Any have 6 x AN6H-55A bolts you don’t need
Phil Matheson
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Hi Paul,
Thank you so much for your feedback.
Kind regards,
Henni
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From: KRnet [mailto:krnet-boun...@list.krnet.org] On Behalf Of Paul V via KRnet
Sent: Saturday, 26 August 2017 7:54 PM
To: KRnet
Cc: Paul V
Subject: Re: KR> Wood Varnish used
A good quality s
A good quality spar urethane is the bast thing to use now days.
Paul Visk
*Belleville Il.*
*618 406 4705*
On Sat, Aug 26, 2017 at 12:21 PM, Hendrik van Rooyen via KRnet <
krnet@list.krnet.org> wrote:
> Hi again everyone,
>
> Those with the bare wood side interiors, especially those nice looking
Hi again everyone,
Those with the bare wood side interiors, especially those nice looking
yellowish wood cockpit interiors:
What did you use to treat the wood sections inside your fuselage? I intend to
also leave my interior sides bare, but I also want that nice yellow looking
wood effect.
Ki
I'm using hoop pine in my KR-2S. It's 10% heavier than spruce but also 15%
stronger. It was approved as a substitute for spruce and douglas fir
during WW2. I think they built Mosquito bombers with it.
I buy first grade timber from a boat building supplier and cut it to size.
As John says, you l
I actually imported a rough sawn piece of 8" x 2" spruce to Australia through a
local lumber yard and cut it down and smoothed to size myself. Didn't take very
long and worked out heaps cheaper. Had to work around a couple of faults in the
core of the flitch however and have the results inspecte
I found this article about the topic of wood deterioration in aircraft. The
short version I got was that it's dampness related, cant be prevented with
paint and varnish, but can be prevented with other preservatives, and requires
visual inspection to keep on top of, and dont store plane outdoor
At 07:24 AM 6/17/2014, you wrote:
>Does anyone know what the minimum grain count (rings per inch) I
>should be looking for.
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http://www.eaa.org/en/eaa/aviation-communities-and-interests/homebuilt-aircraft-and-homebuilt-aircraft-
Gentlemen and ladies, though I would consider myself not well versed in
fiberglass laminating I do consider myself as better than average in would
working and finishing using various types of glue in various kinds of wood
together.
Weather hand carving a propeller using two different kinds of
that's ok ,I will have parts youll need like grove brakes ,wheels and
other such stuff . it will be no the net soon
thanks
mike
On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 9:14 PM, Adam Tippin wrote:
> Thanks for the offer. But I'm really interested in ground up build.
> On Aug 15, 2013 9:13 PM, "Adam Tippin" w
Thanks for the offer. But I'm really interested in ground up build.
On Aug 15, 2013 9:13 PM, "Adam Tippin" wrote:
> Its from wicks.
> On Aug 15, 2013 8:54 PM, "Richard Kaczmarek" <
> fastlittleairplanes at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Who gave you the price? Wick's aircraft supply has the wood kit list
Its from wicks.
On Aug 15, 2013 8:54 PM, "Richard Kaczmarek"
wrote:
> Who gave you the price? Wick's aircraft supply has the wood kit listed in
> their catalog that should give you a good comparison.
>
> Richard
> KR-2 waiting FAA inspection
> Marysville, OH
> On Aug 15, 2013 8:30 PM, "Adam Tippi
Richard,
are you looking for a project, I am going to sell mine. I haven't listed
it, because I have so much extra stuff I haven't got to organize it yet .
if interested mail me off line. For others who is reading this I will make
it available soon on kr net first.
On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 8:30 P
Who gave you the price? Wick's aircraft supply has the wood kit listed in
their catalog that should give you a good comparison.
Richard
KR-2 waiting FAA inspection
Marysville, OH
On Aug 15, 2013 8:30 PM, "Adam Tippin" wrote:
> I received a quote of 2,198 for all the wood for a kr2s. Does this pr
I received a quote of 2,198 for all the wood for a kr2s. Does this price
seem fair?
Correct about the splice. A pure endgrain to endgrain joint is pretty
useless. If you are going to use a plug, the endgrain to endgrain
portion splice WILL create a poor glued joint, and the gradual change
to facegrain to facegrain will improve the joint. However, because
the end grain has
Anyone have an old wooden prop that fits an O-200? Need to test run my engine
while waiting for my new Sterba to arrive.
All,
I have recently posted my wood kit on this list but I keep getting bounces from
mylist... So if this is redundant please forgive me.
I have in the original shipping crates a spruce kit and mahogany plywood kit an
a set of KR-2 plans I would like to sell. I would like $1000 for the lot a
, September 06, 2011 9:09 AM
To: kr...@mylist.net
Subject: KR> wood
I used clear edge grain Douglas-fir 3/4" thick, boards from a local lumber
yard in building my KR2. Have to be sure it meets specs in grain run-nout,
no knots, etc.
For the longerons I planed it to 5/8" thickness (left
I used clear edge grain Douglas-fir 3/4" thick, boards from a local lumber yard
in building my KR2. Have to be sure it meets specs in grain run-nout, no
knots, etc.
For the longerons I planed it to 5/8" thickness (left the height at 3/4",
dampened the longerons and bent gradually over several
Here's another link that may be the same thing or supplemental and it is also
free to download.
http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/products/publications/several_pubs.php?grouping_id=100&header_id=p
Dennis ...
--- On Fri, 12/24/10, Robin Macdonald wrote:
From: Robin Macdonald
Subject: KR
Hi Guys,
Have a look at the FAA AC 43-13-16 gives a lot of good information on wood.
glues, fastners etc all sorts of material etc.
Robin.
esome but be real
--- On Mon, 2/15/10, Fred Johnson wrote:
From: Fred Johnson
Subject: RE: KR> Wood Engine Spacers
To: lt1corve...@earthlink.net, "'KRnet'"
List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org
Date: Monday, February 15, 2010, 10:49 AM
I have a question and maybe someone might
I have a question and maybe someone might be smarter than me that can
explain it (ok almost everyone is smarter than me:) )
In the construction industry every "engineered component" must undergo fire
rating tests and certain assemblies, I.E; floor joist with subfloor and with
or without a ceiling,
"Nice looking setup, but I need to ask. Are those wood spacers between the
engine mount and the fire wall?"
Although I replied to Eric personally, I want to assure anyone else who may
have noticed that yes, those "were" wood spacers between the engine mount and
the firewall. However, since thos
w and only
used by few builders, most KR wood kits ordered from Aircraft Spruce &
Specialties or Wics came with Aerolite 306 adhesive for wood bonding. Aerolite
is a urea-formaldehyde resin and has a cured shear strength of 25,000psi (aprox.
five times the strength of spruce) which is what my fuse
nly
used by few builders, most KR wood kits ordered from Aircraft Spruce &
Specialties or Wics came with Aerolite 306 adhesive for wood bonding.
Aerolite
is a urea-formaldehyde resin and has a cured shear strength of 25,000psi
If any one is interested, my wood turtle deck finally came out at about 9
lbs, which is a little bit heavier than I was hoping for. Just for the record,
if I were doing another one, I would use 1.5/2.0 mm Hoop pine for the ply
frames and skin, ( hoop pine seems to be very springy stuff, but
The equivalent foam version would cost about $100 for foam sheet, foam block
would be about $400-$500 if not more if used, $40 dollars for resin and
about $150 for glass and peel ply, so about $300
--
Chris & netters
I spent $10.00 on a large second hand sheet of 6 inch Wh
Chris & Co.,
I've been toying with the idea of wooden turtle deck for some time.
I'm not that far advanced yet, but am keen to go that way. Partly due weight
& cost, but also as I figure it will save time.
I'm doing my fuse in Hoop Pine ply (being an Aussie also, it's easier to get
here than Spruce
John,
I fabricated mine in 3/32 plywood by cuttin out a oversized pattern, bending it
[by tieing rope around it], spraying it wirh water and drying it. It retained
it's shape. Then I trimmed it to fit after adding another longeron to anchore
the plywood to the fus.
Ron Eason
-- Origin
My wood and foam order arrived today from Wicks.
Looks like I can finally stop dreaming and start building
I will post some updates on my website today.
KRnet
Subject: KR> wood and foam
My wood and foam order arrived today from Wicks.
Looks like I can finally stop dreaming and start building
I will post some updates on my website today.
___
Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/inde
As some of you already know, I still have some months to wait before
starting to build.
My first step, after the "zero step" consisting in preparing the shop, will
be the "boat".
I have some contacts to buy Spruce, here in Italy, but I'm reading lots of
stuff about construction techniques and in on
main simply because I do not want to get involved with structural
testing there. TRUST YOUR GOOD JUDGEMENT
Pat
- Original Message -
From: "Cris."
To: "KRnet"
Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2005 10:14 AM
Subject: KR> Wood replacing
> As some of you already know, I
Does anyone know of a source for a wood crush plate? This engine came with
a prop hub extension but not crush plate.
Greg Martin
I'm sorry, a Metal (alunimum) crush plate for a wood?
- Original Message -
From:
To: "KRnet"
Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 2:27 PM
Subject: Re: KR> Wood Prop Crush for 0-200
> Does anyone know of a source for a wood crush plate? This engine came
> with
&g
Aircraft Spruce sells them, near the props and spinners in the catalog.
Mark Langford, Huntsville, Alabama
see KR2S project N56ML at http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford
email to N56ML "at" hiwaay.net
Aircraft Spruce and Specialty sells them.
Mark Jones (N886MJ)
Wales, WI USA
E-mail me at flyk...@wi.rr.com
Visit my KR-2S CorvAIRCRAFT web site at
http://mywebpage.netscape.com/n886mj
- Original Message -
From:
To: "KRnet"
Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 4:27 PM
Subject: Re
>>"Has anyone tried Aspen wood in their aircraft?"
Patrick, There are several places that list wood properties, here is one:
http://www.woodbin.com/ref/wood/strength_table.htm .
Specific gravity and crushing strength parallel to the grain are the
first properties to consider, but they all are impor
At 12:42 AM 7/9/2005, you wrote:
>Has anyone tried Aspen wood in their aircraft? I searched the archives but
>could find nothing on Aspen. I was looking for Douglas fir at the
>lumberyard and saw some Aspen planks that had a very fine grain (about 18
>lines per inch).
>I'm not sure of the st
Please look in the archives for all the information you want, and a lot
that you don't want, about wood that is suitable for building an aircraft.
This subject has been worked over thoroughly many times.
See you in Mt. Vernon - 2005 - KR Gathering
See N64KR at http://KR-Builder.org - Then click
Has anyone tried Aspen wood in their aircraft? I searched the archives but
could find nothing on Aspen. I was looking for Douglas fir at the lumberyard
and saw some Aspen planks that had a very fine grain (about 18 lines per inch).
I'm not sure of the strength of this wood and wonder if it cou
: Saturday, July 09, 2005 5:42 AM
Subject: KR> wood
> Has anyone tried Aspen wood in their aircraft? I searched the archives but
> could find nothing on Aspen. I was looking for Douglas fir at the
> lumberyard and saw some Aspen planks that had a very fine grain (about 18
> lines pe
Today, 2-May-05 I got confirmation from Israel authority to build KR-2S.
I would like to make wood reservation for the Fuselage.
How can let me know and recommended about the suppliers?
Dubi Gefen
Try;
Aircraft Spruce & Specialty
or
Wicks Aircraft Supply
It's been a while but I'd say that's for building the ailerons.
+
Thanks Bwana - I should have spotted that one. There has been talk of
laminated spar caps recently and this looked like the right size for
that - had me wondering.
Steve J
Ailerons?? Virg
On Sat, 12 Mar 2005 10:11:49 +0200 "Stephen Jacobs"
writes:
> The Aircraft Spruce catalogue (web page) calls for 24' of 1/4" x
> 3NOM
> spruce - what is this for?
>
> Take care
> Steve J
>
>
>
>
> ___
> Search the KRnet Archives at
Any wood will do provided it meets the strength requirements of the original
specified wood. Thus you must know the strength of the wood that you want to
use.
Do not use parts that contain pitch pockets. large loose knots etc. The grain
should be similar to spruce in direction etc. I bought mi
uot;KRnet"
Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 6:13 PM
Subject: Re: KR> Wood
>
> --- patric...@usfamily.net wrote:
>> I used Douglas Fir for the tail feathers on my first
>
> Pat,
> I seen that one of the netters used birch, I was
> thinking poplar or yellow pine as a su
ginal Message -
From: "William Jeffries"
To: "KRnet"
Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 6:13 PM
Subject: Re: KR> Wood
>
> --- patric...@usfamily.net wrote:
>> I used Douglas Fir for the tail feathers on my first
>
> Pat,
> I seen that one of the netters used b
Another reason you guys in the States should get on the Government's
arse regarding their lopsided trade agreements. They think nothing about
letting offshore individuals buy up American Corporations but timber is =
a
whole different matter. Not to sound too political here guys but I have =
What other options are there?
Honduran Mahogany...34lbs/cu.ft
Thank you for opening this avenue - I have access to a variety of woods that I
would never even have considered, eg. African Teak, Mahogany, Rosewood and
Kiaat. Where can I find more info on testing and suit
Glynnis Young wrote:
> What other options are there?
> Honduran Mahogany...34lbs/cu.ft
>
>
>
> Thank you for opening this avenue - I have access to a variety of
> woods that I would never even have considered, eg. African Teak,
> Mahogany, Rosewood and Kiaat. Where can I fi
eone in the
business, and you're not likely to find it at a "lumber yard".
Ron Freiberger
mail to ronandmartha at earthlink.net
-Original Message-
From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net] On
Behalf Of Glynnis Young
Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2005 1:39
nsile,
shear and compression properties, ability to accept glues and finishes,
resistance to fungi, and insects.
- Original Message -
From: "Glynnis Young"
To: "KRnet"
Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2005 1:38 PM
Subject: Re: KR> Wood
> What other options
: krnet-bounces+brian.kraut=engalt@mylist.net
[mailto:krnet-bounces+brian.kraut=engalt@mylist.net]On Behalf Of Ron
Freiberger
Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2005 2:53 PM
To: 'KRnet'
Subject: RE: KR> Wood
The options are many, but knowing it meets the same strength standard is
Hello KR guys,
This may not be an "in" from the local lumber yard but it is a source of
quality sitka spruce.
Marc is a recent supplier over the last three years and is just over the
border close to NW
states. He has brought in thousands of board feet of dimensional sika
spruce from the
Queen
Hi Netters:
Has anyone used any wood species besides sitka spruce.
Since every thing on the fuselage is laminated in
fiberglass I would think the strength would be there.
The spar is another story which I accept.
Thanks, Bill Jeffries
__
Do You Y
Getting hold of quality Spruce at this end of the world is tricky and
expensive. The Australian Standard Specification for Aircraft Material
(1944) "Australian Timbers for use as substitutes for Sitka Spruce"
tells us about other usable
timbers. It certainly does not say "lesser quality than spruc
I don't know about Ausie wood but I built
my horizontal stab., elevator using
Doug fir for my spars. It was nice
vertical straight grain stuff with no
imperfections, as stated in a previous
chat is perfectly acceptable aircraft
wood. And then there's the lamination
thing but I don't want to start
I used Douglas Fir for the tail feathers on my first KR and would have used it
on the wing spars if I hadn't already built them. I got the Douglas Fir from
the trim wood from an old house that was torn down. It was FREE!!!
My inspector, (anyone remember Jack Hickey?) told me to leave it out si
You can get kiln dried Douglas Fir at any lumber yard. All you have to =
do is
sort through the pile a little to make sure you get the right grain
orientation and defect free. Buying several 2x12 20 footers can yield =
almost
all you need to build the bird. Of course you have to run them thru the =
--- patric...@usfamily.net wrote:
> I used Douglas Fir for the tail feathers on my first
Pat,
I seen that one of the netters used birch, I was
thinking poplar or yellow pine as a substitute. I
live here in Iowa and I know that white spruce grows
up in your neck of the woods, pardon the pun, as w
it included the spars as well!!
- Original Message -
From: "William Jeffries"
To: "krnet"
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 7:43 PM
Subject: KR> Wood
> Hi Netters:
>
> Has anyone used any wood species besides sitka spruce.
> Since every thing on the fu
The Aircraft Spruce catalogue (web page) calls for 24' of 1/4" x 3NOM
spruce - what is this for?
Take care
Steve J
At 10:11 AM 3/12/05 +0200, you wrote:
>The Aircraft Spruce catalogue (web page) calls for 24' of 1/4" x 3NOM
>spruce - what is this for?
>Steve J
It's been a while but I'd say that's for building the ailerons.
You cut the aileron out of the wi
Can anyone tell me the life span of wooden spars before they should be
replaced. My project was started in the early 80 (20 years ago) from the
fuselage to
all spars which were checked by an A& P and signed off in the log book, but
the KR-2 wasn't completed, it's always been kept in a building
I'll bet there are a lot of KRs that are over 20years old before they are
born. I know that ours is. I'm not concerned about them.
See N64KR at http://KR-Builder.org - Then click on the pics
There is a time for building and a time for FLYING and the time for building
has expired.
Daniel R. H
Your spars should be fine as long as there is no sign of rot and they have
been kept in a good dry place. Coat them with spar varnish to protect them from
moister. A&P 267938338. have fun.
provide
breathing room.
- Original Message -
From:
To:
Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2005 9:38 PM
Subject: KR> Wood Spars
> Can anyone tell me the life span of wooden spars before they should be
> replaced. My project was started in the early 80 (20 years ago) from the
>
005 8:38 PM
Subject: KR> Wood Spars
> Can anyone tell me the life span of wooden spars before they should be
> replaced. My project was started in the early 80 (20 years ago) from the
> fuselage to
> all spars which were checked by an A& P and signed off in the log book,
For those of you who don't know ;-)
Steve McGee
Endeavor Wi. USA
Building a KR2S widened.
lmc...@maqs.net
Hello Mark,
Yes, I am aware of all you say, simply because I know Jean so well and
have gone though some of his experiences, if you look at my web site all
the wood and resins for my KR came from Jean. I know I brought business
to him, like I want to do for you and I am not asking for a penny. But
When I ordered my wood kits from Rand Robertson some time ago, I did not open
all of the boxes and inventory every piece. I was living in a very small
house and really had no place to build the boat except in the master bedroom.
(I
was single) I only opened and removed the wood as need it. I w
I lost my material list for the plywood. Is this the
>right amount for a Kr2s?
>Chris Theroux
+
In the past the Wick's catalog carried a complete list of the various
KR kits they supplied. I don't know if this was the "offical" list
from RR o
day, September 20, 2003 1:24 AM
Subject: KR>Wood Inventory from Aircraft Spruce
> When I ordered my wood kits from Rand Robertson some time ago, I did not
open
> all of the boxes and inventory every piece. I was living in a very small
> house and really had no place to build the
Chris,
Aircraft Spruce only stocks the KR spruce kits, not complete kits with
plywood. I think your problem
might be with Rand Robinson.
Tom Dalby
Boulder City, NV
- Original Message -
From:
To:
Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 11:24 PM
Subject: KR>Wood Inventory from Aircr
Can anybody help me with an IZOD tester for wood ?? as here in Australia we are
approved to use a local pine called Hoop and I need to test it's properties
first.
The tester uses a weight swinging and striking the test piece and measuring
what the breaking ft/lb is. Maybe some can direct me to
Kruyssen
k...@bigpond.com
- Original Message -
From: "Gavin Donohoe"
To: "KR builders and pilots"
Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 4:30 PM
Subject: KR>wood tester
> Can anybody help me with an IZOD tester for wood ?? as here in Australia
we are approved t
: "Justin"
To:
Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 8:28 PM
Subject: KR>Wood Question
I seen Birch Plywood at the Local wood store. Is this ok for airplanes? I
know a fellow plane builder in my chapter who is building his plane with
Birch but im not sure where he got it. I am no exp
://www.jackandsandycooper.com/kr2
Fayetteville, NC.
- Original Message -
From: "Justin"
To:
Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 8:28 PM
Subject: KR>Wood Question
I seen Birch Plywood at the Local wood store. Is this ok for airplanes? I
know a fellow plane builder in my chapter who is building his plane w
-Original Message-
From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net]On Behalf Of
Scott Cable
Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2003 10:54 AM
To: KR builders and pilots
Subject: Re: KR>Wood Question... Here we go again!
Justin,Here we go again! Did you not read or learn from the last
Ron wrote-
>Kinda like the guy who wanted to use sassafras, which is
>very good smelling when you're working it!
>I wonder what ever happened to the Sassafras guy?
Now hold on just a cotton-pickin' minute! I'll bet you're referring to me,
since I mentioned that the prototype M-19 Flying Squirre
I seen Birch Plywood at the Local wood store. Is this ok for airplanes? I know
a fellow plane builder in my chapter who is building his plane with Birch but
im not sure where he got it. I am no expert in anyway (obvously) on what is
acceptable.
Justin
on.
Mark Jones (N886MJ)
Wales, WI USA
E-mail me at flyk...@wi.rr.com
Visit my KR-2S CorvAIRCRAFT web site at
http://mywebpage.netscape.com/n886mj/homepage.html
- Original Message -
From: "Justin"
To:
Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 7:28 PM
Subject: KR>Wood Question
I see
-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net] On
Behalf Of Justin
Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 6:29 PM
To: kr...@mylist.net
Subject: KR>Wood Question
I seen Birch Plywood at the Local wood store. Is this ok for airplanes?
I know a fellow plane builder in my chapter who is building his pl
Justin,Here we go again! Did you not read or learn from the last time you
posted a question about the type and grade of wood to use and where to purchase
it? Check back in the (recent) archives, and everyone was still saying the
same thing. Purchase your wood from AS&S or Wicks. Assemble you
Aircraft Birch has a good quality control, Virg
On Wed, 7 May 2003 19:28:52 -0500 "Justin" writes:
> I seen Birch Plywood at the Local wood store. Is this ok for
> airplanes? I know a fellow plane builder in my chapter who is
> building his plane with Birch but im not sure where he got
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