Dr. Zooch Vanguard Eagle Build Part 12 T-55 Coupler

Here you cut a 1" length off the remaining T-55 tube to make a coupler.

The tube is slit lengthwise and set in the remaining length of T-55 tube. Mark the overlap with pencil.

With the tube slit lengthwise, it's a little floppy and weaker now.

I found it easier to cut down the pencil line with scissors.

Look closely at the picture and you can see I cut just to the right of the pencil line. This will insure a tight fit in the body tube.

I can always sand the cut edge down with a block if it turns out to be too tight.

This shows the coupler dry fitted (no glue yet) in the T-55 tube.