Rob, Tell us more about your aluminum seat. What thickness aluminum? How did you attach it? Is it one piece like a bench or two like bucket seats. Did you also use aluminum for the seat backs?
Thanks Mark Jones Oldsmar, FL [email protected] www.flykr2s.com On Mon, Aug 27, 2018 at 8:21 AM Rob Schmitt via KRnet <[email protected]> wrote: > Mike, > > This one sounds familiar. I damaged my composite seat and replaced her with > an aluminum pan. It stretches across the two spars and is securely mounted > to them. The aluminum pan is still in the aircraft. The aluminum will be > much lighter than the wood and a little softer on the bum. > > Thanks, > > Rob Schmitt > N1852Z > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: KRnet <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Mike Sylvester via > KRnet > Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2018 8:49 PM > To: KRnet <[email protected]> > Cc: Mike Sylvester <[email protected]> > Subject: KR> Timing/ composit rep. > > Perfect timing on this one. > > I have spent the last couple of days trying to come up with a fix for my > composite seat that I pretty much destroyed by taking off some spray glue > with paint thinner. It made it's way inside the composite sandwich and > melted my blue foam. I have been scrambling trying to make repairs so that > I > don't miss the Gathering. I decided to temporarily build a plywood style > seat to get me back in the air. I know I'm looking at a weight penalty of 6 > or 7 lbs. but it'll have to do for now. > > Mike Sylvester > kr2s builder > Birmingham,AL. > > Cell no.205-966-3854 > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to [email protected] > > > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to [email protected] > _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to [email protected]
