I've recently switched from using El's mounts made in Canada to Budd mounts. The weight savings is 3 oz. over the Hyde type mounts. That's significant in anybody's book. Jerry also has excellent customer service and responds to emails which is refreshing these days. Seems to me that he has takin a totally proactive approach to fix a problem. Now the Monokote people are another story! Mike<BR><BR><B><I>jeffghughes@comcast.net</I></B> wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <DIV>Seems like a little bit of a low blow, considering Jerry was trying to make things right with his customers. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">-------------- Original message -------------- <BR>From: "Michael Cohen" <precisionaero@comcast.net> <BR><BR>> Lets see how much traffic this e-mail generates. Oh well, I was bored lately <BR>>
anyway..... :) <BR>> <BR>> Mike Cohen <BR>> <BR>> ----- Original Message ----- <BR>> From: "Mike Darr" <MDARR00@COMCAST.NET><BR>> To: "NSRCA Discussion" <NSRCA-DISCUSSION@LISTS.NSRCA.ORG><BR>> Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 5:53 PM <BR>> Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Motor Mount Bonding <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> > Merle Hyde asked me to post this on the discussion page for him. <BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> > Subj: Soft Mount Bonding <BR>> > <BR>> > "OH" really - so the adhesive is the final solution!!!! If the rubber <BR>> > won't tear or fail first the bond is not sufficient. I have tested the <BR>> > latest offering and it ca! n also be pulled apart - peels off like a tougher <BR>> > "lemon"!!!! Modelers really "NEED" a mount in a 2-20 thousand dollar <BR>> > aircraft that can and probably will fail!!!! <BR>> > <BR>> > Approximately 40 rubber fabricators have been contacted to mass produce a
<BR>> > reliable rubber bond. They will prototype for $200,000-$300,000 with no <BR>> > guarantees. The genuine Hyde Mount rubber bond is a 4-6 hour direct labor <BR>> > process - with a proven life of over 7000 flights. Upon disassembly of <BR>> > high time genuine Hyde Mounts it appears the bond would likely remain <BR>> > reliable for 14,000 flights or equal to the expected rubber life!!!! <BR>> > <BR>> > Hyde Mounts are so reliable that even the severe cantilever force loads <BR>> > imposed upon the rubber bonding of NO NOSE RING required Hyde Mounts have <BR>> > been proven to endure thousands of flights without pull apart or f! ailure. <BR>> > <BR>> > Some have experienced problems and beam breakage with undrilled nylon <BR>> > composite beam Hyde Mounts offered several years ago. Modelers often did <BR>> > not drill or install blinds nuts per suggestions provided. Hyde Mount <BR>> > nylon
<BR>> > beams when properly drilled are designed to break at around 100 lbs. force <BR>> > load - or at around 50G's for a 2 lb. engine - aircraft snap at around <BR>> > 15-18 <BR>> > Gs. Hyde Mounts now with pre-drilled beams and blind nuts installed have <BR>> > only been reported to break when crashed or impacted. The deliberate 100 <BR>> > lbs. force breakage point often prevents more severe damage to the <BR>> > engine/crankshaft/firewall/aircraft/mount. <BR>> > <BR>> > Salvage your hardware investment: Reliable rubber bonding service <BR>> > available for the "do-it-yourself" mount builder or other brands. Simply <BR>> > send your preferred hardware parts and rubber to: Merle Hyde ! <BR>> > <BR>> > -------------------------------------------------------------- <BR>> > <BR>> > Thanks - Merle <BR>> > <BR>> > _______________________________________________ <BR>> >
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