X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 14:20:07 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-m16.mx.aol.com ([64.12.138.206] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1c.4) with ESMTP id 1413665 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 21 Sep 2006 13:57:56 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.138.206; envelope-from=Sky2high@aol.com Received: from Sky2high@aol.com by imo-m16.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r7.6.) id q.544.70adb28 (30737) for ; Thu, 21 Sep 2006 13:56:45 -0400 (EDT) From: Sky2high@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: <544.70adb28.32442c5c@aol.com> X-Original-Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 13:56:44 EDT Subject: Re: [LML] Closing out the Rudder and Capstrips Small Dam's? X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1158861404" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 5330 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1158861404 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 9/20/2006 6:35:56 P.M. Central Standard Time, jkezele@juno.com writes: I am certainly interested in keeping the weight down, especially aft of the CG. You mentioned forming a "small dam" to help reduce the chance of migration of the epoxy/flox on closing. I do not know how to do this weight saving technique. John, The idea is to minimize the weight of the trailing edge of a control surface so that more weight isn't needed ahead of the hinge line to balance the control surface. Your kit should have some white foam (1/4") available. It is easy to cut a sliver of this and hot glue tack it 1/2" to 3/4" forward of the trailing edge (TE). It can be sanded so that the TEs would come together as they would when bonded. When flox is then buttered on aft of the dam and the parts are clamped together, the squeeze out will exit the seam and not just ooze forward inside the control surface. In other words, the excess will not get past the dam. Note also that the dam allows the flox to be squeezed under a bit of pressure rather than just oozing forward, ensuring a better bond. Scott Krueger AKA Grayhawk Lancair N92EX IO320 SB 89/96 Aurora, IL (KARR) A man has got to know his limitations. -------------------------------1158861404 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
In a message dated 9/20/2006 6:35:56 P.M. Central Standard Time,=20 jkezele@juno.com writes:
<= FONT=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size= =3D2>I am=20 certainly
interested in keeping the weight down, especially aft of the= =20 CG.  You
mentioned forming a "small dam" to help reduce the chanc= e of=20 migration
of the epoxy/flox on closing.  I do not know how to do=20= this=20 weight
saving technique.
John,
 
The idea is to minimize the weight of the trailing edge of a contr= ol=20 surface so that more weight isn't needed ahead of the hinge line to balance=20= the=20 control surface.  Your kit should have some white foam (1/4")=20 available.  It is easy to cut a sliver of this and hot glue tack i= t=20 1/2" to 3/4" forward of the trailing edge (TE).  It can be sanded so th= at=20 the TEs would come together as they would when bonded.  When flox is th= en=20 buttered on aft of the dam and the parts are clamped together, the sque= eze=20 out will exit the seam and not just ooze forward inside the control=20 surface.  In other words, the excess will not get past the dam.  N= ote=20 also that the dam allows the flox to be squeezed under a bit of pressure rat= her=20 than just oozing forward, ensuring a better bond.=20
 
Scott Krueger=20 AKA Grayhawk
Lancair N92EX IO320 SB 89/96
Aurora, IL (KARR)

A m= an=20 has got to know his limitations.
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