KR> Fixing a mistake

2012-12-17 Thread brian.kr...@eamanufacturing.com
That will be fine. You will actually wind up with a stronger spar that way. Original Message Subject: KR> Fixing a mistake From: "Gary Robison" List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org Date: Mon, December 17, 2012 9:22 am To: "KRnet" I made a wrong cut on my rear main spar (AS airfoi

KR> New plane

2012-12-17 Thread brian.kr...@eamanufacturing.com
Happy to report that I am now the new owner of a Mustang 2!!! In KR related news that means the bad news is that I might not finish my 2S project. The good news is that I might sell a very nice project. The even better news is that I might start using my free time to start working on my 4 pl

KR> retract removal

2012-11-29 Thread brian.kr...@eamanufacturing.com
I think I have removed three sets now. One plane had the wings open at the ends of the stubs so I was able to remove the spring bar by just unbolting everything and pulling it out the end in one piece. The other two had plywood or glass covering the ends of the stubs so I cut the bar in two or th

KR> Ray Fuenzalida

2012-11-29 Thread brian.kr...@eamanufacturing.com
Anyone have a phone number for Ray they can send me at br...@eamanufacturing.com? Or Ray, if you are reading can you call me at 904-536-1780.

KR> Re: Carbs for VW based engines

2012-11-24 Thread brian.kr...@eamanufacturing.com
My cable was fairly short since I had the linear gear rack to rotary contraption mounted on the back side of the firewall. My cable was somewhere around a foot or so long IIRC and had no issues with flex or leaking. I removed the choke from mine and welded blocks on two intake manifolds right whe

KR> Carbs for VW based engines

2012-11-23 Thread brian.kr...@eamanufacturing.com
I had one on a GP 2180. The Zenith's have a mixture control, but they use a needle valve that screws in and out. I used a Dremmel flex shaft to a pinion gear inside a machined block with a rack gear connected to a regular push pull mixture control knob and it worked beautifully. I liked the carb

KR> KR spotting

2012-10-12 Thread brian.kr...@eamanufacturing.com
So who was it that I saw two Saturdays ago with the trailer pulling a KR project on I-95 going north in the Daytona Beach area? Do we have a new builder?

KR> KR spotting

2012-10-12 Thread brian.kr...@eamanufacturing.com
So who was it that I saw two Saturdays ago with the trailer pulling a KR project on I-95 going north in the Daytona Beach area? Do we have a new builder?

KR> Monumental occasion

2012-09-26 Thread brian.kr...@eamanufacturing.com
Yesterday was a very special day. I took my 2S project down from hanging from the rafters in my garage where it has been for the last three or four years. It is now sitting ready for the move to its new hanger where my wife and I will finish building it into our dream plane. Until now the bigges

Fw: KR> Looking for a local builder

2012-09-20 Thread brian.kr...@eamanufacturing.com
I am near Jacksonville if you are heading south. There are two other KRs at the airpark I am moving to. Original Message Subject: Re: Fw: KR> Looking for a local builder From: "John O'Conner" List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org Date: Tue, September 18, 2012 6:40 am To: "KRnet" T

KR> KR2 fanatic?

2012-09-20 Thread brian.kr...@eamanufacturing.com
I would have to count, but believe I still have you beat. Original Message Subject: KR> KR2 fanatic? From: Rudi Venter List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org Date: Wed, September 19, 2012 6:53 am To: KRnet Hi to all the KR lovers out there! I believe I now officially qualified as a

KR> how many

2012-09-18 Thread brian.kr...@eamanufacturing.com
And two other KRs and two Corvair legends as neighbors. Original Message Subject: Re: KR> how many From: "Tim" List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org Date: Sat, September 15, 2012 10:28 am To: "KRnet" Awesome Brian!!! & No more worries about what's parked/placed in your 'Drivew

KR> how many

2012-09-14 Thread brian.kr...@eamanufacturing.com
Unfortunately I have to miss it again this year. Fortunately the reason I will miss it is because I will be moving into my new airpark house with a 50' X 60' hanger! Finally will get the 2S down from the rafters and have a place to start working on it again! Gathering 2013 here we come! --

KR> differences between the KR2 and KR2S

2012-09-11 Thread brian.kr...@eamanufacturing.com
Only 3,000 RPM? I seem to recall that mine was 3,200. When I changed to the new Sterba prop I believe it increased to 3,400. I vaguely seem to remember a 10MPH or so speed increase, but what I can't forget is the dramatic increase in climb rate. Original Message Subject: KR>

KR> Diehl Gear Width Dimensions

2012-08-27 Thread brian.kr...@eamanufacturing.com
Actually it is two brackets. Grove does not sell them. You need to make your own. I can send pictures of the brackets on the one I have for sale if anyone wants them. Mine were welded then heat treated. Original Message Subject: RE: KR> Diehl Gear Width Dimensions From: "Dan

KR> Diehl Gear Width Dimensions

2012-08-27 Thread brian.kr...@eamanufacturing.com
And remember that I have a KR with gun drilled Grove gear, gear mounts, and Matco wheels and brakes for sale for about the cost of the gear alone. br...@eamanufacturing.com 904-536-1780 Original Message Subject: RE: KR> Diehl Gear Width Dimensions From: "Dan Heath" List-Post

KR> N981JF

2012-08-23 Thread brian.kr...@eamanufacturing.com
Congratulations. Good to see you back in a KR. Now if I can ever get the time... Original Message Subject: KR> N981JF From: "Mark Langford" List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org Date: Thu, August 23, 2012 8:07 pm To: "KRnet" Speaking of Jim Faughn's airplane, I recently bought it

KR> Fw: Good Hints

2012-08-07 Thread brian.kr...@eamanufacturing.com
So if the hundreds of people on the KRNet all return your email saying not to post stuff like this to the list will you stop doing it? Read the rules, bottom of this email and all the other KRnet emails. Original Message Subject: KR> Fw: Good Hints From: mike miller List-Post:

KR> Spins

2012-07-26 Thread brian.kr...@eamanufacturing.com
I know someone that got into a spin after a botched loop. He said that it would not recover until he grabbed the bottom of the instrument panel and pulled himself as far forward as he could go. That story makes me a bit leary of trying a spin in a KR. Original Message Subject:

KR> KR project for sale with Grove gear

2012-07-18 Thread brian.kr...@eamanufacturing.com
Dropping this to $2,400. A great deal! Original Message Subject: KR> KR project for sale with Grove gear From: List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org Date: Sun, July 01, 2012 10:36 am To: "KRnet" I have just listed one of my KRs for sale. It is time to get it out of the garage s

KR> Mixture Meter update

2012-07-18 Thread brian.kr...@eamanufacturing.com
I used a mixture meter on my KR and loved it. The sensor I used was the one that Aircraft Spruce sells. Found out after buying it that it was just a standard automotive sensor. They make heated and unheated sensors. The heated ones have four wires and preheat so they work sooner. That is not a

KR> Anyone use FR4 for construction or repairs?

2012-07-02 Thread brian.kr...@eamanufacturing.com
FR4 for circuit boards is not made to be structural. I have seen a lot of boards that are more epoxy than fiberglass. What you want in your structural laminates is more glass and less epoxy. Original Message Subject: Re: KR> Anyone use FR4 for construction or repairs? From: "T

KR> Wing Gap Covers

2012-07-02 Thread brian.kr...@eamanufacturing.com
If you do use vinyl get the removable kind. Original Message Subject: RE: KR> Wing Gap Covers From: "Clayton" List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org Date: Sun, July 01, 2012 6:33 pm To: "'KRnet'" Cc: 'Dan Heath' I use white vinyl like the lettering for n numbers. It's fairly cheap,

KR> KR project for sale with Grove gear

2012-07-01 Thread brian.kr...@eamanufacturing.com
And if you buy both the plane and the engine Dan and I will buy you lunch! Original Message Subject: RE: KR> KR project for sale with Grove gear From: "Dan Heath" List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org Date: Sun, July 01, 2012 12:57 pm To: "'KRnet'" If you need an engine for this, I

KR> KR project for sale with Grove gear

2012-07-01 Thread brian.kr...@eamanufacturing.com
Sorry for reposting. Just realized I posted this add without changing the subject line. I have just listed one of my KRs for sale. It is time to get it out of the garage so I have room to finish the Pietenpol and my 2S. This KR was completed, but I have sold the engine and a previous left a wi

KR> "TYP"

2012-07-01 Thread brian.kr...@eamanufacturing.com
I have just listed one of my KRs for sale. It is time to get it out of the garage so I have room to finish the Pietenpol and my 2S. This KR was completed, but I have sold the engine and a previous left a wing outside root up and it filled up with water and was destroyed. I do have a new set of s

KR> Jeff Scott

2012-06-16 Thread brian.kr...@eamanufacturing.com
Jeff Scott, can you give me a call at 904-536-1780. I would like to talk to you about taking a look at a plane in your area for me. If anyone has jeff's number or email address can you email it to me at br...@eamanufacturing.com. Thanks. Now back to our regularly scheduled KRNet.

KR> KR project for sale

2012-03-26 Thread brian.kr...@eamanufacturing.com
I am selling one of my KR projects to make room for finishing my 2S. It is a standard KR. Fuselage and tail are complete. It has basic sling seats. A previous owner had the wings leaning up against his house while taxiing around his farm and one wing was root up and filled with water and was d

KR> SNF, camping, and landing lights, oh my!

2012-03-26 Thread brian.kr...@eamanufacturing.com
our Mustang? Jeff York Georgetown Scott County FAA airport of the year KR2 2010 Gathering Peoples Choice, Best Interior 2011 Air Fest Best Experimental, Best Instrument Sent from my HTC smartphone on the Now Network from Sprint! - Reply message - From: brian.kr...@eamanufacturing.com T

KR> Re: Landing light

2012-03-25 Thread brian.kr...@eamanufacturing.com
Sometime before Oshkosh I will be introducing a new LED landing light that blows away all other LED landing lights and even the standard 4509 100W halogen bulb. It will draw about 40W of power. I will be demoing the light at Sun N Fun at the semi annual unofficial KR BS and drinking party tha

KR> SNF, camping, and landing lights, oh my!

2012-03-25 Thread brian.kr...@eamanufacturing.com
Sorry for the late notice, just figured out I was posting in HTML and all my posts were being ignored. After a few year lapse it is time one again to resurrect the KR BBQ at Sun N Fun. It will be Saturday the 31st starting around 6 PM in the same spot as usual. For the uninformed that is at the

KR> test2

2012-03-25 Thread brian.kr...@eamanufacturing.com
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