Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.102] (HELO ms-smtp-03-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 3041881 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 23 Feb 2004 10:11:16 -0500 Received: from edward (clt78-020.carolina.rr.com [24.93.78.20]) by ms-smtp-03-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id i1NFB8aC000195 for ; Mon, 23 Feb 2004 10:11:10 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <001801c3fa1f$444441c0$2402a8c0@edward> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Aluminum foil for heat shield Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 10:11:08 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0015_01C3F9F5.5B374B40" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0015_01C3F9F5.5B374B40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MessageI found that taking RTV and thinning it a bit with MEK I can = "paint" it on the fiberglass of the cowl and then lay thick aluminum = foil over it. It sticks very well and the aluminum is more than enough = to handle any radiant heat. Now if your header is only an inch from = your fiberglass then stainless foil would probably be a better bet. Ed Anderson RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Russell Duffy=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Monday, February 23, 2004 9:46 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: exhaust I use Stainless Steel Shim Stock from MSC. They come in a tube 6" wide = by 50" in all kinds if thicknesses. =20 McMaster Carr also sells stainless "foil". I just bought some 321 ss = foil that's .002", and plan to use that to cover some parts of the cowl. = =20 Rusty ------=_NextPart_000_0015_01C3F9F5.5B374B40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
I found that taking RTV and thinning it = a bit with=20 MEK I can "paint" it on the fiberglass of the cowl and then lay thick = aluminum=20 foil over it.   It sticks very well and the aluminum is more = than=20 enough to handle any radiant heat.  Now if your header is only an = inch from=20 your fiberglass then stainless foil would probably be a better = bet.
 
Ed Anderson
RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered
Matthews, NC
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From:=20 Russell=20 Duffy
Sent: Monday, February 23, 2004 = 9:46=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = exhaust

I use Stainless Steel Shim Stock from MSC. They come in a tube 6" = wide by=20 50" in all kinds
 if thicknesses.
 
 
McMaster=20 Carr also sells stainless "foil".  I just bought some 321 ss = foil=20 that's .002", and plan to use that to cover some parts of the=20 cowl.   
 
Rusty
 
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