---------------------------------------------------------- Kitfox-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Tue 03/29/11: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 03:24 PM - Carbon Kitfox Crafters (WurlyBird) 2. 07:09 PM - westtach egt troubleshooting (jridgway) 3. 08:13 PM - Re: westtach egt troubleshooting (akflyerbob) 4. 10:37 PM - Re: Carbon Kitfox Crafters (Guy Buchanan) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 03:24:02 PM PST US Subject: Kitfox-List: Carbon Kitfox Crafters From: "WurlyBird" If you have seen some of my other posts you know I am trying to learn a thing or two about composites and how to use them. So here is one thing I wanted to attempt, carbon fiber coating an existing part. The unfortunate thing is that you end up with the original part plus the weight of the carbon and the resin but it should look really good when complete and it is pretty simple to do. So here is what one of the McBeans gas cap fairings looks like coated in 2x2 twill 3k carbon. It is still raw and will look better once the resin is applied and sanded (3 thin coats). It was applied by using black gel coat as the adhesive which fills in any gaps with black. So far it has been fun to do and I will be applying the resin here shortly so maybe that will change. Just thought some of you might like the look. By the way, I may or may not use that part, I am still playing with options. -------- James Kitfox 3 / 582 / 70" IVO 2 blade GA 50 hrs on the Fox in between deployments, now she lies in wait Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=335438#335438 Attachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/photo2_173.jpg http://forums.matronics.com//files/photo_162.jpg ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 07:09:45 PM PST US Subject: Kitfox-List: westtach egt troubleshooting From: "jridgway" i lost one side of my dual egt gaugegs yesterday. i tested the probes and got the exspected 3 ohms from each probe. anybody have hints on testing the actual gauge? Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=335464#335464 ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 08:13:21 PM PST US Subject: Kitfox-List: Re: westtach egt troubleshooting From: "akflyerbob" Have you tried to switch the leads on the back of the gauge to see if the low reading goes to the other on needle? -------- Bob Wolfe..Soldotna, Alaska KF Mod I and III Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=335472#335472 ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 10:37:14 PM PST US From: Guy Buchanan Subject: Re: Kitfox-List: Carbon Kitfox Crafters On 3/29/2011 2:54 PM, WurlyBird wrote: > So here is what one of the McBeans gas cap fairings looks like coated in 2x2 twill 3k carbon. It is still raw and will look better once the resin is applied and sanded (3 thin coats). I'm guessing what you want is a carbon "looking" part as an end result. Not sure what parts you'd do that for on a Kitfox, but it might be fun. Now the normal process would be to take the KLLC part and stick it to a piece of melamine and then lay-up a female tool out of gel-coat and fiberglass. You'd then vacuum bag male carbon parts out of the tool. This gives you a really nice finish on the outside, one that can be lightly sanded and then clear-coated for a spectacular finish. The hard part of doing it your way is getting a final product without bubbles. It's really hard to get a "solid" layer of resin over weave, without milkiness or bubbles. And you can't really keep a lot of resin in a male part because the resin squeezes out the male corners and pools in the female corners. One thing you might try is to put your part in a vacuum chamber after laying on a coat or resin. This will help force out any trapped air. Good luck! Guy Buchanan Ramona, CA Kitfox IV-1200 / 592-C / Warp 3cs / 500 hrs. and grounded ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message kitfox-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Kitfox-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/kitfox-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/kitfox-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.