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X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-PolluStop-Diagnostic: (direct reply)\eX-PolluStop-Score: 0.00\eX-PolluStop: Scanned with Niversoft PolluStop 2.1 RC1, http://www.niversoft.com/pollustop Return-Path: Received: from access.aic-fl.com ([204.49.76.2] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c4) with ESMTP id 864875 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 11 Apr 2005 10:52:41 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=204.49.76.2; envelope-from=unicorn@gdsys.net Received: from b9k4u9 (unverified [204.49.76.205]) by access.aic-fl.com (Rockliffe SMTPRA 4.5.6) with SMTP id for ; Mon, 11 Apr 2005 09:46:28 -0500 Message-ID: <000e01c53eb6$52a98ae0$cd4c31cc@b9k4u9> From: "Richard Sohn" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: SQ2000 flying again Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 09:47:56 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0009_01C53E7B.8A012EC0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C53E7B.8A012EC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Russell Duffy=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 5:53 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: SQ2000 flying again Did you see Richard Sohn's trick for making a fiberglass tube at Shady = Bend? Basically you overfill a section of an inner tube with sand. Once = filled you can bend and shape it. Glass it. Remove the sand. Peel out = the inner tube. Bingo. A perfectly smooth fiberglass duct of the correct = dimensions and shape. =20 Hi John, I heard about that, or read it somewhere, but never got around to = trying it. Seems like it would need to be attached in place on the = engine to make sure it was in the proper shape, but I don't have room to = work around all the other stuff to try to glass it there. =20 Now I could fill the hose with Sakrete and sand, then put some water = in it before putting it in place. Once hardened, you could take it = away, and glass it on the bench. Of course you'd have to put a couple = layers on, then cut it apart to get it off the concrete tube, but you = could easily put another layer on it go glue it back together. =20 Maybe I'll just keep putting this off :-) Cheers, Rusty I have to clarify some thing on the fiberglass mold. I made a plug out of styro foam and painted it with water base Latex = until it was smooth. When it was dry I coated it with mold release(PVA) = and than wrapped the fiberglass around. I am using mostly VE for the = convenience vs Epoxy. So I have to be careful not to expose the foam to = the resin. When it is cured, I heat the whole thing with a heat gun = until the foam shrinks and takes the Latex with it. I is getting small = and soft enough to just fall out of the FG with the inner surface as = smooth as the plug was to begin with, and no mess with gas and melted = foam. Richard Sohn N-2071U ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C53E7B.8A012EC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

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From:=20 Russell=20 Duffy
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft

Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 = 5:53=20 AM

Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: SQ2000 = flying=20 again

Did you see=20 Richard Sohn's trick for making a fiberglass tube at Shady Bend? = Basically you=20 overfill a section of an inner tube with sand. Once filled you can = bend and=20 shape it. Glass it. Remove the sand. Peel out the inner tube. = Bingo. A=20 perfectly smooth fiberglass duct of the correct dimensions and=20 shape.

Hi=20 John,

I heard about=20 that, or read it somewhere, but never got around to trying=20 it.   Seems like it would need to be attached in place = on the=20 engine to make sure it was in the proper shape, but I don't have = room to=20 work around all the other stuff to try to glass it there. =20

Now I could=20 fill the hose with Sakrete and sand, then put some water in it before = putting=20 it in place. Once hardened, you could take it away, and glass it = on the=20 bench. Of course you'd have to put a couple layers on, then cut = it apart=20 to get it off the concrete tube, but you could easily put another = layer on it=20 go glue it back = together.

Maybe I'll just=20 keep putting this off :-)

Cheers,

Rusty

I have = to clarify=20 some thing on the fiberglass = mold.

I made = a plug out of=20 styro foam and painted it with water base Latex until it was smooth. = When it=20 was dry I coated it with mold release(PVA) and than wrapped the = fiberglass=20 around. I am using mostly VE for the convenience vs Epoxy. So I have = to be=20 careful not to expose the foam to the resin. When it is cured, I heat = the=20 whole thing with a heat gun until the foam shrinks and takes the Latex = with=20 it. I is getting small and soft enough to just fall out of the FG with = the=20 inner surface as smooth as the plug was to begin with, and no mess = with gas=20 and melted foam.

Richard=20 Sohn
N-2071U

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