[NSRCA-discussion] Composite Firewalls

[Chad Northeast]

They won't ship to Canada!
Chad

----- Original Message -----
From: Richard Lewis <humptybump at sbcglobal.net>
Date: Monday, April 19, 2010 9:04 am
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Composite Firewalls
To: General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>

> You can genrally get anything you can think of from McMaster-Carr....
> 
> http://www.mcmaster.com/#tee-nuts/=6q94xw
> 
> Richard
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> ________________________________
> From: colin chariandy <cchariandy at yahoo.ca>
> To: General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> Sent: Mon, April 19, 2010 9:21:44 AM
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Composite Firewalls
> 
> 
> Lots ot good ideas, thanks all.
> 
> Does anyone know where I can get the "inserts" for capturing 
> screws through the composite panel?
> 
> 
> Thanks.
> Colin.
> 
> --- On Wed, 4/14/10, Keith Hoard <khoard at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> >From: Keith Hoard <khoard at gmail.com>
> >Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Composite Firewalls
> >To: "General pattern discussion" <nsrca-
> discussion at lists.nsrca.org>>Received: Wednesday, April 14, 2010, 
> 10:02 AM
> >
> >
> >I outsource all of my endgrain balsa cutting, gluing, and 
> bagging to the folks at CST composites. . . they do a fine job. 
> . .
> >
> >
> >On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 8:43 AM, <rcmaster199 at aol.com> wrote:
> >
> >I cut my own end grain balsa....6 pound density blocks cut 
> easily and straight. I use epoxy and 3K carbon cloth as I've 
> described before. I vacuum bag the assembly using a Food Saver 
> system. Once you vacuum bag, you'll never go back
> >>
> >>MattK 
> >>
> >>
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: Budd Engineering <jerry at buddengineering.com>
> >>To: General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> >>Sent: Wed, Apr 14, 2010 1:18 am
> >>Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Composite Firewalls
> >>
> >>
> >>Just curious, where do you guys get the end grain balsa?  I 
> can't imagine you're cutting your own?
> >>
> >>
> >>Thx, Jerry
> >>
> >>Sent from my iPhone
> >>
> >>
> >>On Apr 13, 2010, at 11:46 PM, "Wayne Galligan" 
> <wcgalligan at att.net> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>I'll  ditto Bob's response on the 1/64 over 1/4" endgrain.  
> More surface area there to glue to fuse. I use a lt. ply ring 
> behind the soft mount to hold the blind nuts. 
> Works....gerrrrrrrr... ate!
> >> 
> >>Wayne Galligan
> >>Skyblazers R/C Club
> >>Waxahachie Texas
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From:   Bob   Kane
> >> To: General pattern discussion
> >> Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 9:29   AM
> >> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Composite   Firewalls
> >>
> >>
> >>               I have had very good results with a firewall 
> made of         1/64" plywood laminated on both sides of 1/4" 
> end-grain balsa using         polyurethane glue.  Lightly spray 
> water on the balsa, smear the         poly glue on the balsa and 
> a light, even coat of glue on the plywood.         Press 
> everything together, lay a sheet of wax paper on a flat surface, 
>         set the firewall on the paper, cover with another sheet 
> of wax paper,         and stack a LOT of books on top. The poly 
> glue will foam and penetrate         the plywood, the weight is 
> necessary to keep the plywood from being         pushed away 
> from the balsa by the foaming glue.  The resulting         
> structure is very light, very strong, and offers a wide gluing 
> surface         inside the fuselage.
> >>
> >>My setup uses a Hyde mount, so I glued 3/32"         plywood 
> disks approximately 3/4" diameter to hold the blind nuts on the 
>         backside of the fire wall.  Nothing is needed on the 
> front, the         Hyde mount has a large back surface to spread 
> the load.
> >>
> >>I have         been flying this in my YS160DZ powered 
> Temptation for 4 seasons now         without any problems.
> >>
> >>Bob         Kane
> >>getterflash at yahoo.com
> >>
> >>--- On Tue, 4/13/10, colin         chariandy 
> <cchariandy at yahoo.ca> wrote:
> >>
> >>From:           colin chariandy <cchariandy at yahoo.ca> 
> >>
> >>Subject:           [NSRCA-discussion] Composite Firewalls
> >>To: "NSRCA Mailing List"           <nsrca-
> discussion at lists.nsrca.org> 
> >>
> >>Date: Tuesday, April 13,           2010, 9:57 AM
> >>
> >>                                                              
>            Can anyone advise me on the appropriate composite 
> panel                 size and material for Glow powered 
> firewalls? My Xigris came                with 1/8 ply that I'd 
> like to replace.
> >>               
> >>              Colin.
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> >Keith Hoard
> >Collierville, TN
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