Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.101] (HELO ms-smtp-02-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 2906321 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 26 Dec 2003 13:58:37 -0500 Received: from o7y6b5 (clt78-020.carolina.rr.com [24.93.78.20]) by ms-smtp-02-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id hBQIwXAc025029 for ; Fri, 26 Dec 2003 13:58:35 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <001101c3cbe1$dba04620$1702a8c0@WorkGroup> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: thrust angles, and fiberglass question Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 13:55:40 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000E_01C3CBB7.F26588E0" 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 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000E_01C3CBB7.F26588E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message=20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Russell Duffy=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Friday, December 26, 2003 11:11 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: thrust angles, and fiberglass question 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 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. 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? Thanks, Rusty (still itching from yesterday) Rusty, there are plenty of things that will do the job. I had a = similar problem and couldn't wait to order the light weight stuff from = aircraft spruce, so I got a can of stuff from an auto body shop supply = house. I forget the name but its a polyester resin with fiberglass = strands in it for extra strength. Its a bit on the heavy side, but your = not going to use that much. I forget the name, but all the guys that use it call it "gorrilla = Snot", when you open the can you'll understand why. Its made by = "EverCoat". Ed Anderson ------=_NextPart_000_000E_01C3CBB7.F26588E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
 
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From:=20 Russell=20 Duffy
Sent: Friday, December 26, 2003 = 11:11=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: thrust = angles,=20 and fiberglass question

      Another = alternative.....drive on=20 down to Mobile, AL and bring your cowling.  Plan on spending = about 4=20 hours here, and take it home finished. As far as cost....you can take = a look=20 at my SQ2000 and see if I installed anything backwards or upside down, = and=20 we'll call it even.  The ball is in your court.  Take = care. =20 Paul Conner  
 
You guys seem = determined to make=20 me 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=20 it's not like I'm trying to fill a 2" gap.  I also have to cut = through=20 the ring on the left and right side to be able to separate the = top and=20 bottom cowl halves, and would have to glass over the ends also if = using the=20 recommended method.  It just seems like I could sand the ring = down to the=20 glass, and drill a few holes so the filler could squeeze = through to=20 make a good mechanical bond.  Is this just completely out of the=20 question?
 
Thanks,
Rusty (still itching=20 from yesterday)
 
   = Rusty, there are plenty of things that will = do the=20 job.  I had a similar problem and couldn't wait to order the = light weight=20 stuff from aircraft spruce, so I got a can of stuff from an auto body = shop=20 supply house.  I forget the name but its a polyester resin with=20 fiberglass strands in it for extra strength.  Its a bit on the = heavy=20 side, but your not going to use that = much.
 
I forget the name, but all the guys that = use it call=20 it "gorrilla Snot", when you open the can you'll understand why.  = Its=20 made by "EverCoat".
 
Ed Anderson
 
 
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