Return-Path: Received: from [206.46.252.46] (HELO vms046pub.verizon.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c2) with ESMTP id 771180 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 05 Mar 2005 01:10:24 -0500 Received: from verizon.net ([4.12.145.173]) by vms046.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2 HotFix 0.04 (built Dec 24 2004)) with ESMTPA id <0ICV00C0Y7TB1OS0@vms046.mailsrvcs.net> for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 05 Mar 2005 00:10:24 -0600 (CST) Date: Sat, 05 Mar 2005 01:10:21 -0500 From: Finn Lassen Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: hand router milling In-reply-to: To: Rotary motors in aircraft Message-id: <42294D4D.5030300@verizon.net> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit X-Accept-Language: en-us, en References: User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.4) Gecko/20030624 Netscape/7.1 (ax; PROMO) Hmm..., I seem to remember Tracy mentioning reducing weight as much as 3 pound. No milling required, just a bandsaw. You basically cut curves in mount place from mount bolts and spacers and in to redrive. This should also improve airflow behind radiators (for those who have them mounted in cowl cheeks in RVs). Finn Ernest Christley wrote: > From Tracy's unit? Little to nothing. Maybe you could take some > sandpaper and round some corner's or something. OTOH, I've cut 5lbs > from my PSRU housing. The bellhousing is even beefier. >