KR> winter storage

2008-10-29 Thread George Bearden
I dunno, but when the airliners get stored they do it in the desert. Think the driest they can find. I'm guessing, but maybe around 5% a lot of the year in the western deserts w/o the summer monsoon. Mojave Desert Rat, GeoB -Original Message- From: John Gotschall [mailto:johng...@comcast.

KR> winter storage

2008-10-29 Thread ColdLake-Tim
With that much moisture outside doubt if you'd see too dry. Most of the wood would be epoxied/varnished. Planes seem to do well in Arizona if kept out of the sun. CL-Tim - Original Message - From: "John Gotschall" To: "KRnet" Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 19:02 Subject: KR> wint

KR> winter storage

2008-10-29 Thread John Gotschall
I live in a rain forest. It rains all the time from November to April. (pretty much). My kr lives in a box tralier, and last winter I saw corrosion growing on the outside of my new motor. It was then filled with oil, sprayed with oil, and the starter run to fill the oil passages. I put two ligh

KR> Heat Source for Carb Heat

2008-10-29 Thread Meinolf Ruther
Remember!!!in Humid climates You can get carb-ice on an 80F day!!!Meinolf - Original Message - From: "Mark Langford" To: "KRnet" Cc: "Corvair engines for homebuilt aircraft" Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2008 9:35 AM Subject: Re: KR> Heat Source for Carb Heat Meinolf Ruther wrote: > It w

KR> carbon fibre resign

2008-10-29 Thread Barry Kruyssen
Epoxy resin -Original Message- From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net] On Behalf Of vince flying Sent: Thursday, 30 October 2008 5:51 AM To: kr...@mylist.net Subject: KR> carbon fibre resign When using carbon fibre what is the best combination of resign to use tha

KR> Mold layup

2008-10-29 Thread Barry Kruyssen
Hi Steve When making my molds (and I have been making molds since the early 70's) I do the following: 1.Make sure the plug (the existing piece you are pulling the mold from) has no scratches, cracks, chips or dends. I some exist fill them with candle wax and flush them off as smooth as pos

KR> carbon fibre resign

2008-10-29 Thread vince flying
When using carbon fibre what is the best combination of resign to use that will work best for the carbon fibre.on my kr2 __ Looking for the perfect gift? Give the gift of Flickr! http://www.flickr.com/gift/

KR> Mold layup

2008-10-29 Thread phillabaum...@aol.com
I picked up a cowling from Glenn in Biloxi to use to make a mold for mine.? I was wondering the lay up process.? I know wax three or four times then spray on release agent I have some PVA (I think if its not old).? Questions are: How many layers of cloth to make the mold? and how many layers to