Return-Path: Received: from pop-a065d01.pas.sa.earthlink.net ([207.217.121.248] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c3) with ESMTP id 857906 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 06 Apr 2005 22:44:28 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=207.217.121.248; envelope-from=barrygardner@mindspring.com Received: from h-64-105-116-189.chcgilgm.dynamic.covad.net ([64.105.116.189] helo=[127.0.0.1]) by pop-a065d01.pas.sa.earthlink.net with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #10) id 1DJMze-0000gl-00 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 06 Apr 2005 19:43:42 -0700 Message-ID: <42549E58.5090904@mindspring.com> Date: Wed, 06 Apr 2005 21:43:36 -0500 From: Barry Gardner User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 0.7.1 (Windows/20040626) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Heat Shielding Materials References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit No experience but I saw that Enco is selling 321 stainless in .002 thickness in rolls 24" x 50'. $88.95 for one roll. Is that about the price you were looking at? Or were you looking at the 309 Ticronic HiTemp version for $215/roll? Might be good stuff over Fiberfrax where you have a heat issue. Barry Gardner Wheaton, IL Ed Anderson wrote: >Welcome, Bob. > >Dog food can will work just as well {:>) > >By the way, I happened to notice while drooling over a machine tool catalog >that they make a stainless steel foil about the same thickness as common >aluminum foil. They apparently wrap metal in it when heat treating it to >keep carbon scale from forming, so it must be pretty crunchable to be able >to do that. Trouble is its a bit expensive and they only sell it in 50 ft >rolls. > >Anybody have any experience with this stuff in their lives as a machinist? > >Ed A > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Bob White" >To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" >Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 10:02 PM >Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Heat Shielding Materials > > > > >>Thanks Ed, >> >>It jus sounded like a good tidbit to file away for future use. I will >>have to develop a different technique though. I don't have a cat. :) >> >>Bob W. >> >> >>On Wed, 6 Apr 2005 21:54:26 -0400 >>"Ed Anderson" wrote: >> >> >> >>>Bob, I use MEK mixing the RTV and MEK in a cat metal food can and then >>>brushing it onto the cowling. Acetone might work as well, just haven't >>>tired it. You don't want it watery, just thinned down enough to spread >>>easily with a brush (I use the plumbers throw away metal handle acid >>>brushes). Then lay your aluminum over the spread and press it down >>> >>> >firmly. > > >>>I use grocery store heavy duty aluminum foil. You can tear the foil but >>> >>> >it > > >>>stays attached and it keeps the heat and oil from the fiberglass. Its >>> >>> >easy > > >>>and cheap enough to replace if you mess it up. >>> >>>Ed >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "Bob White" >>>To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" >>>Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 8:54 PM >>>Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Heat Shielding Materials >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>Hi Perry (or Ed), >>>> >>>>What solvent did you use? >>>> >>>>Bob W. >>>> >>>>On Wed, 06 Apr 2005 16:15:20 -0600 >>>>Perry Casson wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>high temp >>>>>silicon diluted with solvent to make it paintable (another tip from >>>>> >>>>> >Ed), > > >>>>>Perry Casson >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>-- >>>>http://www.bob-white.com >>>>N93BD - Rotary Powered BD-4 (real soon) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >>>>>> Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html >>>>>> >>>>>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >>>>> Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html >>>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >>-- >>http://www.bob-white.com >>N93BD - Rotary Powered BD-4 (real soon) >> >> >> >>>> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >>>> Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html >>>> >>>> > > > > > >>> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >>> Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html >>> >>> > > > >