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From: "Marvin Kaye" <marv@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] thrust angles, and fiberglass question
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Posted for msteitle@mail.utexas.edu:

Rusty,
Have you considered using 1/2" blue foam cut to a taper?  Bond in place with
epoxy/flox, final shape, and cover with 4 layers of glass cloth. 

Mark S.
Lancair ES/20B


> My question for you fiberglass masochists out there- What's the best way to
> fix this?  On BUC, I cut the front ring loose, repositioned it, and glassed
> over it.  I don't want to do that again.  What I would like to do, is use
> some sort of filler, putty, ???, to fill in the gap.  What substance would
> you recommend to use for this?  Ideally, this will be something thick, that
> can be molded in shape, then final sanded after it hardens.