X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail16.syd.optusnet.com.au ([211.29.132.197] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.9) with ESMTPS id 1089314 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 02 May 2006 19:43:23 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=211.29.132.197; envelope-from=lendich@optusnet.com.au Received: from george (d58-104-192-21.dsl.nsw.optusnet.com.au [58.104.192.21]) by mail16.syd.optusnet.com.au (8.12.11/8.12.11) with SMTP id k42NgYLl005984 for ; Wed, 3 May 2006 09:42:35 +1000 Message-ID: <002701c66e42$1d07dfb0$15c0683a@george> From: "george lendich" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: new hangar Date: Wed, 3 May 2006 09:42:45 +1000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 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 Ed, My sentiments exactly - they will soon look a bit worse for wear. I can obviously source them from here but you will be better served if you can source them locally - some of ours may in fact come from the US. If you give me a size I will get you a price, what I find the most expensive is the cost of postage to the USA. Bob may also have the answer! If he has a contact perhaps you could get them made out of 321SS George > How about a source for the more reasonable priced cones, George. I > obviously don't care about the finish since they will go inside - just the > material and cost. Thanks > > Ed > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "george lendich" > To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" > Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 12:11 AM > Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: new hangar > > > > Ed, > > That's way too dear, you should be able to get them for about $10 US ea. I > > must admit I had to shop around as well. The ones I ended up with weren't > > as > > perfectly finished as the expensive one but the same material 316SS. > > Our design has an inner cooling tube and an outer cooling tube and heat > > shield, all the ends are cones as well! > > All I have to do is get my welder to finish it. > > George > > > > George ( down under) > > > >> Sounds like the right formula, George - will wait for your project's > > outcome > >> before I try cones. Yes, I did find some cone inserts at $60.00 USD > > each. > >> I would need 4 for my two tubes - hummm makes one tube sound better all > > the > >> time. > >> > >> Ed > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "george lendich" > >> To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" > >> Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 7:48 PM > >> Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: new hangar > >> > >> > >> > > >> >> Just the shells, TJ, the 1/8" thick SS washers are history. I have > >> >> concluded that no reasonable thickness of metal will stand up to the > >> > exhaust > >> >> pulse for long if it is perpendicular to the shock wave. I believe > > that > >> > if > >> >> I could shape them into cones where by the shock wave would hit the > > side > >> > of > >> >> the cone at an oblique angle would probably survive - now all I have > > to > >> > do > >> >> is find some {:>). > >> >> > >> >> Ed > >> > > >> > Ed, > >> > There plenty of SS cones available in 1.6mm, I'm using them in my > > exhaust > >> > which is a joint venture design with Bill Jepson - the idea is to > > redirect > >> > the shock waves but not restrict the exhaust, as you have alluded to. > >> > George ( down under) > >> > > >> > > >> > -- > >> > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > >> > Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/ > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > >> Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/ > > > > > > -- > > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > > Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/ > > > > > > -- > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/