Does anyone know if it is Cresent Tube that make the motor tubes for Estes?

Thanks

Pep

I'm pretty sure that Euclid Spiral Wound Tubing makes all of Estes tubing.

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Estes has used at least 2 sources for their motor casing utbes (hence the extra letter code that appeared in the manufacturing code several years ago).

I do not know who those companies are/were or if there were more than 2.

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Sonoco now, New England then. Interesting story if you Google.

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Carl McLawhorn
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Carl,

Can you elaborate? I don't know enough of the story to Google....

Thanks.

Cheers,
Jon

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Much of it appears to be gone now, newpaper articles, etc.

Try new england centuri toybiz

Some of the engine tube history is here on YORF in the archives.

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Carl McLawhorn
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semroc.com

Huh, I guess I was half asleep when I read the original post. Euclid makes all of the BODY tubes. At least they used to. Carl has the answer on the motor tubes.

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Here is a bit from Centuri Corporation Company History (this is what Estes is officially called).

"In September 1997, Centuri Corporation sued New York-based Toy Biz Inc., one of the largest toymakers in the United States, and Rhode Island's New England Paper Tube Co. for allegedly stealing trade secrets related to Estes engines and ignitors. Toy Biz had acquired its Phoenix-based model rocket subsidiary, Quest Aerospace, in September 1996. New England Paper, a former Centuri supplier, dropped Centuri's business a few months later. "

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Do you know where Sonoco is located?

Thanks

Google is your friend...

http://www.sonoco.com/locations.aspx

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