Re: KRnet> Myron's project for sale & photos published

2023-10-14 Thread Jim Litchfield via KRnet
attached fittings for the gear legs but I don't have any usable gear leg > blanks. > > On Sat, Oct 14, 2023, 4:17 PM Jim Litchfield via KRnet < > krnet@list.krnet.org> wrote: > >> Subject: Fixed gear attach brackets:, composite gear leg blanks:, axle >> attach bra

Re: KRnet> Myron's project for sale & photos published

2023-10-14 Thread Jim Litchfield via KRnet
Subject: Fixed gear attach brackets:, composite gear leg blanks:, axle attach brackets I am looking for subject pieces or drawings or potential sources. Any leads ? Seems like someone posted about e machine shop for the gear brackets just recently, but it doesn't come up on archive searches. Arc

Re: KRnet> Help with parcel pick up

2023-06-21 Thread Jim Litchfield via KRnet
Subject: Props & performance Does anyone have any new performance data with a Corvair powered KR ? I have looked at Marks performance spreadsheet. Does anyone have any newer data ? Also I am looking for a prop for my project. I'm using a 2700cc Corvair. I have an Ed Sterba prop for sale or trade. I

Re: KRnet> Sensors:

2023-02-27 Thread Jim Litchfield via KRnet
I'll try the simpler set up as suggested by Craig.(Thanks Craig) Hopefully this will work out and move this project closer to completion. Regards to all and keep building ! Jim Litchfield East coast. On Thu, Feb 23, 2023 at 12:48 PM Jim Litchfield via KRnet < krnet@list.krnet.org> wrote:

KRnet> Sensors:

2023-02-23 Thread Jim Litchfield via KRnet
Hi Mark, Thanks for the rapid response. I kinda thought the answer was what you said but was wondering if there was a way to do it sorta like when you use the 14mm sensors under the spark plugs to eliminate drilling into the exhaust pipes themselves. I was hoping to clamp the sensors to the pipes r

Re: KRnet> spinners

2023-02-23 Thread Jim Litchfield via KRnet
Subject: EGT Sensors To install EGT sensors on a Corvair do the exhaust manifolds have to be drilled ? Thanks Jim Litchfield East Coast On Thu, Feb 23, 2023 at 8:49 AM Flesner via KRnet wrote: > > On 2/22/2023 9:31 PM, Mark Langford wrote: > > Fiberglass and carbon fiber are so light that any im

Re: KRnet> Engine issue reveals itself

2022-12-14 Thread Jim Litchfield via KRnet
Great video Craig- Yes it could have been much worse ! this could have happened on any one of your previous flights. Someone is watching out for you. I am assembling my engine now (Corvair also)and this scenario begs the question- Are there any preventive measures that I can take at this point (hea

Re: KRnet> KR2 plans on eBay

2022-09-13 Thread Jim Litchfield via KRnet
Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 13, 2022, at 11:12 AM, Terry Williams via KRnet > wrote: > > I did get an email response from Steve G. I really appreciate that he did > that. He said that there is no way to order from website any longer. So, > there's my answer. I will wait for Freebird plans

Re: KRnet> Introducing my new KR2Ss 0200A - Update

2022-08-29 Thread Jim Litchfield via KRnet
Should the voltage regulator be placed on the cabin side of the firewall to avoid the heat of the engine compartment ? Jim Litchfield Virginia Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 29, 2022, at 7:59 AM, Gerald Campbell via KRnet > wrote: > >  > Hello > I am not good with technology but I would like

KR> "Opera windows

2020-10-15 Thread Jim Litchfield via KRnet
What should be used to install opera windows in the aft deck ? Epoxy with flox ? epoxy with micro ? silicone based caulk ? Please --- no speculation - I would like to hear from builders who have done this or seen it done successfully and are happy with the results. Should I be concerned with differ

Re: KR> KRnet Digest, Vol 7, Issue 242

2019-10-10 Thread Jim Litchfield via KRnet
and then go to a number 2. If you > can let the paint cure a few weeks before buffing, you will get a much > higher gloss finish. Basically, the longer you let it cure and the harder > it gets before cutting and buffing, the better the results. > > Ok, I wrote a lot and there is

KR> Paint

2019-10-07 Thread Jim Litchfield via KRnet
OK -- The net seems pretty sleepy now so I'll post a question. I am ready to prime the bottom of my project and have been out of the loop regarding primers/paints for about 20 years. Can anyone recommend a primer/topcoat combo. I have friends who swear by Poly Fiber for the pinhole solution but t

Re: KR> KRnet Digest, Vol 7, Issue 163

2019-07-11 Thread Jim Litchfield via KRnet
Hi fellow builders/ fliers I am trying to find firewall material - preferably .005 stainless steel big enough to cover the firewall without seams and am not having much luck. I have checked the archives for a source with no luck. Neither Wicks nor ACS have it. Neither does Mcmaster Carr. I have spe

KR> Fiberfrax

2019-03-22 Thread Jim Litchfield via KRnet
What thickness of fiberfrax should be used for firewall insulation. While ACS sells 1/16" and 1/8" I have found that it is available in 1/4" and thicker from other sites. Is thicker necessary ? Cost effective ? Also I found a product called Isofrax paper. Anybody used this ? It is made by the same

KR> Ray AllenTrim Tab Servo

2018-01-23 Thread Jim Litchfield via KRnet
Which model servo is being used: T2-7A or T3-12A The T3 has longer travel (1.2") but is the extra travel needed ??? Jim Litchfield S.E. VA. ___ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST RULES and KRne

KR> Link to Dave Goodman's KR

2017-02-15 Thread Jim Litchfield via KRnet
Does anyone have contact info for Dave Goodman? He built a Kr that he called Goliath. It had a blue/gray camo paint scheme. The link in the KRNET seems to be broken. Thanks, Jim Litchfield S.E. Virginia ___ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail