X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2011 18:58:38 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from nm23-vm0.bullet.mail.sp2.yahoo.com ([98.139.91.224] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4c2) with SMTP id 4921997 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 25 Mar 2011 13:35:46 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=98.139.91.224; envelope-from=mcmess1919@yahoo.com Received: from [98.139.91.67] by nm23.bullet.mail.sp2.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 25 Mar 2011 17:35:11 -0000 Received: from [98.136.185.44] by tm7.bullet.mail.sp2.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 25 Mar 2011 17:35:10 -0000 Received: from [127.0.0.1] by smtp105.mail.gq1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 25 Mar 2011 17:35:10 -0000 X-Yahoo-Newman-Id: 882557.19344.bm@smtp105.mail.gq1.yahoo.com Received: from ClaudettePC (mcmess1919@72.177.74.202 with login) by smtp105.mail.gq1.yahoo.com with SMTP; 25 Mar 2011 10:35:10 -0700 PDT X-Yahoo-SMTP: rK4i7HqswBC7mDE8.sOiWQeO4CeReXc- X-YMail-OSG: uy3kWDgVM1nUaUgdl6omjrzuhtfnmoGlmYVgTOwdtwiB_Cj i67PBfV.xCiVv9h38E9nQZpbRDEox.VRYcjUcUWLiaohltxwctwUC.ZurISF eb5lM8ln.lp.WjFNCxxwCjEQtVUjb91hisJhK1LDnL3_Hc2ve0Mkt4wsxtTu CNbeyKbFHSqDkqTJJXXQzSKmZ3ep9X2P4iEFfpvaoTDI3skVEcOrCQeRpoaf L9iJPXxNJ6HP9uZwu.I218sBjmbMI8Q6xBxvfNje9jSqJsvwKyqtb4v4GkLR 0hsUR104avX_0mHWF4KQXVG3fT.U3PpbwqA3PG4olLbyGK7J4qaIwBbyEd_N TnJT19PsDrsvo2NiNdtBlkPW_Vw1wZ0Ukfu7z.UYNvQ-- X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3 From: "Steve Colwell" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: Finishing Elevator Question X-Original-Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2011 12:35:12 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <003201cbeb12$ff58f5f0$fe0ae1d0$@com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0033_01CBEAE9.1682EDF0" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0 Thread-Index: Acvq7IOGzd9wrgY6SJOWl4MoLqVbcwAIOhLQ Content-Language: en-us This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0033_01CBEAE9.1682EDF0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Stan, I would advise you to keep the concave shape as designed. Aside from aerodynamic considerations, you would be amazed how much weight even the lightest filler will add, then offset that with the counter weight on a shorter arm. I needed a lot of filler just to get a uniform concave shape. I found West System epoxy http://www.aircraftspruce.com/search/search.php will make lighter micro than the Jeffco structural epoxy and it is much easier to sand. Steve Colwell Legacy ------=_NextPart_000_0033_01CBEAE9.1682EDF0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Stan,

I would advise you to = keep the concave shape as designed. Aside from aerodynamic = considerations, you would be amazed how much weight even the lightest = filler will add, then offset that with the counter weight on a shorter = arm. I needed a lot of filler just to get a uniform concave = shape.

I found West System = epoxy http://www.aircr= aftspruce.com/search/search.php will make lighter micro than = the Jeffco structural epoxy and it is much easier to sand. =

Steve Colwell = Legacy

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