Return-Path: Received: from sccrmhc12.comcast.net ([204.127.202.56] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 2922445 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 08 Jan 2004 00:15:07 -0500 Received: from rv8 (12-225-206-211.client.attbi.com[12.225.206.211]) by comcast.net (sccrmhc12) with SMTP id <2004010805150601200663bve> (Authid: n3773@comcast.net); Thu, 8 Jan 2004 05:15:06 +0000 Message-ID: <008501c3d5a6$60457d00$d3cee10c@rv8> Reply-To: "kevin lane" From: "kevin lane" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: my xmas present Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2004 21:15:02 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0082_01C3D563.50ABF0B0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0082_01C3D563.50ABF0B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Todd - thanks for your reply, I was afraid my gift might seem stupid. = I'm impressed you put it together with no instructions, there are a lot = of pieces, many with "don't glue, lubricate" instructions so that = everything moves. my fondest memories of the rotary round-up this year was a night spent = in Tracy's hangar pulling down various hunks of engines, and Tracy, ed, = Charlie, and others teaching me all the variations and purposes of = rotary engine parts. this took place several days into the next week = while we all waited for the storms to blow through. I'll send you a pic of my 1/5 scale two rotor when I finish it. I need = to go buy some airplane glue believe it or not, it's been years since I = worked at that scale. I know all the Canadians laugh, but Portland is = at a standstill right now with severe ice and snow. even the light rail = can't run. 24 degrees is COLD for us! I'll admit I don't feel like = heading out to the garage to work. Kevin Lane Portland, OR e-mail-> n3773@comcast.net web-> http://home.comcast.net/~n3773 (browse w/ internet explorer) ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Haywire=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 7:53 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: my xmas present Hi Kevin; This is a bit of a coincidence, because the night before you sent = this message, I finally pulled mine out after 3 years and put it = together. Back when I first started my RV project, some troublemaker on the list = started asking questions about where he could find one. I'd never heard = of one but being an easily impressionable youth, I thought "wow, what a = cool idea, I want one too". So after an exhaustive 2 minute search on = E-bay I found one and started bidding. I was probably bidding against = the other troublemaker... err lister, but was able to win at $25 usd. = Then of coarse there was the old out-of-the-country-shipping-scam = coupled with the very low Canadian dollar at the time and my little = treasure cost me the better part of $50, but it would be worth it... = right?? Well, when I received it I found that the brainiac that sold it to = me figured he didn't need the instructions, so he'd thrown them out and = what the heck did he need these little screws for when he had a big tube = of glue, so he threw them out too. When he quickly found that it wasn't = going together very well, he threw it back in the box, wrapped it up in = Saran wrap and advertised it as "New, still wrapped in the box" and = waited for a sucker to come along. So I did. :-) So I finally got around to assembling it as close to properly as I = could. Disassembling the previously glued pieces and cleaning them up = before assembling using hardware was achieved with moderate success, so = now it works... sort of. Rotors turns and plugs fire, but I'm sure glad = that the one I put in the RV runs allot smoother. I'd hoped to use it to = demonstrate the operation of the rotary to those unfamiliar with it. I = think I might just keep it hidden:-) I think you got a better deal. Hope it works better S. Todd Bartrim Turbo 13B RV-9Endurance C-FSTB http://www3.telus.net/haywire/RV-9/C-FSTB.htm "Whatever you vividly imagine, Ardently desire, Sincerely believe = in, Enthusiastically act upon, Must inevitably come to pass".=20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >> Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html ------=_NextPart_000_0082_01C3D563.50ABF0B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Todd - thanks for your reply, = I was=20 afraid my gift might seem stupid.  I'm impressed you put it = together with=20 no instructions, there are a lot of pieces, many with "don't glue, = lubricate"=20 instructions so that everything moves.
my fondest memories of the = rotary=20 round-up this year was a night spent in Tracy's hangar pulling down = various=20 hunks of engines, and Tracy, ed, Charlie, and others teaching me all the = variations and purposes of rotary engine parts.  this took place = several=20 days into the next week while we all waited for the storms to blow=20 through.
I'll send you a pic of my 1/5 = scale two=20 rotor when I finish it.  I need to go buy some airplane glue = believe it or=20 not, it's been years since I worked at that scale.  I know all the=20 Canadians laugh, but Portland is at a standstill right now with severe = ice and=20 snow.  even the light rail can't run.  24 degrees is COLD for=20 us!  I'll admit I don't feel like heading out to the garage to=20 work.
Kevin Lane  Portland, OR
e-mail-> n3773@comcast.net
web-> http://home.comcast.net/~n3773
(browse=20 w/ internet explorer)
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Haywire
Sent: Wednesday, January 07, = 2004 7:53=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: my = xmas=20 present

Hi=20 Kevin;
    This is a bit of a coincidence, because the = night before=20 you sent this message, I finally pulled mine out after 3 years and put = it=20 together.
Back=20 when I first started my RV project, some troublemaker on the list = started=20 asking questions about where he could find one. I'd never heard of one = but=20 being an easily impressionable youth, I thought "wow, what a cool = idea, I want=20 one too". So after an exhaustive 2 minute search on E-bay I found one = and=20 started bidding. I was probably bidding against the other = troublemaker... err=20 lister, but was able to win at $25 usd. Then of coarse there was the = old=20 out-of-the-country-shipping-scam coupled with the very low Canadian = dollar at=20 the time and my little treasure cost me the better part of $50, but it = would=20 be worth it... right??
    Well, when I received it I found that the = brainiac that=20 sold it to me figured he didn't need the instructions, so he'd thrown = them out=20 and what the heck did he need these little screws for when he had a = big tube=20 of glue, so he threw them out too. When he quickly found that it = wasn't going=20 together very well, he threw it back in the box, wrapped it up in = Saran wrap=20 and advertised it as "New, still wrapped in the box" and waited for a = sucker=20 to come along. So I did. :-)
    So I finally got around to assembling it as = close to=20 properly as I could. Disassembling the previously glued pieces and = cleaning=20 them up before assembling using hardware was achieved with moderate = success,=20 so now it works... sort of. Rotors turns and plugs fire, but I'm sure = glad=20 that the one I put in the RV runs allot smoother. I'd hoped to use it = to=20 demonstrate the operation of the rotary to those unfamiliar with it. I = think I=20 might just keep it hidden:-)
    I think you got a better deal. Hope it works=20 better

S. Todd Bartrim
Turbo 13B = RV-9Endurance
C-FSTB
http://www3.telus.net/haywire/RV-9/C-FSTB.htm

=   =20 "Whatever you vividly imagine, Ardently desire, Sincerely believe in,=20 Enthusiastically act upon, Must inevitably come to pass".

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