X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail1.fdic.gov ([167.176.16.5] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3c2) with ESMTPS id 3973567 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:08:18 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=167.176.16.5; envelope-from=brogers@fdic.gov X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Still quiet Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:07:42 -0600 Message-ID: <1F44A251F397E444B05E240B8688AB7904CBC2A5@DALEXC100P.PROD.FDIC.GOV> In-Reply-To: X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [FlyRotary] Re: Still quiet Thread-Index: AcpjuakAfkN2CbO5ScCwjpdzu9AOUwAAL6Fg References: From: "Rogers, Bob J." To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Return-Path: BRogers@FDIC.gov X-OriginalArrivalTime: 12 Nov 2009 17:07:42.0441 (UTC) FILETIME=[A5744D90:01CA63BA] If you are going to build an aluminum airplane, you either need to wear = gloves or buy a lot of band-aids. Ask me how I know. -----Original Message----- From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On = Behalf Of Tom Walter Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 11:00 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Still quiet Chris, Still working on the fuselage.=A0=A0 Finally wrapping the boot cowl with = aluminum.=A0 Irony is I never both deburring intial cuts in aluminum, as = I had yet to been cut.=A0 So inital cut, fit up, trim, fit, trim, fit, = then final filing/sanding.=A0=A0 Why bother deburring with all that = fitting and trimming going on. Well that nice spring sheet of 2024-T3 took the skin right off the back = of my knuckle. Nice dime size skin=A0 removal. No sooner had I said = ouch, but the bloody aluminum skin slipped in my hand slicing through to = fingers. Super glue works in that case, then yet another cut.=A0=20 Irony is I am super careful around steel and stainless steel (shavings = are like razors), but with aluminum let my guard down. Went back to print out Dynon pictures to tape to the instrument panel. = Thankfully no paper cuts. Still haven't gotten anything firewall forward, but feels good to make = progress.=A0=A0=A0 As soon as I start slacking off, Dennis has his RV7 = out and having fun....=A0 so back to work! Tom Bearhawk builder, suspect the 16X will be out for a few years by the = time I need an engine! :) =20 -- Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ Archive and UnSub: = http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html