[RCSE] RDS pockets
Hi! I'm building RDS for SuperGee wing and would like to know what others have been used for pocket material. I have one wing where I used some countertop material from furniture shop. After one year of heavy usage there is some slop near the neutral and it seems to be in the pocket. I thought to lay up some unidirectional carbon and make the pocket from carbon laminate. But is the carbon good material for bearing surface? I'm little bit worried that it migth wear out. I thought about using thin Mylar to protect the carbon - it would also give very smooth surface. Do you think Mylar would be appropriate in this place? regards, Arne RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
Re: [RCSE] RDS pockets
David, The idea was brought up I think you missed one of the comments about retailers and stocking. How would they know what sizes to carry? This is especially hard with a new item with no sales history. I think a better idea would be to include some pocket making supplies with the RDS. How 'bout it Harley? At 10:01 PM 8/12/1999 -0400, you wrote: I agree that I would not want to buy a package with a bunch of sizes I wasn't going to use. Perhaps it is remotely conceivable that different sizes could be sold individuallyoh there I go again, thinking out of the box! Call the model police! RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] RDS pockets
-- From: David J. Schat [EMAIL PROTECTED] I think a better idea would be to include some pocket making supplies with the RDS. How 'bout it Harley? I had suggested that 1/2" wide strips of thin Formica be provided in the package. However, not knowing what size aircraft might be involved and considering that 3/8" or 3/4" widths would be more appropriate for smaller or larger aircraft, this was deemed impractical. Also, I had suggested commercial shim stock be provided for spacer material. However, WHAT THICKNESS considering the variety of wire sizes that might be used? Also who is supposed to cut this stuff the right sizes and get the edges free of burrs, assuming we knew what the "right sizes" were? I had also suggested an "expandable" pocket that could be made to work on 1/32" wire, with shims in increments of 1/32" to open it to receive up to 1/8" wire. This was all deemed too costly, too complex, and impractical considering that wire sizes that are supposed to be identical, do actually vary enough to be unusable with a given sized opening. Fellas. .be happy! We got a molded coupler that works! What is the big deal about joining Formica and balsa with CA to make a pocket? Should anyone who can't do that really be flying an RC aircraft? RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
