X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf19aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.67] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3.5) with ESMTP id 1027214 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 30 Jun 2005 12:16:58 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.67; envelope-from=13brv3@bellsouth.net Received: from ibm60aec.bellsouth.net ([65.6.194.9]) by imf19aec.mail.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20050630161612.MJAK28027.imf19aec.mail.bellsouth.net@ibm60aec.bellsouth.net> for ; Thu, 30 Jun 2005 12:16:12 -0400 Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by ibm60aec.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20050630161612.BIFB7767.ibm60aec.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Thu, 30 Jun 2005 12:16:12 -0400 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Stainless Steel 13B Exhaust Flange? Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 11:16:13 -0500 Message-ID: <000e01c57d8f$09259360$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000F_01C57D65.204F8B60" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2527 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C57D65.204F8B60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable How about 1/8" SS and then weld on the cut-off tiangles as stiffeners = from bolt holes to exhaust hole? If I'm not mistaken, Tracy said he made some flanges out of 1/8" steel (don't recall if it was stainless), and I guess they worked. Seems like = he felt that was pretty minimal though. I don't think I'd hesitate to use 3/16". Personally, I'd probably rather use stiffer material, than go to = the trouble of welding the stiffeners on. =20 =20 Cheers, Rusty (I would of course cut them for Ed) =20 ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C57D65.204F8B60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
How about 1/8" SS and then weld on the cut-off tiangles as = stiffeners from=20 bolt holes to exhaust hole?

If I'm not mistaken, Tracy said he = made some=20 flanges out of 1/8" steel (don't recall if it was stainless), and I = guess=20 they worked.  Seems like he felt that was pretty minimal = though.  I=20 don't think I'd hesitate to use 3/16".  Personally, I'd = probably=20 rather use stiffer material, than go to the trouble of welding the = stiffeners=20 on.  
 
Cheers,
Rusty (I=20 would of course cut them for Ed)
 
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