Return-Path: Received: from mail03.syd.optusnet.com.au ([211.29.132.184] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c3) with ESMTP-TLS id 880739 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 17 Apr 2005 06:56:15 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=211.29.132.184; envelope-from=lendich@optusnet.com.au Received: from george (d220-236-63-248.dsl.nsw.optusnet.com.au [220.236.63.248]) by mail03.syd.optusnet.com.au (8.12.11/8.12.11) with SMTP id j3HAtO6C016063 for ; Sun, 17 Apr 2005 20:55:25 +1000 Message-ID: <001a01c5433c$7bcb0a90$f83fecdc@george> From: "George Lendich" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: New rotors, New housings Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2005 20:59:09 +1000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0017_01C54390.4D2C2EE0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0017_01C54390.4D2C2EE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable [FlyRotary] Re: New rotors, New housingsSorry Ken I ment Dave Atkins, = you said he only cut one side - which side did he cut. George ( down under) I cut both sides .015 Ken Ken, Which side? George (down under) I am surprised you never heard of it as its just common practice = with people I know that are drag racing. Rob told me to do this when I showed him a set of rotors that = had signs of scuffing at the tips and the side housing also showed = scuffing from the tips digging in, Rob said that he has never seen any = problems with compression loss or anything and theres no problem having = them lose but there is problems having them tight, I have over 1000 hrs = running them like this and have never seen the scuffing at the tips that = I had in the early days, its cheep insurance. Dave Atkins also clearances his rotors but he only cuts one = side. Ken That's off each side, Rob at Pineapple racing takes 20 = thousandths off each side but I figured the 15 should do it. Ken=20 Hi Ken, Why is it that you do this? I've never heard Leon, Lynn, or = Bruce mention this being necessary. =20 Cheers, Rusty (waiting for contractor season, so I can start shooting = them) ------=_NextPart_000_0017_01C54390.4D2C2EE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable [FlyRotary] Re: New rotors, New housings
Sorry Ken I ment Dave Atkins, you said = he only cut=20 one side - which side did he cut.
George ( down under)
     I cut both sides=20 .015
       = Ken



Ken,
Which = side?
George (down=20 under)

 
  I am surprised you never = heard of=20 it as its just common practice with people I know that are drag=20 racing.
  Rob told me to do this when = I=20 showed him a set of rotors that had signs of scuffing at the tips = and the=20 side housing also showed scuffing from the tips digging in, Rob = said that=20 he has never seen any problems with compression loss or anything = and=20 theres no problem having them lose but there is problems having = them=20 tight, I have over 1000 hrs running them like this and have never = seen the=20 scuffing at the tips that I had in the early days, its cheep=20 insurance.
  Dave Atkins also clearances = his=20 rotors but he only cuts one side.
 
  Ken
 





   That's off each = side, Rob=20 at Pineapple racing takes 20 thousandths off each side but I = figured the=20 15 should do it.
    Ken 

 
Hi = Ken,

 
Why is it that you = do=20 this?  I've never heard Leon, Lynn, or Bruce = mention this=20 being necessary.  

 
Cheers,
Rusty (waiting for = contractor=20 season, so I can start shooting them)
 

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