X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 2 [X] Return-Path: Received: from imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.66] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.7) with ESMTP id 1901232 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 04 Mar 2007 19:40:46 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.66; envelope-from=rusty@radrotary.com Received: from ibm59aec.bellsouth.net ([65.6.194.9]) by imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20070305003950.CWAO1611.imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net@ibm59aec.bellsouth.net> for ; Sun, 4 Mar 2007 19:39:50 -0500 Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by ibm59aec.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20070305003950.KGIY1536.ibm59aec.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Sun, 4 Mar 2007 19:39:50 -0500 From: "Russell Duffy" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: new "project" fo Rusty Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2007 18:39:50 -0600 Message-ID: <01af01c75ebe$c85fb0a0$6e01a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_01B0_01C75E8C.7DC540A0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6822 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 Importance: Normal Thread-Index: AcderbAXuL0sSdPOSFSEUOwMzHcTyAAD4kiw In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_01B0_01C75E8C.7DC540A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Having researched aluminium housing manufacture and then attempting to = make patterns for a composite ( al. with steel wear face) end housing, I can assure you it isn't as easy as it first appears. =20 =20 Hi George, =20 I talked to RB at length a year ago about their housings. There were no technical issues in the way, but they just hadn't received that much interest in getting them done, even at "only" $1200 each. They said the front housing was all ready to cut the prototype, and they only needed = about a month to finish it, but it had been shelved for other projects. =20 =20 At the same time, they said there had been another one of those wacko California laws passed that seriously raised the price of their flame spraying process. They guessed it would cost $2k each for the housings = at the new price, and were going to try to find someone outside of the = state to treat them. Unless they could get the price back down, they didn't = figure on making any more, and I don't blame them. How many car guys will pay = $6k to lose about 36 lbs? I bet not many people on this list would pay that = for an airplane. =20 =20 Cheers, Rusty =20 =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_01B0_01C75E8C.7DC540A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Having researched aluminium = housing=20 manufacture and then attempting to make patterns for a composite ( al. = with=20 steel wear face) end housing, I can assure you it isn't as = easy as it=20 first appears.  
 
Hi George,
 
I talked to RB at length a year ago about their = housings.  There were no technical issues in the way, = but they=20 just hadn't received that much interest in getting them done, even at=20 "only" $1200 each.  They said the front housing was all ready = to cut=20 the prototype, and they only needed about a month to finish it, but = it had=20 been shelved for other projects.  =
 
At the same time, they said there had been = another one of=20 those wacko California laws passed that seriously raised the = price of=20 their flame spraying process.  They guessed it would cost $2k each = for the=20 housings at the new price, and were going to try to find = someone=20 outside of the state to treat them.   Unless they could = get the=20 price back down, they didn't figure on making any more, and I don't = blame=20 them.  How many car guys will pay $6k to lose about 36 = lbs?  I=20 bet not many people on this list would pay that for an airplane. =20
 
Cheers,
Rusty 
 
 
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