X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 1 [X] Return-Path: Received: from QMTA02.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.24] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.10) with ESMTP id 3333374 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:33:13 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=76.96.30.24; envelope-from=cbarber@texasattorney.net Received: from OMTA05.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.43]) by QMTA02.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id ncMG1a00E0vp7WLA2cYdwX; Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:32:37 +0000 Received: from ChristopherNB ([98.200.27.148]) by OMTA05.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id ncYZ1a00E3Bjvle8RcYcjJ; Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:32:37 +0000 Message-ID: <10CF90F5F71E46BD898FC263D58C0547@ChristopherNB> From: "Christopher Barber" To: "Matt Stecher" Cc: "FlyRotary aircraft" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: Heating your Hanger ?? Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2008 18:32:31 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_6CB4_01C95707.D57741C0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6001.18000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.0.6001.18049 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_6CB4_01C95707.D57741C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Our hangar has a heater that actually does a pretty good job of warming = it up a bit. Several degrees anyway with all the doors closed. I used a = heat gun last week to lay micro and it worked very well. When I was still in my garage, I made heat tents to let the layup cure. = I would drape a thick plastic sheet over the layup with stand-offs to = prevent it from laying on the part and would put a small electrical = heater with a blower on one end of the tent. This worked very well for = me. I remember specifically for my canard and elevators. =20 Even a heat gun will really make a difference during the lay ups if you = want to work in the cold, which I did. You will have to wait longer for = cure. When hot, I have never not had a cured to the touch when coming = in the next day, however, when cold a layup may still be tacky upon my = return several hours later the next day. Hope some of this helps. All the best, Chris ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Matt Stecher=20 To: Richard Sessions ; Chris Barber=20 Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 5:30 PM Subject: Heating your Hanger ?? Richard and Chris, Hope you are doing well and just wanted to let you know that I am = enjoying the meetings and hope to get more involved with the chapter. But the real reason for my email is to ask what you two do to heat you = hanger when its to cold for glass work? My right inside fuse layup went ok with temps just above 70, but the = left side is filled with voids after cure when the temps were just over = 60 and then it dipped into the 70's during the night. the=20 I have just finished a heat box to keep my epoxy warm between work = sessions, but need some way to get a two car garage to about 75 degrees = to get any work done during the winter. Take care and fly safe, Matt Stecher ------=_NextPart_000_6CB4_01C95707.D57741C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Our hangar has a heater that actually = does a pretty=20 good job of warming it up a bit. Several degrees anyway with = all the=20 doors closed. I used a heat gun last week to lay micro and it = worked very=20 well.

When I was still in my garage, I made = heat tents to=20 let the layup cure. I would drape a thick plastic sheet over the = layup=20 with stand-offs to prevent it from laying on the part and would put a = small=20 electrical heater with a blower on one end of the tent. This = worked very=20 well for me. I remember specifically for my canard and = elevators. =20

Even a heat gun will really make a = difference=20 during the lay ups if you want to work in the cold, which I did. = You will=20 have to wait longer for cure. When hot, I have never not had a = cured to=20 the touch when coming in the next day, however, when cold a layup may = still be=20 tacky upon my return several hours later the next day.

Hope some of this helps.

All the best,

Chris

----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Matt=20 Stecher
To: Richard Sessions ; Chris=20 Barber

Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 = 5:30=20 PM

Subject: Heating your Hanger = ??

Richard and Chris,

Hope=20 you are doing well and just wanted to let you know that I am enjoying = the=20 meetings and hope to get more involved with the = chapter.

But=20 the real reason for my email is to ask what you two do to heat you=20 hanger when its to cold for glass work?

My=20 right inside fuse layup went ok with temps just above 70, but the left = side is=20 filled with voids after cure when the temps were just over 60 and then = it=20 dipped into the 70's during the night.

the=20

I=20 have just finished a heat box to keep my epoxy warm between work = sessions, but=20 need some way to get a two car garage to about 75 degrees to get any = work done=20 during the winter.

Take=20 care and fly safe,

Matt=20 Stecher

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