Nose weight

[Rcmaster199 at aol.com]

I would be more concerned about balance of the rotating mass.
 
MattK
 
In a message dated 3/14/2005 7:26:04 PM Eastern Standard Time,  
gene.maurice at comcast.net writes:

Steve,

One negative to consider is that adding weight to the  spinner turns it into
a flywheel thus increasing the possibility gyroscopic  precession, ie.
"Gyroscopic precession is a phenomenon occurring in  rotating bodies in which
an applied force is manifested 90 degrees later in  the direction of rotation
from where the force was applied."

Gene  Maurice
gene.maurice at comcast.net
Plano, TX
NSRCA 877
AMA  3408

-----Original Message-----
From: discussion-request at nsrca.org  [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org] On
Behalf Of Steve Wiggin
Sent:  Monday, March 14, 2005 5:26 PM
To: discussion at nsrca.org
Subject: Nose  weight

I have to add about 2 1/2 oz of weight to the nose of my pattern  plane for 
static balance. Has anyone ever tried pouring molten lead into  an aluminum 
spinner to get the weight as far forward as possible? I would  probably have 
to epoxy the weight in place and balance the spinner/weight,  and wonder if 
this would cause undue stress on the engine bearings. Any  ideas would be 
appreciated.
Steve 


 
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