X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from email2k3.itlnet.net ([64.19.112.12] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.6) with ESMTP id 934535 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 20 Jan 2006 12:14:50 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.19.112.12; envelope-from=jwvoto@itlnet.net Received: from rav.itlnet.net (unverified [192.168.10.149]) by itlnet.net (Rockliffe SMTPRA 6.1.22) with SMTP id for ; Fri, 20 Jan 2006 11:13:59 -0600 Received: from JWVOTO (unverified [64.19.116.207]) by itlnet.net (Rockliffe SMTPRA 6.1.22) with ESMTP id for ; Fri, 20 Jan 2006 11:13:58 -0600 Message-ID: <00ef01c61de6$1057a220$cf741340@JWVOTO> From: "Wendell Voto" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Auto fuel Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 11:21:40 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00E8_01C61DB3.AF8AD2A0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00E8_01C61DB3.AF8AD2A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I'm building with epoxy and was using West Systems because the boat = people recommend it for fuel tanks. Out of curiosity, I e-mailed West = Systems questioning the use of their epoxy with fuel with alcohol. They = did not e-mail back but quickly phoned to tell me that it would not hold = up to alcohol and suggested using Pro-Set 145 resin with Pro-Set 226 = hardener. I used this as a coating on the Cozy tanks and also to bond = the top skins onto the tanks. Wendell ----- Original Message -----=20 From: William=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 10:29 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Auto fuel Al, Your statement below could lead some to think that by adding more = hardner to an epoxy mix that you could make it more resistant to fuel. I = don't think that is what you meant, you might want to clarify it *and* = provide the name/model of the epoxy that you tested. Bill Schertz KIS Cruiser # 4045 ------=_NextPart_000_00E8_01C61DB3.AF8AD2A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I'm building with epoxy and was using West = Systems=20 because the boat people recommend it for fuel tanks. Out of curiosity, I = e-mailed West Systems questioning the use of their epoxy with fuel with=20 alcohol.  They did not e-mail back but quickly phoned to tell me = that it=20 would not hold up to alcohol and suggested using=20 Pro-Set 145 resin with Pro-Set 226 = hardener. I=20 used this as a coating on the Cozy tanks and also to bond the top skins = onto the=20 tanks.
 
Wendell
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 William=20
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, = 2006 10:29=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Auto = fuel

Al,
Your statement below could lead some = to think=20 that by adding more hardner to an epoxy mix that you could make it = more=20 resistant to fuel. I don't think that is what you meant, you might = want to=20 clarify it *and* provide the name/model of the epoxy that you=20 tested.
 
Bill Schertz
KIS Cruiser # 4045
 
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