" diameter supports weights above 5-10 pounds which is not empirically true given use of an AquaBound.

a clue is where are the forces in paddling ? not to the weak joint from blade but from blade to hand to joint with force coming from the swinging weight of the free airborne blade.

Joint strength is primary in re entry, but not in paddling thus we get weak joints. Question is: are weak joints dysfunctional after looking over energy lost gained over time or potential re entry or other quality issues randomly experienced.

Hi Gene,
Could you rephrase that post, I'm not sure what you mean. Thanks

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Gene -- 4/27/2013, 8:49 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 4/27/2013, 12:23 pm
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Gene -- 4/27/2013, 8:20 pm
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Mike Savage -- 4/28/2013, 6:42 am
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Brian Nystrom -- 4/29/2013, 6:39 am
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Gene -- 4/29/2013, 9:06 am
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Brian Nystrom -- 5/1/2013, 7:17 am
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risto -- 4/29/2013, 3:37 am
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Gene -- 4/30/2013, 10:24 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 5/1/2013, 1:42 am
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Gene -- 5/1/2013, 7:12 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 5/2/2013, 10:05 am
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Gene -- 5/2/2013, 12:07 pm
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Mike Savage -- 5/2/2013, 1:49 pm
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Mark Vander Horck -- 5/2/2013, 2:13 pm
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Gene -- 5/4/2013, 11:43 pm
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Gene -- 5/6/2013, 9:28 am
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Mike Savage -- 5/6/2013, 2:28 pm
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Gene -- 5/6/2013, 7:37 pm
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Roy Martin -- 5/6/2013, 7:51 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 5/7/2013, 1:26 am
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Etienne Muller -- 5/7/2013, 4:00 am
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Gene -- 5/7/2013, 8:03 am
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Mike Savage -- 5/7/2013, 2:24 pm
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Gene -- 5/7/2013, 7:52 pm