Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.72] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 2906109 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 26 Dec 2003 11:11:16 -0500 Received: from rad ([68.212.14.235]) by imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.05 201-253-122-130-105-20030824) with ESMTP id <20031226161115.JKSW1911.imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rad> for ; Fri, 26 Dec 2003 11:11:15 -0500 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: thrust angles, and fiberglass question Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 10:11:15 -0600 Message-ID: <000001c3cbca$e3426f00$6001a8c0@rad> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0001_01C3CB98.98A7FF00" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C3CB98.98A7FF00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Another alternative.....drive on down to Mobile, AL and bring your cowling. Plan on spending about 4 hours here, and take it home = finished. As far as cost....you can take a look at my SQ2000 and see if I installed anything backwards or upside down, and we'll call it even. The ball is = in your court. Take care. Paul Conner =20 =20 You guys seem determined to make me lay fiberglass, with the exception = of Paul, who offered to do it for me :-) I really appreciate the offer = Paul, but since I have plenty of other fiberglass work to do as well, so I'll = just add this to it. =20 Now, back to my original question. I can't believe there isn't some = sort of epoxy filler material that will work for this. The maximum thickness is only 1/2"-5/8", so it's not like I'm trying to fill a 2" gap. I also = have to cut through the ring on the left and right side to be able to = separate the top and bottom cowl halves, and would have to glass over the ends = also if using the recommended method. It just seems like I could sand the = ring down to the glass, and drill a few holes so the filler could squeeze = through to make a good mechanical bond. Is this just completely out of the question? =20 Thanks, Rusty (still itching from yesterday) =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C3CB98.98A7FF00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
      Another = alternative.....drive on down=20 to Mobile, AL and bring your cowling.  Plan on spending about 4 = hours here,=20 and take it home finished. As far as cost....you can take a look at my = SQ2000=20 and see if I installed anything backwards or upside down, and we'll call = it=20 even.  The ball is in your court.  Take care.  Paul=20 Conner  
 
You guys seem = determined to make me=20 lay fiberglass, with the exception of Paul, who offered to do it for me=20 :-)  I really appreciate the offer Paul, but since I have = plenty of=20 other fiberglass work to do as well, so I'll just add this to=20 it.
 
Now, back to my = original=20 question.  I can't believe there isn't some sort of epoxy filler = material=20 that will work for this.  The maximum thickness is only 1/2"-5/8", = so it's=20 not like I'm trying to fill a 2" gap.  I also have to cut through = the ring=20 on the left and right side to be able to separate the top and = bottom cowl=20 halves, and would have to glass over the ends also if using the = recommended=20 method.  It just seems like I could sand the ring down to the = glass, and=20 drill a few holes so the filler could squeeze through to make = a good=20 mechanical bond.  Is this just completely out of the=20 question?
 
Thanks,
Rusty (still itching=20 from yesterday)
 
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