X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from x.itlnet.net ([64.19.112.9] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.10) with ESMTPS id 2155510 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 03 Jul 2007 09:09:47 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.19.112.9; envelope-from=jwvoto@itlnet.net Received: from smtpav.service (email1.itlnet.net [192.168.10.156]) by x.itlnet.net (8.13.1/8.13.1) with SMTP id l63D8n3O017988 for ; Tue, 3 Jul 2007 08:08:49 -0500 Received: from JWVOTO (unverified [64.19.114.88]) by mail.itlnet.net (Rockliffe SMTPRA 7.0.6) with ESMTP id for ; Tue, 3 Jul 2007 08:08:44 -0500 Message-ID: <001901c7bd73$c793f640$58721340@JWVOTO> From: "Wendell Voto" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Engine mount Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2007 08:11:42 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0014_01C7BD49.CA4796A0" 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 X-ITLnet-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-ITLnet-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-ITLnet-MailScanner-SpamCheck: not spam, SpamAssassin (not cached, score=-1.967, required 4, autolearn=not spam, BAYES_00 -2.60, FORGED_RCVD_HELO 0.14, HTML_40_50 0.50, HTML_MESSAGE 0.00) This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0014_01C7BD49.CA4796A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks Ed, I had it professionally welded. My late brother-in-law was to help me = build it last year but cancer took him before we could get all the ducks = in a row. I could not get the mount to come together, how to cut the = pieces then who could weld it. No one near here would help and if I = could not get the mount finished, the project would be abandon due a = great deal to discouragement. I found an aviation welder in the Dallas = area that would work with me (I due contract work in that area so am = down there from Oklahoma quite often) and we got it welded in three = sessions. Took the square part directly under engine first, glued = together with wood strips, then the support structure and last the two = outer top braces. Not painted yet and since firewall is not complete, = the reason for the grayscale picture. If I can't get the air = conditioner to clear the outer support ( it did before welding but = something shifted), I might cut the top supports and narrow the rear = piece to fit a standard Cozy lower cowl. I can get the use of a cowl = from a friend in Texas to use as a mold. He is almost insistent that I = go the mold method instead of custom cowl the way John Slade did. So am = grinding away on the bracket and want desperately to have a/c here in = hot southwest. Wendell Nice looking welding job, Wendell. Needless to say, an important step along the way. Ed ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Wendell Voto=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Monday, July 02, 2007 10:06 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Engine mount Here is my engine mount. Finally got it welded and am temporarily = setting it up to check for fit and leaks. Wendell -------------------------------------------------------------------------= --- -- Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ Archive and UnSub: = http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html ------=_NextPart_000_0014_01C7BD49.CA4796A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Thanks Ed,

I had it professionally welded. My late brother-in-law was to = help me=20 build it last year but cancer took him before we could get all the ducks = in a=20 row. I could not get the mount to come together, how to cut the = pieces=20 then who could weld it. No one near here would help and if I could = not get=20 the mount finished, the project would be abandon due a great deal to=20 discouragement. I found an aviation welder in the Dallas area that = would=20 work with me (I due contract work in that area so am down there from = Oklahoma=20 quite often) and we got it welded in three sessions. Took the = square part=20 directly under engine first, glued together with wood strips, then the = support=20 structure and last the two outer top braces. Not painted yet and since = firewall=20 is not complete, the reason for the grayscale picture. If I can't = get the=20 air conditioner to clear the outer support ( it did before welding but = something=20 shifted), I might cut the top supports and narrow the rear piece to fit = a=20 standard Cozy lower cowl. I can get the use of a cowl from a = friend in=20 Texas to use as a mold. He is almost insistent that I go the mold = method=20 instead of custom cowl the way John Slade did. So am grinding away = on the=20 bracket and want desperately to have a/c here in hot southwest.

Wendell

Nice looking welding job, = Wendell.

Needless to say, an important step along the=20 way.

Ed

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Sent: Monday, July 02, 2007 = 10:06=20 PM

Subject: [FlyRotary] Engine = mount

Here is my engine mount. Finally got it welded and am = temporarily=20 setting it up to check for fit and leaks.

Wendell

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