3D H9 1/3 Cap 232 - Blast from the past!!!

[skunkwurk]

thanks terry

 

[jaybird]

thanks Jaybird, do you coat the mount in thinned epoxy or use some other sealant? I used thinned epoxy, but its a balance, too much alcohol makes it rubbery and it crumbles. Too little and it's thick and heavy.

Yes I coat it. I have used thinned epoxy like Terry said and I have used finishing resin just because I had it handy. Either one does the trick
I actually bolt it to the firewall and coat mount/firewall all at once. Locks it in place but can be tapped loose pretty easily if it needs to come off.

 

[49dimes]

Like every ones sayin....Excellent "skunkwurk" Excellent.

 

[Terryscustom]

Sorry, I was using epoxy resin.....not actual epoxy. Regular epoxy is too heavy to use as a sealant IMHO.

 

[skunkwurk]

yea, I sealed the mount with epoxy, it added .18 oz. surprising... that's why i started asking around, I knew it was heavy but didn't think it would add as much as it did.

 

[skunkwurk]

Like every ones sayin....Excellent "skunkwurk" Excellent.

thanks dimes, i appreciate it buddy.

 

[stangflyer]

Thanks for the help guys. If at first or second you don't succeed, try again. Take a look, I think I got it. I was able to shave 3.18oz, the mount now weighs 4.88 oz. This is 1.98oz more than the aluminum stand-offs. Not bad I think, I was shooting for about ~2 oz of weight to balance the plane. The mount now weighs less than the spinner...

btw- sorry about the orientation of the images, I thought I posted them right side up. Some are rotated 90 degrees.

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Very nice.....

 

[skunkwurk]

Very nice.....

Thanks stangflyer.

Btw- your new plane looks awesome. You mentioned there was an other in NJ, is it a public listing?

 

[stangflyer]

Thanks stangflyer.

Btw- you're new plane looks awesome. You mentioned there was an other in NJ, is it a public listing?

Thank you... yes it is public. Dan Campus known as superman on that other site. Freaking incredible plane.

 

[skunkwurk]

Hi Guys, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to the GSN crew.

I've been busy with the family but I got a little time to finish up the motor box wiring, final adjustments on the throttle linkage and even had a little time to cut the cowl exhaust venting. What a PITA that was... I still have some sanding to do to clean up some of the lines on the vents, but OK for now. Once I get the baffles done I'll need to recheck CG, I should be ready for ground testing at that point.