KR> Fiberglass rookie
Hi Doran.not using polyester resin are you :-) John Martindale 29 Jane Circuit Toormina NSW 2452 Australia ph:61 2 6658 4767 m:0403 432179 email:john_martindale at bigpond.com web site: http://john-martindale-kr2.zxq.net -Original Message- From: KRnet [mailto:krnet-bounces at list.krnet.org] On Behalf Of Doran Jaffas Sent: Thursday, 27 February 2014 6:51 PM To: krnet at list.krnet.org Subject: KR> Fiberglass rookie Hello folks, Fessing up about my snip
KR> kr props
Thanks for the replies about props, test pilot flew the plane again this morning and the local plane legend was there again as well and everyone agreed that the prop needed to be trimmed down and after what a few of the kr netters had suggested also, I bit the bullet and trimmed 1/2" off each tip. now my static rpm has increased by approx 80 rpm, from 2370 to 2450, not quite as much as I had hoped. test pilot will take it for another run tomorrow to check to see how much more i will gain in flight. (i hope i don't lose to much on performance!)If all goes well, hopefully I will get to take it up myself tomorrow as well for the fist time, I did do a couple of runs down the strip this morning flying it approx 10' of the runway, love the aileron response just need to get used to the elevator, must have been funny to watch when i was trying to settle back on with ballooning, over controlling with elevator.
KR> Fiberglass rookie
Jeff, You're absolutely right, I got it backwards. I can's believe after using it all this time I can't keep the terms straight. Thanks, Larry Bell On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 11:11 AM, Mark Langford wrote: > And they've got the smell backwards as well. Polyester fumes are pretty > nasty, whereas epoxies are far less "odiferous" ... > > Mark Langford, Harvest, AL > ML at N56ML.com > www.N56ML.com > > > > > ___ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options >
KR> Fiberglass rookie
Hi Doran, Been there done that. Epoxy resin will eat up polystyrene foam. As John succinctly put it polyester resin won't and by the way doesn't gag you with the smell. One other little thing I learned, polyester primer will eat into it and produce gas bubbles, not good for the part. Use a 100% acrylic primer after you have the surface smooth using polyester primer mixed with micro to a peanut butter consistency you can mix a little alcohol for spread ability . There is a lot to it, I have yet to get my fiberglass parts to the finish I want. Larry Bell On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 2:00 AM, John Martindale < john_martindale at bigpond.com> wrote: > Hi Doran.not using polyester resin are you :-) > > John Martindale > 29 Jane Circuit > Toormina NSW 2452 > Australia > > ph:61 2 6658 4767 > m:0403 432179 > email:john_martindale at bigpond.com > web site: http://john-martindale-kr2.zxq.net > > -Original Message- > From: KRnet [mailto:krnet-bounces at list.krnet.org] On Behalf Of Doran > Jaffas > Sent: Thursday, 27 February 2014 6:51 PM > To: krnet at list.krnet.org > Subject: KR> Fiberglass rookie > >Hello folks, > Fessing up about my snip > > > ___ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options >
