X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail13.syd.optusnet.com.au ([211.29.132.194] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.1) with ESMTPS id 2811235 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 21 Mar 2008 02:44:26 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=211.29.132.194; envelope-from=lendich@optusnet.com.au Received: from george (d220-237-235-225.dsl.nsw.optusnet.com.au [220.237.235.225]) by mail13.syd.optusnet.com.au (8.13.1/8.13.1) with SMTP id m2L6heOt016457 for ; Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:43:41 +1100 Message-ID: <001101c88b1e$e6c79b60$e1ebeddc@george> From: "George Lendich" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Ceramic coated rotors Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:43:40 +1000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=response Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 0657-0, 12/12/2006), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean Ernest, I'm hearing you! The only imperfections I can see is the little dip on one side due to the combustion forces acting on the e-shaft ( a little bending). Apart from that I doubt any other imperfection would exist - for example, I have never heard of a housing being worn in ant lop-sided way. George ( down under) > George Lendich wrote: >> Ernest, >> I saw a video of similar method of lapping the housings - they used >> lapping paste between two housings on a slow running mill with a cam in >> the chuck. The cam pushed the top housing around, there didn't appear to >> be any pressure on the top housing. It might kill two birds with one >> stone, I'm thinking of doing that myself. >> Just a suggestion! > And a good one. The only reservation I would have would be what if the > two housings aren't perfectly flat? Wouldn't they just impose their > imperfections on each other? > > -- > > http://www.ronpaultimeline.com > > > > -- > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > Archive and UnSub: > http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.21.8/1337 - Release > Date: 20/03/2008 8:10 PM >