Every body thanks for the exstra information received. I have made the plan.
Stef -- Steph and his dad are building the KR-2S see http://www.masttotaalconcept.nl/kr2 >----Origineel Bericht---- >Van : brian.kraut at eamanufacturing.com >Datum : 27/03/2014 15:50 >Aan : krnet at list.krnet.org >Onderwerp : Re: KR> Gap between counterweight > >Faughn's counterweights were probably twice the weight they needed to >be. The weights were essentially rectangular blocks from the front of >the arm almost all the way back to the hinge point. You can make your >weight much lighter if you concentrate the majority of the lead at the >point furthest from the hinge point. When I redid the weights on my >plane I used clay or carved balsa wood (long time, can't remember) to >make the teardrop shape I wanted then I used it to make two female molds >out of plaster of paris which were used to cast the lead weights in the >shape I wanted. Bake the plaster of paris to remove all the moisture >first so it does not break when the hot lead is poured in. I melted the >lead on my stove inside cat food cans. Not a good idea to melt lead >using your cooking pots. I think my gap was something like 1/8 to 1/4". > > >-------- Original Message -------- >Subject: Re: KR> Gap between counterweight >From: "Jeff Scott" <jscott.planes at gmx.com> >Date: Wed, March 26, 2014 12:11 pm >To: "KRnet" <krnet at list.krnet.org> > > >Addionally, I think many of us remember Jim Faughn losing an aileron >counterweight while doing a fast pass at the gathering many years ago in >Red Oak. Apparently the aluminum L bracket fatigued and failed. There >was a recommendation to change to a steel L bracket after there. I >never did and at 1000+ hrs, still have the original weights in the >original place. Any discussion on the L brackets for the Aileron >Counterweights? > >-Jeff Scott >Los Alamos, NM > > > >_______________________________________________ >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 >
