X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.101] (HELO ms-smtp-02-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.8) with ESMTP id 970555 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 04 Feb 2006 22:37:13 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.101; envelope-from=echristley@nc.rr.com Received: from [192.168.0.253] (cpe-066-057-036-199.nc.res.rr.com [66.57.36.199]) by ms-smtp-02-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k153aRwF015932 for ; Sat, 4 Feb 2006 22:36:27 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <43E572BA.3040606@nc.rr.com> Date: Sat, 04 Feb 2006 22:36:26 -0500 From: Ernest Christley User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.7-2.1.fc4.nr (X11/20051011) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Mazda mufflers References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine Dale Rogers wrote: > Dunno if it's important or not, but in the past few months, I've > generated a 35 gal barrel full of 304 SS chips, in random lengths up > to 20", about .010" to .020" thick. They're available if someone > wants them for experimenting. If we knew a specific thickness was > required for survivablility of the packing, I could hog some of my > rough cuts up to about .050" (although I don't know if chips that > thick will curl as nicely.) > The problem I see with turning chips is that it is full of stress risers. Stainless coil springs make actually hold up. -- This is by far the hardest lesson about freedom. It goes against instinct, and morality, to just sit back and watch people make mistakes. We want to help them, which means control them and their decisions, but in doing so we actually hurt them (and ourselves)."