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0. 12:04 AM - Please Make A Contribution... (Matt Dralle)
1. 05:00 AM - Re: cutting windshield (Tommy Walker)
2. 10:08 AM - Re: 8mm vs AN5 prop bolts (akflyer)
3. 07:44 PM - Re: cutting windshield (airjunkee)
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| Subject: | Re: cutting windshield |
Hi,
A trick that the Zenith builders use is an Olfa Knife and a straight edge. The
Olfa is great for cutting thin (.016 - .032) aluminum and plastics like Lexan.
You just have to finish off the cut edge with a file. I wouldn't be without
an Olfa knife, available at Home Depot and other places.
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Tommy Walker
N8701 - Anniston, AL
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| Subject: | Re: 8mm vs AN5 prop bolts |
carlisle wrote:
> Boy, you'd think they would too. I was watching mine today from the outside
while my son started it. For a couple of seconds after the engine catches and
the rpm is climbing to a smooth idle, the blades are whipping all over the place.
I'd guess conservatively that the tips oscillate in kind of a 'Dutch roll'
motion up to 4 inches in both the longitudinal and axial planes. Yet, after
3 hours with the new prop now and with no loosening of the bolts after torquing
them on installation and once again after a ground runup, the above mentioned
tapes that act as indicators of inappropriate blade root movement are fine.
>
> I'd guess the issue here has more to do with the flexibility of the carbon fiber
blades. They're just as 'strong' by whatever definition you'd like to apply
as the wooden blades they replaced, but have different dynamic qualities.
Did my first short cross country with the new prop today. Smooth as glass and
very enjoyable.
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> Chris
The clutch takes every bit of vibration and chatter out. For cold starts nothing
beats having a clutch on the prop!
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| Subject: | Re: cutting windshield |
Hello
I have found that the best way to make a new windshield is to use the old one as
a template. Cut a 4x8 sheet of plywood(1/2 inch) to the desired shape with a
combination of circular saw with straight edge and jig shaw for the tight inside
curves. Place the new sheet of lexan over the plywood and clamp as required.
Use a trim router with a flush cutting bit to cut out the windshield. You will
find that the cuts are very smooth and require no additional sanding. Now
save the plywood template, next time a windshield is needed it will take all
of 10 minutes to cut another one.
Shawn
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