Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #37378
From: <wrjjrs@aol.com>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: intake tubing
Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 11:27:15 -0400
To: <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Dave, try Aquacore
Bill Jepson


-----Original Message-----
From: David Staten
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Sent: Thu, 24 May 2007 8:46 pm
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: intake tubing

Joe Berki wrote: 
 
>This is interesting. I was told from a composite expert that one could 
>fashion the shape of a complex manifold using sections of hotwired blue foam 
>initially appearing as a blue foam pipe. The pipe is cut into setions and 
>glued together and sanded to shape. The whole thing is coated with silcone 
>seal and layed up with glass. disolve the foam with solvent and pull out 
>the silicone with pliers. It is supposed to leave a smooth surface. I Have 
>never done this but it could work. 

>Joe Berki 
>Limo EZ 

 
There is water soluble, bakeable mold material out there you can get for not a lot of $$$.. You form it by hand. Dry it. Bake it. then make your layups around it. then wash the mold out down the sink. no solvents. Just water. I am looking in my email archives for the brand name. 
 
Dave 
 
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