KR> Homebuilt pricing

2013-12-29 Thread Doran Jaffas
Folks With all due respect anyone that has built , sold or purchased a project or completed aircraft knows that labor on a dollar per hour basis is never recovered in a sale. Usually 50 to 70 cents on the dollar for materials is about all one expect. Sometimes less. We build for a variety if re

KR> Carbon Fiber and Metal

2013-12-29 Thread jon kimmel
Graphite is the most corrosive material on the galvanic tables...it will cause just about anything except gold corrode...just put a layer of something in between to prevent it from conducting across. https://sites.google.com/site/mykr2stretch/ https://sites.google.com/site/mykr2stretch/parts-for-s

KR> Carbon Fiber and Metal

2013-12-29 Thread jon kimmel
Graphite is the most corrosive material on the galvanic tables...it will cause just about anything except gold corrode...just put a layer of something in between to prevent it from conducting across. https://sites.google.com/site/mykr2stretch/ https://sites.google.com/site/mykr2stretch/parts-for-s

KR> Carbon Fiber and Metal

2013-12-29 Thread Dave McCauley
Sid Wood wrote: Metal corrosion is often the result of galvanic activity between dissimilar metals. Carbon Fiber conducts electricity and acts like a metal. When carbon fiber and metal are in contact, galvanic action will cause the metal to corrode. Stainless steel is resistant to corrosion

KR> Carbon Fiber and Metal

2013-12-29 Thread smwood
Why do you need to isolate carbon fiber and metal? Will stainless steel hardware work ok? Sid Wood Tri-gear KR-2 N6242 Mechanicsville, MD, USA --- >> This is an example of the problem with many KR messages...a few words >> dashe

KR> How much fiberglass to buy

2013-12-29 Thread Dan Heath
I cannot tell you how just much fiberglass, but will give one thing to consider about where you use Carbon Fiber. It will impede radio signals, so keep that in mind. I used it on my seat back, so found this out later and then put the antenna on top of the plane instead of behind the seat. See N6

KR> How much fiberglass to buy

2013-12-29 Thread PPaulVsk at aol.com
Coming up to the point of thinking about fiberglass. How much 5.85 oz. glass and resin should I buy? I would like to make one order. I'm planning on using carbin fiber for the engine cowl and canopy.

KR> How much fiberglass to buy

2013-12-29 Thread jon kimmel
With carbon fiber it is important to isolate it from any metal with a layer of fiberglass or something. https://sites.google.com/site/mykr2stretch/ https://sites.google.com/site/mykr2stretch/parts-for-sale On Dec 29, 2013 9:07 AM, wrote: > Coming up to the point of thinking about fiberglass. How