From: Majordomo@teleport.com[SMTP:Majordomo@teleport.com] Sent: Thursday, December 11, 1997 7:07 AM To: john bouyea Subject: Majordomo file: list 'krnet-l' file 'v01.n134' -- From: owner-krnet-l-digest@lists.teleport.com (krnet-l-digest) To: krnet-l-digest@lists.teleport.com Subject: krnet-l-digest V1 #134 Reply-To: krnet-l-digest Sender: owner-krnet-l-digest@lists.teleport.com Errors-To: owner-krnet-l-digest@lists.teleport.com Precedence: bulk krnet-l-digest Sunday, October 19 1997 Volume 01 : Number 134 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 18 Oct 1997 22:18:50 -0500 From: rmccall Subject: Re: KR: colored plexi or lexan What about the weight on those old parts? Worth the savings? Let me know how it turns out. May have to do the same thing. Rich McCall Junction City Micheal Mims wrote: > Does anyone know of a good source for green and red plxi glass? I need to > start thinking about aerodynamic nav lights for my wing tips. > > Also I don't plan on spending the extra $$$ on expensive strobes and plan to > use a heavy duty flasher from a older US built auto to flash a single > element brake light bulb in a red lens (beacon / anti-collision) atop the > vertical (or inside the vertical, ala F-18) Should work just fine. Thoughts? > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Micheal Mims > Just Plane Nutts in Irvine Ca. > mailto:mikemims@pacbell.net > http://home.pacbell.net/mikemims ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 18 Oct 1997 22:46:59 -0000 From: " Mike Filbrandt" Subject: KR: Re: TEST TEST TEST Mine hasn't been either. Mike - ---------- > From: MARVIN MCCOY > To: krnet-l@teleport.com > Subject: KR: TEST TEST TEST > Date: Saturday, October 18, 1997 2:08 PM > > ---------------------- > Just testing. My e-mail does not seem to be getting through!!! > > Marvin McCoy > Seattle, WA. North end of Boeing field > Mr.Marvin@worldnet.att.net > ------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 18 Oct 1997 22:01:53 -0700 From: Micheal Mims Subject: Re: KR: colored plexi or lexan At 10:18 PM 10/18/97 -0500, rmccall wrote: >What about the weight on those old parts? Worth the savings? Let me know how it >turns out. May have to do the same thing. > >Rich McCall >Junction City Rich, you lost me. What weight and what old parts? The truck flasher may weigh 6 or 7 oz at the most if that's what your talking about. Light bulb fittings and wire are also minimal. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Micheal Mims Just Plane Nutts in Irvine Ca. mailto:mikemims@pacbell.net http://home.pacbell.net/mikemims ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 18 Oct 1997 22:02:43 -0700 From: Micheal Mims Subject: Re: KR: Re: TEST TEST TEST At 10:46 PM 10/18/97 -0000, Mike Filbrandt wrote: >Mine hasn't been either. > >Mike > About 40% of my post to the krnet do not show up, I dont know whats up?!? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Micheal Mims Just Plane Nutts in Irvine Ca. mailto:mikemims@pacbell.net http://home.pacbell.net/mikemims ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 18 Oct 1997 23:41:20 -0700 From: Micheal Mims Subject: KR: Progress Non-Sports fans, The fiberglass skin on the upper surface of the left stub wing was finally cured enough to do a "step test", you can pretty much step any where in the area of my aux fuel tank without problems. That tri-ply cloth may be heavy, but man is it ever strong! This morning I spent about 3 hours doing little odd jobs that you seem to never get around to, like adjusting all the shackle bolts and installing cotter pins. I also took the aileron pulleys off and gave them a shot of grease and used large washers on each side when I reinstalled them, I have heard this is good practice incase the bearing fails the pulley will not fall off the bolt. I made aluminum spacers that slip over the cable retaining bolts so the space between the pulley and retainer is now much smaller, not that I thought it was to large before but now I feel very confident they are closer to perfect! I also gave all my wing attach fitting bolts one last torque check before I foam them all in. For the most part they were all still pretty tight. I use a 1/4 inch drive socket set to check them along with my calibrated elbow. I think you could do some damage if you went at them with a 3/8 drive, I guess what I am trying to say is the 1/4 inch set makes the process more idiot proof! :o) Tonight I installed all the foam for the right stub wing. I plan to sand it down and glass it first thing tomorrow morning. I also installed the rest of the foam for the left root fillet. Should look pretty cool when its done! Oh yea I also floxed in my homemade gas cap and it looks really good! Amazing what you can do with this fiberglassing stuff! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Micheal Mims Just Plane Nutts in Irvine Ca. mailto:mikemims@pacbell.net http://home.pacbell.net/mikemims ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 18 Oct 1997 21:10:12 -0700 From: "John F. Esch" Subject: Re: KR: colored plexi or lexan guys I know this might sound a little "way out there" but how about Monocote. I don't know if it will iron to the pexi or lex but you can get it in red and green transparent colors. Monocote is used for covering R\C aircraft and if it would iron to pexi or lex and stay, it could probably be used. Or what about using the paint they use to paint R\C cars? It sprays on plastic and comes in a wide range of colors. I think I have spent too much time around R\C stuff, 15+ years. John F. Esch Salem, OR rmccall wrote: > What about the weight on those old parts? Worth the savings? Let me > know how it > turns out. May have to do the same thing. > > Rich McCall > Junction City > > Micheal Mims wrote: > > > Does anyone know of a good source for green and red plxi glass? I > need to > > start thinking about aerodynamic nav lights for my wing tips. > > > > Also I don't plan on spending the extra $$$ on expensive strobes and > plan to > > use a heavy duty flasher from a older US built auto to flash a > single > > element brake light bulb in a red lens (beacon / anti-collision) > atop the > > vertical (or inside the vertical, ala F-18) Should work just fine. > Thoughts? > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Micheal Mims > > Just Plane Nutts in Irvine Ca. > > mailto:mikemims@pacbell.net > > http://home.pacbell.net/mikemims ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 19 Oct 1997 00:11:04 -0700 From: David Moore Subject: Re: KR: colored plexi or lexan(strobe) Doug, What a great idea, I never thought of a alarm strobe. And from Radio Shack!! Dave Moore At 11:35 AM 10/18/97 -0400, you wrote: >I spent $20 on my strobe and it wotks great. Bought a 12 volt burgalar alarm >strobe from Radio Shack. It is approx 5" diameter. I removed the globe and >the strobe bulb. I set the strobe bulb in a boat tail light lens, stabilized >with foam, mounted on the belly of my VariEZE. I put the power supply (now >only 5"x1") under my seat and ran wire from the power supply to the bulb. > >Doug in PA > > ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 19 Oct 1997 00:15:00 -0700 From: Micheal Mims Subject: Re: KR: colored plexi or lexan At 09:10 PM 10/18/97 -0700, John F. Esch wrote: >guys > >I know this might sound a little "way out there" but how about >Monocote. I don't know if it will iron to the pexi or lex but you can >get it in red and green transparent colors. Monocote is used for >covering R\C aircraft and if it would iron to pexi or lex and stay, it >could probably be used. Or what about using the paint they use to paint >R\C cars? It sprays on plastic and comes in a wide range of colors. >I think I have spent too much time around R\C stuff, 15+ years. > >John F. Esch NO actually that's not a bad idea, I thought of the paint thing and was planing to proceed down that road if I couldn't locate any colored plexi. Hey RCing is cool, I loved it and still do! I built and crashed my first control line model at age 11, finally got the hang of it the second time around! Graduated up to larger CL airplanes at age 13, built and flew my first "REAL" CL airplane at 14. I think it was called a Nobler? It used a K&B 30 and 60 foot cables! What a kick for a little kid! Got into model rocketry in Jr High and eventually became president of our club. Built my first radio controlled airplane called an Eaglet back in the 80's. I must have built 100s of RC planes after that! Great Planes Sporters, Kaos and Super Kaos, Telemasters, Top Flight Coursair and P-47, CG J-3 Cub, and many more! My 10 year old son is into RCs and CL models and I get a kick out of it! Needless to say my RC career came to a screeching halt when I discovered REAL airplanes. Maybe some day I will have the time and money to get back into it. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Micheal Mims Just Plane Nutts in Irvine Ca. mailto:mikemims@pacbell.net http://home.pacbell.net/mikemims ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 19 Oct 1997 00:19:14 -0700 From: Micheal Mims Subject: Re: KR: colored plexi or lexan(strobe) At 12:11 AM 10/19/97 -0700, David Moore wrote: I put the power supply (now only 5"x1") under my seat and ran wire from the power supply to the bulb. >> >>Doug in PA Do you have to use special wire from the power supply to the bulb? Or is it just plain old non-shielded wire? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Micheal Mims Just Plane Nutts in Irvine Ca. mailto:mikemims@pacbell.net http://home.pacbell.net/mikemims ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 19 Oct 1997 07:57:15 -0700 From: Donald Reid Subject: Re: KR: Progress Micheal Mims wrote: > I also took the aileron pulleys off and gave them a shot of > grease and used large washers on each side when I reinstalled them, I have > heard this is good practice incase the bearing fails the pulley will not > fall off the bolt. This should be an absolute requirement, both on pulleys and also on rod bearing ends. > I made aluminum spacers that slip over the cable > retaining bolts so the space between the pulley and retainer is now much > smaller, not that I thought it was to large before but now I feel very > confident they are closer to perfect! This is also another one that should be an absolute. If I were an FAA inspector or DAR, I won't sign off on a project that didn't do these. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Micheal Mims > Just Plane Nutts in Irvine Ca. > mailto:mikemims@pacbell.net > http://home.pacbell.net/mikemims - -- Don Reid mailto:donreid@erols.com http://www.erols.com/donreid/kr_page.htm ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 19 Oct 1997 09:02:08 -0400 (EDT) From: Steen8751A@aol.com Subject: Re: KR: colored plexi or lexan(strobe) Wire size? I used the same wire that the radio is hooked up with, 20 or 22ga? The wire is not shielded, just insulated. I went out and measured the box. When you remove the reflector globe and bulb the remainder becomes a nice compact strobe power supply. The actual dimensions are 3 3/4" diamater by 1 1/4" thick. Power input is 230 ma. I guess the weight of the power supply to be 4 ounces. Doug in PA ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 19 Oct 1997 10:57:08 -0400 (EDT) From: LVav8r@aol.com Subject: Re: KR: KR PINS In a message dated 97-10-19 10:31:51 EDT, Ross writes: << John Bouyea had bought some nifty KR pins from an outfit called Oshkosh Personalizing. I called directory assistance for Oshkosh and... no listing. Anyone heard of these folks out there? I thought I would commission a KRNET pin. -- Ross >> Hey Ross, A friend of mine just showed me a catalog from a company that makes custom pins. That was 2 or 3 weeks ago but he probably still has it. I'll find out the name of the company and get a phone number and forward it to you as soon as I can. Sounds like a good idea and a way to raise a little more $$ to operate KRNet. I'll buy one! Anyone else? Tom Kilgore Las Vegas, NV LVav8r@aol.com KR-2S 2% complete __I__ _______( X )_______ o/ \o ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 19 Oct 1997 11:06:01 -0400 (EDT) From: EagleGator@aol.com Subject: KR: Posa Carbs Here's a thread we haven't beat up for a while. I had ignored previous posts about Posa carbs because I "knew" I wasn't going to use one, but guess what? The carb on the engine I bought is a Posa with mixture adjustment, anyone have experience with it? I've heard the horror stories about Posa, but have also heard that some folks swear by them. If someone can tell me how, I'm going to use it, otherwise I'll be in the market for another carb. Thanks for your help! Cheers! Rick Junkin EagleGator@aol.com St. Charles MO "Now I have ALL the parts!" ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 19 Oct 1997 11:32:32 -0500 From: "Hartman, Malcolm L (New Orleans JRB)" Subject: RE: KR: KR-2 for Sale For Sale: KR-2S, fuselage in boat stage with the plywood firewall installed, tailpost installed, and forward interior plywood floor and sides installed. Spars are completed and the main (inboard) spar has been drilled for the WAF. List of items included in sale: Plans with KR-2S supplement Wood kit Plywood kit Wing attach fittings with hardware Foam, 1ea 2"X4'X8', 2 ea 1"X4'X8' Stainless and fiberfrax for firewall Aluminum brackets and hindges Cleveland wheels/brakes, tires, tubes, and axels Cleveland master cylinders, fittings and brake lines Diehl landing gear struts and castings Nose gear with wheel, tire tube, and axel Engine mount for nose gear Top deck composite kit from R.R. with canopy and canopy frame Control cables with pulleys and turnbuckles Type 4 engine case and heads Located in New Orleans Louisiana area. >---------- >From: EagleGator@aol.com[SMTP:EagleGator@aol.com] >Sent: Saturday, October 18, 1997 9:47PM >To: krnet-l@teleport.com >Subject: Re: KR: KR-2 for Sale > >In a message dated 97-10-17 01:02:21 EDT, you write: > ><< Netters, > > Looking for a bone stock KR-2 project? Just looked at this one this > evening. Thought I would pass it along since it's not been advertised yet. > If I had a little extra cash you wouldn't hear about it. Original builder > deceased. This project is a real beauty. All wood work basically done. > Best wood working job I've seen to date in a KR-2 - bar none. Has original > Rand retract (positive pin locking mechanism installed) with mechanical > brakes, but could very easily be retrofitted for fixed gear if desired. > Horizontal stab. (with trim tab and Mac servo control installed) and rudder > ready for paint. Some control components installed. Most materials to > finish - factory premolds (forward deck, gas tank, canopy frame, rear deck, > and wing tips). Foam and fiberglass included. Center spar installed with > fittings, outer ones completed. Revmaster cowling. Brand new zero time > Revmaster 2100D (75hp) with optional side oil drain on the case, Bendix > dual-headed mag, starter, Rev-Flo carb., oil filter, oil cooler (mounted > beneath engine), motor mount. Engine is clean, clean. Owner also has a > zero time Revmaster 2100DT (turbo) - might sell this engine with the project > instead of the 2100D - who knows? I'm trying to remember what I saw but I > may be forgetting something else. Anyway, he's asking $5000.00 OBO. > Located near Springfield, IL. His number is 217-623-4223. Ask for Dave. > > Ed Janssen > >> > > >Color this one SOLD. I drove up to Dave's today, and made a deal for the >whole shebang. The turbo is a little rough but not bad internally (from what >I could see) and will work nicely out in front of my 2S. The plane and other >engine (which is IMMACULATE) will go to another guy here in St. Charles. > Good deals go fast. > >Cheers! >Rick Junkin >EagleGator@aol.com >St. Charles MO > ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 19 Oct 1997 10:21:16 -0700 From: MARVIN MCCOY Subject: Re: KR: KR-2 for Sale Hartman, Malcolm L (New Orleans JRB) wrote: > > For Sale: > KR-2S, fuselage in boat stage with > > List of items included in sale: > > Plans with KR-2S supplement > Wood kit > Plywood kit > Wing attach fittings with hardware > Foam, 1ea 2"X4'X8', 2 ea 1"X4'X8' > Stainless and fiberfrax for firewall > Aluminum brackets and hindges > Cleveland wheels/brakes, tires, tubes, and axels > Cleveland master cylinders, fittings and brake lines > Diehl landing gear struts and castings > Nose gear with wheel, tire tube, and axel > Engine mount for nose gear > Top deck composite kit from R.R. with canopy and canopy frame > Control cables with pulleys and turnbuckles > Type 4 engine case and heads > > Located in New Orleans Louisiana area. - --------------------- Malcolm: Is this your project? I already have mine in the boat stage but I am very interested in the wheels, brakes and fittings, landing gear and nose gear and also the firewall stuff. If you are interested in selling these items e-mail me direct or if the project belongs to someone else let me know how to get in touch. Thanks Marvin McCoy Phone 206 762-1891 Seattle, WA. North end of Boeing field Mr.Marvin@worldnet.att.net - --------------- ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 19 Oct 1997 11:00:22 -0700 From: David Moore Subject: Re: KR: colored plexi or lexan(strobe) Do you have any problems with radio interference, seeing the strobe wire is not shielded? Dave Moore At 09:02 AM 10/19/97 -0400, you wrote: >Wire size? I used the same wire that the radio is hooked up with, 20 or >22ga? The wire is not shielded, just insulated. I went out and measured the >box. When you remove the reflector globe and bulb the remainder becomes a >nice compact strobe power supply. The actual dimensions are 3 3/4" diamater >by 1 1/4" thick. Power input is 230 ma. I guess the weight of the power >supply to be 4 ounces. > >Doug in PA > > ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 19 Oct 1997 14:40:19 -0400 (EDT) From: Steen8751A@aol.com Subject: Re: KR: colored plexi or lexan(strobe) I had no problems with radio interference (KY97 and Sportys hand held) with the unshielded wire and the Radio shack strobe. On the contrary, I have two Whelan strobes on my 1949 Bonanza, and hear each flash thu the headset (although very faint and not at all objectionable) Doug Steen. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 19 Oct 1997 13:32:16 -0500 From: "Mark Langford" Subject: KR: Fw: KR-2 NetHeads, I got this message from a KR2 builder. I offered other suggestions, like the $63 postal scale, but I'm still looking for the equal part epoxy for him. Does anybody know of one? > My name is Charlie Reeves (CWReeves@juno.com)in Tucson AZ. I am building > a KR-2 aircraft and am in the process of sanding foam shaping the wings. > I'm looking for a good equal part epoxy to use for wetting out the fiber > glass material. I haven't got an expensive mixer and really don't want > to buy one. Do you have any suggestions? > >Thanks, Charlie Mark Langford, Huntsville, AL email at langford@hiwaay.net KR2S project construction at http://fly.hiwaay.net/~langford ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 19 Oct 1997 13:42:17 -0500 From: "Mark Langford" Subject: KR: Re: Posa Carbs Rick, Jim Faughn is the expert on these, and knows how to do it. I couldn't find where I'd saved that post, but maybe he or someone else has it. There were also a few good articles in old Newsletters that tell you how to do it, if you want me to look them up for you. Mark Langford, Huntsville, AL email at langford@hiwaay.net KR2S project construction at http://fly.hiwaay.net/~langford ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 19 Oct 1997 12:06:51 -0700 From: Micheal Mims Subject: Re: KR: Fw: KR-2 At 01:32 PM 10/19/97 -0500, Mark Langford wrote: >NetHeads, > >I got this message from a KR2 builder. I offered other suggestions, like >the $63 postal scale, but I'm still looking for the equal part epoxy for >him. Does anybody know of one? For the new AeroPoxy its 3 to 1 by volume and that's easy enough for me! I have three different graduations (small, medium and large batches) marked on the side of cup A and cup B for various amounts. I sat and watched TV one night and measured off about 100 cups with the correct markings. I fill cup A up to the appropriate mark and then cup B and mix them together. Piece of cake! Sure a pump would be nice but....Im cheep! :o) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Micheal Mims Just Plane Nutts in Irvine Ca. mailto:mikemims@pacbell.net http://home.pacbell.net/mikemims ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 19 Oct 1997 16:15:33 -0700 From: Donald Reid Subject: Re: KR: Fw: KR-2 Mark Langford wrote: > I got this message from a KR2 builder. I offered other suggestions, like > the $63 postal scale, but I'm still looking for the equal part epoxy for > him. Does anybody know of one? > Mark Langford, Huntsville, AL > email at langford@hiwaay.net > KR2S project construction at http://fly.hiwaay.net/~langford > > 1) I don't know of a 1/1 epoxy for the glass work. All seem to be in various ratios near 3/1. 2) For what its worth, I think that if you are building from scratch, no prefrab components, you will save enough money in the long run to pay for a good adjustable ratio pump. I have wasted a lot of small batches of epoxy with the balance beam method of mixing. You always seem to get too much. If you are interested, it is possible to build your own ratio pump using the WEST pumps as a starting point. Look at a commercially available ratio pump setup, they are not very complicated. - -- Don Reid mailto:donreid@erols.com http://www.erols.com/donreid/kr_page.htm ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 19 Oct 1997 14:03:55 -0700 From: Ross Subject: Re: KR: Fw: oilite bearing I don't think you can use the term "Oilite" because "Oilite" is a trademarked term. That is, if you are at the hardware store and say the word "Oilite" as if you were asking for a product, and were not really looking for the "Oilite" product which is trademarked, you would be infringing on the trademark. Somewhere, there is a "Kleenix" box next to a "Thermos" and the person who own's these takes a gold star away from your name every time you do this. 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Man that felt good! > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Micheal Mims > Just Plane Nutts in Irvine Ca. > mailto:mikemims@pacbell.net > http://home.pacbell.net/mikemims ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 19 Oct 1997 14:06:27 -0700 From: Ross Subject: Re: KR: Fw: oilite bearing What is Dr Myers address? Perhaps we should all send him an email asking for a description of his product so we know what we should not be buying from him. -- Ross Mouse@heiwa.com wrote: > > KR>At 08:31 PM 10/17/97 -0500, Mark Langford wrote: > KR>> H.K.Myer, Jr. wrote: > KR>> > KR>>> Hi Mark: > KR>>> > KR>>> Beemer Precision owns the registered trademark "OILITE". Trademarks have > KR>to be protected and we seek violators of our mark where ever we can. This > KR>is a quick note asking you to cease and desist from using our trademark on > KR>any of your materials or websites. > KR>>> > KR>>> Thank you for the consideration. > KR>> > KR>> > > Man you would think this guy would be happy to see the name "OILITE" > being talked about on the WEB. What better advertisement, then word of > mouth over the internet. Especially when it's a favorable > recommendation. Some people I swear. Does MR. Myer want to continue a > business. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 19 Oct 1997 14:09:26 -0700 From: Ross Subject: Re: KR: H.A.P.I. Engines Anton, I have a HAPI "How to build a reliable Aircraft Engine" if there is anything you need form this, let me know and I can read up on it and let you know. HAPI was bought out by Mosler Motors (I used to live about 50 miles away from HAPI engines in Arizona). I think you should be able to find them in Sport Aviation or Kitplanes in the Advertiser index. I will look for it and post if no-one else beats me to it. -- Ross PIERRE & ANTON FOUCHE' wrote: > > Hi Guys & Gals > > Anton here in South Africa > I need some help concerning the H.A.P.I Engine. > 1) Does H.A.P.I still exist, and if so can anybody in the US help me with > an address, telephone number or e-mail address. > 2) If H.A.P.I does not exist anymore is the anyone who can help me with > specs > and manuals etc. > > Thanks in advance. > > The reason I'm asking about the HAPI engine (This is going to make you > sick) is > that I bought a complete KR2 last night, it has been very lightly hail > damaged on > the turtal deck and horizontal stab but is definetally of championship > constuction > quality. The Aircraft is fully complete, has all instrumentation, radio and > a HAPI > engine, it is missing the starter, magneto's & prop. > Here's the thing I only paid $3200 !!!! for the whole aircraft. > > I felt a bit like a thief because the chap I bought it from knows nothing > about > aviation, he bought it as a repossesion from a bank, and clearly didn't > know the > true value of the airplane, I paid him his asking price. > > All that aside I should have the airplane in the air before December, but > am going > strip down and rebuild the engine ebfore flying. > > Thanks again > Kind Regards > Anton "I'm so lucky" Fouche' > P-I-F@pixie.co.za > > In South "El Nino is playing with the weather already" Africa. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 19 Oct 1997 14:12:45 -0700 From: Ross Subject: Re: KR: colored plexi or lexan Mike, I've seen clear plexiglas tinted with colored markers, looked kinda crude. You can find personal strobes for about $12-15 at Target/K-Mart I mounted the threaded portion of mine on to the vertical stab. There is a wealth of info on building your own strobe available on the net. You can get strobe power supplies from the disposable cameras for about $12.00. There are hazardous voltages present inside the strobe. I don't personally know of anyone killed by them, but theoreticly it is possible. Check out RST's home page http://www.rst-engr.com and look for the strobe page article. I have wired my anti-collision strobe up for a tail light too, but haven't installed one yet. -- Ross Micheal Mims wrote: > > Does anyone know of a good source for green and red plxi glass? I need to > start thinking about aerodynamic nav lights for my wing tips. > > Also I don't plan on spending the extra $$$ on expensive strobes and plan to > use a heavy duty flasher from a older US built auto to flash a single > element brake light bulb in a red lens (beacon / anti-collision) atop the > vertical (or inside the vertical, ala F-18) Should work just fine. Thoughts? > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Micheal Mims > Just Plane Nutts in Irvine Ca. > mailto:mikemims@pacbell.net > http://home.pacbell.net/mikemims ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 19 Oct 1997 14:14:20 -0700 From: Ross Subject: Re: KR: Transponder antenna Check out the website http://www.rst-engr.com Rob Matthews wrote: > > On 17/10/97 5:52PM, in message <344789C1.52BFA1D7@teleport.com>, Ross > Youngblood wrote: > Hi Ross > Please could you find out for us if they will send to South Africa as it sounds > good for me. I think it would be easier to pay by credit card. > Regards > Rob Matthews > Sunny South Africa (rain,rain,rain its all we seem to be getting) > > The $5.00 book from RST electronics tells all. > > > > You can place the XPONDER antenna inside the aircraft, pointing down, > > with a small ground plane dish. The $5.00 book from RST describes > > how to do this. If I posted here what I read, I think I would be > > cheating RST out of well earned $5.00. > > > > -- Ross > > Oscar Zuniga wrote: > > > > > > I have always heard that the transponder antenna should be on the BOTTOM > > > side of the airplane for best results (being seen on radar). Is this > > > not as important on a non-metal airplane? I've heard that composite is > > > 'transparent' to VHF signals, but what about wood framing and the > > > control cables, etc. in the fuselage? > > > > > > Oscar Zuniga > > > Medford, Oregon > > > > > > ______________________________________________________ > > > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > > > > -- > > > > Ross Youngblood Pager: (800)SKY-PAGE > > PIN#895-9073 > > Staff Technical Specialist voicemail: (800)538-6838 x > > 1632 > > Schlumberger SABER Bus Line: (541)714-1754 (Note Area code) > > Corvallis,Oregon Mailto:rossy@San-Jose.ate.slb.com > > > > -- > Rob Matthews Have a nice day > South Africa > email mathewrz@iafrica.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 19 Oct 1997 14:11:59 -0700 From: MARVIN MCCOY Subject: Re: KR: Fw: KR-2 & 1 to 1 epoxy Mark Langford wrote: > > NetHeads, > > I got this message from a KR2 builder. I offered other suggestions, like > the $63 postal scale, but I'm still looking for the equal part epoxy for > him. Does anybody know of one? > > > My name is Charlie Reeves (CWReeves@juno.com)in Tucson AZ. I am building > > a KR-2 aircraft and am in the process of sanding foam shaping the wings. > > I'm looking for a good equal part epoxy to use for wetting out the fiber > > glass material. I haven't got an expensive mixer and really don't want > > to buy one. Do you have any suggestions? > > > >Thanks, Charlie > > Mark Langford, Huntsville, AL > email at langford@hiwaay.net > KR2S project construction at http://fly.hiwaay.net/~langford > > --------------------- Charlie: I only know of one type of epoxy that mixes one to one and that is a Shell oil product called Epon. It is rather thick and was one of the first generation of epoxies used in the construction industry. It is not the best stuff to use on glass. I think Mims is right if you don't want to buy a pump, the Aeropoxy 3 to 1 mix by volume is probably the best way to go. Aeropoxy is also a newer mix of epoxy and much safer to use then the old epoxies. It wets out glass very nice also. For what its worth. Marvin McCoy Seattle, WA. North end of Boeing field Mr.Marvin@worldnet.att.net - ------------------ ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 19 Oct 1997 14:23:40 -0700 From: Ross Subject: Re: KR: Re: colored plexi or lexan Norm Rosenau (The Firebird modified KR plane) has an autoflash beacon in the belly. It seems to work O.K. I don't know if it meets any FAA requirements however. -- Ross Micheal Mims wrote: > > At 02:31 PM 10/18/97 -0400, MikeTnyc@aol.com wrote: > >>Also I don't plan on spending the extra $$$ on expensive strobes and plan to > >>use a heavy duty flasher from a older US built auto to flash a single > >>element brake light bulb in a red lens (beacon / anti-collision) atop the > >>vertical (or inside the vertical, ala F-18) Should work just fine. > >>Thoughts? > > > >Assuming a high-intensity strobelike flash is what you want, I don't think > >this would give you good results. > > Nope,.. not looking for strobe like flash just a lazy slow turn signal like > flashing. (you know the kind Cessna put on the tip of the vertical stab on > C-150/152s) > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Micheal Mims > Just Plane Nutts in Irvine Ca. > mailto:mikemims@pacbell.net > http://home.pacbell.net/mikemims ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 19 Oct 1997 14:29:01 -0700 From: Ross Subject: Re: KR: Re: TEST TEST TEST I haven't seen any bounced emails from you, so they must not be getting through to Teleport. They were mucking with the mail servers earlier this week, so perhaps that is it. - -- Ross Micheal Mims wrote: > > At 10:46 PM 10/18/97 -0000, Mike Filbrandt wrote: > >Mine hasn't been either. > > > >Mike > > > > About 40% of my post to the krnet do not show up, I dont know whats up?!? > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Micheal Mims > Just Plane Nutts in Irvine Ca. > mailto:mikemims@pacbell.net > http://home.pacbell.net/mikemims ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 19 Oct 1997 14:39:22 -0700 From: Ross Subject: Re: KR: KR PINS Thanks Tom, I hope you wern't the one who called Saturday.. I was spraying clear coat when my daughter told me the phone was for me. I was shouting over the compressor to take a message. My plane looks nice.. I've settled for a 10' paint job this round. -- Ross LVav8r@aol.com wrote: > > In a message dated 97-10-19 10:31:51 EDT, Ross writes: > > << John Bouyea had bought some nifty KR pins from an outfit called > Oshkosh Personalizing. > > I called directory assistance for Oshkosh and... no listing. > > Anyone heard of these folks out there? > > I thought I would commission a KRNET pin. > > -- Ross > >> > > Hey Ross, > A friend of mine just showed me a catalog from a company that makes > custom pins. That was 2 or 3 weeks ago but he probably still has it. I'll > find out the name of the company and get a phone number and forward it to you > as soon as I can. Sounds like a good idea and a way to raise a little more $$ > to operate KRNet. I'll buy one! Anyone else? > > Tom Kilgore > Las Vegas, NV > LVav8r@aol.com > KR-2S 2% complete > __I__ > _______( X )_______ > o/ \o > ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 19 Oct 1997 14:40:58 -0700 From: Ross Subject: Re: KR: Posa Carbs I have heard that Posa's can be hard to jet properly, otherwise, I think they pass the KISS principle. (Keep it simple stupid). I don't have any personal experience with them. - -- Ross EagleGator@aol.com wrote: > > Here's a thread we haven't beat up for a while. I had ignored previous posts > about Posa carbs because I "knew" I wasn't going to use one, but guess what? > > The carb on the engine I bought is a Posa with mixture adjustment, anyone > have experience with it? I've heard the horror stories about Posa, but have > also heard that some folks swear by them. If someone can tell me how, I'm > going to use it, otherwise I'll be in the market for another carb. Thanks > for your help! > > Cheers! > Rick Junkin > EagleGator@aol.com > St. Charles MO > "Now I have ALL the parts!" ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 19 Oct 1997 14:42:33 -0700 From: Ross Subject: KR: [Fwd: BOUNCE krnet-l@lists.teleport.com: Non-member submission from [Jim Faughn ]] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - --------------539520B5A7D9C327A068797D Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Ugh.. mo.net, or mvp.net? - --------------539520B5A7D9C327A068797D Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: owner-krnet-l@lists.teleport.com Received: (from daemon@localhost) by smtp2.teleport.com (8.8.7/8.7.3) id IAA29182; Sun, 19 Oct 1997 08:34:30 -0700 (PDT) Date: Sun, 19 Oct 1997 08:34:30 -0700 (PDT) From: owner-krnet-l@teleport.com Message-Id: <199710191534.IAA29182@smtp2.teleport.com> To: owner-krnet-l@teleport.com Subject: BOUNCE krnet-l@lists.teleport.com: Non-member submission from [Jim Faughn ] >From krnet-l-owner Sun Oct 19 08:34:19 1997 Received: from Walden.MO.NET (walden.mo.net [199.250.196.5]) by smtp2.teleport.com (8.8.7/8.7.3) with ESMTP id IAA29121 for ; Sun, 19 Oct 1997 08:34:18 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mvp.net (DialIP3-50.mvp.net [209.96.13.50]) by Walden.MO.NET (8.8.5/8.6.10) with ESMTP id KAA24252 for ; Sun, 19 Oct 1997 10:37:31 -0500 (CDT) Message-ID: <344A292E.1251F1A6@mvp.net> Date: Sun, 19 Oct 1997 10:37:19 -0500 From: Jim Faughn Reply-To: jfaughn@MO.NET X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.03 [en] (Win95; U) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: krnet-l@teleport.com Subject: Re: KR: Posa Carbs References: <971019110557_744233202@emout02.mail.aol.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I'll help you tune it. Mine is fine after the "tuning". Jim Faughn N8931JF St. Louis, MO (314) 652-7659 or (573) 465-8039 EagleGator@aol.com wrote: > Here's a thread we haven't beat up for a while. I had ignored previous posts > about Posa carbs because I "knew" I wasn't going to use one, but guess what? > > The carb on the engine I bought is a Posa with mixture adjustment, anyone > have experience with it? I've heard the horror stories about Posa, but have > also heard that some folks swear by them. If someone can tell me how, I'm > going to use it, otherwise I'll be in the market for another carb. Thanks > for your help! > > Cheers! > Rick Junkin > EagleGator@aol.com > St. Charles MO > "Now I have ALL the parts!" - --------------539520B5A7D9C327A068797D-- ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 19 Oct 1997 14:45:43 -0700 From: Ross Subject: Re: KR: Fw: KR-2 Gee, I recall a back issue or two of the paper newsletter telling how to build a epoxy scale. Anyone have this? (I mixed by volume.) -- Ross Mark Langford wrote: > > NetHeads, > > I got this message from a KR2 builder. I offered other suggestions, like > the $63 postal scale, but I'm still looking for the equal part epoxy for > him. Does anybody know of one? > > > My name is Charlie Reeves (CWReeves@juno.com)in Tucson AZ. I am building > > a KR-2 aircraft and am in the process of sanding foam shaping the wings. > > I'm looking for a good equal part epoxy to use for wetting out the fiber > > glass material. I haven't got an expensive mixer and really don't want > > to buy one. Do you have any suggestions? > > > >Thanks, Charlie > > Mark Langford, Huntsville, AL > email at langford@hiwaay.net > KR2S project construction at http://fly.hiwaay.net/~langford > > ------------------------------ End of krnet-l-digest V1 #134 *****************************