X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from omta.toronto.rmgopenwave.com ([4.59.182.110] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.16) with ESMTP id 3874342 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 04 Oct 2009 22:00:00 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=4.59.182.110; envelope-from=lacombr@nbnet.nb.ca Received: from torspm04.toronto.rmgopenwave.com ([142.167.76.192]) by tormtz05.toronto.rmgopenwave.com (InterMail vM.8.00.01.00 201-2244-105-20090324) with ESMTP id <20091005015924.IPJU11353.tormtz05.toronto.rmgopenwave.com@torspm04.toronto.rmgopenwave.com> for ; Sun, 4 Oct 2009 21:59:24 -0400 Received: from PCdeRita ([142.167.76.192]) by torspm04.toronto.rmgopenwave.com with SMTP id <20091005015923.LPRB1211.torspm04.toronto.rmgopenwave.com@PCdeRita> for ; Sun, 4 Oct 2009 21:59:23 -0400 Message-ID: <625A6BCB3E454A609EC694F99F9BDF4D@PCdeRita> From: "Rino" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Intake runners Date: Sun, 4 Oct 2009 22:59:13 -0300 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_002F_01CA4546.4A87C700" 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_002F_01CA4546.4A87C700 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks very much Ed, That's what I was looking for. Rino ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Ed Anderson=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Sunday, October 04, 2009 4:45 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Intake runners My primary runners are 0.049 6063 T832 Drawn alum 1 .25" in diameter. = My secondary runners are of the same tubing but 1.5" in diameter. = Below is best source for this Drawn aluminum tubing that I found. =20 http://www.texastowers.com/aluminum_.htm =20 =20 In my case I wanted them adjustable by having the top half made of = larger tubing - in fact I got the special aluminum tubing used for = telescoping antenna elements so the bottom and top would slide together = smoothly. If you don't plan to do that then 6061 T6 will work just = fine. =20 I cut off the heavy cast aluminum tubing of an 86 N/A upper manifold, = milled a shallow recess around the air hole, set the thin lightweight = tubing down in it and brazed it with HTS-2000 (the only aluminum brazing = rod I've ever had any success with). You could possibly tig weld it - = but I had somebody try with a Mig welder and the thin tube and heavy = casting (manifold), just didn't come out well. =20 http://www.aluminumrepair.com/ =20 =20 Hope this was helpful =20 Ed=20 =20 Ed Anderson Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC eanderson@carolina.rr.com http://www.andersonee.com http://www.dmack.net/mazda/index.html http://www.flyrotary.com/ http://members.cox.net/rogersda/rotary/configs.htm#N494BW http://www.rotaryaviation.com/Rotorhead%20Truth.htm -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] = On Behalf Of Rino Sent: Sunday, October 04, 2009 12:21 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Intake runners =20 Ed Anderson, =20 Ed could you please tell me the diameter of your intake runners, = primary and secondary. =20 Thanks Rino __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus = signature database 3267 (20080714) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com ------=_NextPart_000_002F_01CA4546.4A87C700 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Thanks very much Ed, That's what I was = looking=20 for.
 
Rino
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Ed=20 Anderson
Sent: Sunday, October 04, 2009 = 4:45=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Intake = runners

My primary = runners=20 are 0.049 6063 T832 Drawn  alum 1 .25=94 in diameter.  My = secondary=20 runners are of the same tubing but 1.5=94 in diameter.  Below is = best=20 source for this Drawn aluminum tubing that I=20 found.

 

http://www.texastowers.= com/aluminum_.htm

 

 

In my case = I wanted=20 them adjustable by having the top half made of larger tubing =96 in = fact I got=20 the special aluminum tubing used for telescoping antenna elements so = the=20 bottom and top would slide together smoothly.   If you = don=92t plan to=20 do that then 6061 T6 will work just fine.

 

I cut off = the heavy=20 cast aluminum tubing of an 86 N/A upper manifold, milled a shallow = recess=20 around the air hole, set the thin lightweight tubing down in it and = brazed it=20 with HTS-2000 (the only aluminum brazing rod I=92ve ever had any = success=20 with).  You could possibly tig weld it =96 but I had somebody try = with a=20 Mig welder and the thin tube and heavy casting (manifold), just = didn=92t come=20 out well.

 

http://www.aluminumrepair.com/

 

 

Hope this = was=20 helpful

 

Ed=20

 

Ed=20 Anderson

Rv-6A N494BW=20 Rotary Powered

Matthews,=20 NC

eanderson@carolina.rr.com

http://www.andersonee.com

http://www.dmack.net/mazda/index.html

http://www.flyrotary.com/

http://members.cox.net/rogersda/rotary/configs.htm#N494BW

http://www.r= otaryaviation.com/Rotorhead%20Truth.htm

From:=20 Rotary motors in aircraft = [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On=20 Behalf Of Rino
Sent: Sunday, October 04, 2009 = 12:21=20 PM
To: = Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Intake=20 runners

 

Ed=20 Anderson,

 

Ed =20 could you please tell me the diameter of your intake runners, primary = and=20 secondary.

 

Thanks

Rino



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