>Envelope-to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sensitivity: >Subject: Nosecone molding suggestion... >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2001 10:32:52 -0500 >X-MIMETrack: Serialize by Router on DWSMTP01/HSVR/Verizon(Release 5.0.9 |November 16, 2001) at > 12/31/2001 09:32:55 AM > >Tom, > >Thanks a bunch for writing up your suggestion on how to mold a nosecone >recession into a fuse plug. > >I had been attempting to discover how all of the pros do this on their >ships and have encountered many different suggestions. > >The closest I ever got was a suggestion from Andrew Swan of Leesburg, Va >who suggested to make the nosecone from the plug, cut it and trim it to the >desired length and shape, wax it well, place it back on the wood plug and >use a slurry mixture to gently build up the area aft of the nosecone in a >gentle tapering pattern (usually, at least several inches in length so that >the built--up slurry mixture is not so readily noticeable). The thickness >of the fiberglass nosecone on the plug then becomes a guide on how thick to >make the slurry mixture on the plug aft of the nosecone. This (after some >good elbow-juice sanding) will create a recessed nose cone area on the >finished fuse from the mold. > >This works ok, but it changes the plug dimensions (in a very small amount, >nevertheless) and forces the molder to sculpt the slurry mixture if it is >applied sloppily or sags too much. > >Your suggestion is better, in my opinion, since most of the additional >sanding needed after the plug section is cut, sawed and re-glued back to >the plug, is mostly gap-filling and polishing and will not alter the overal >dimensions of the plug. > >Thanks for sharing your experiences. > >Joedy Drulia >Shenandoah Valley, Virginia > >p.s. Another thought to consider is the notion of not even using a recessed >area on the plug, but simply create a nosecone and place it around the >fiberglass fuselage. Frank Weston did this on all of his Weston Aerodesign >plans (Magic, Merlin, etc.) On the ground and up close, you can see a small >ridge area where the nosecone is placed on the plug, but step away a few >feet and the ridge becomes invisible. > >p.s.s. Tom, if you would not mind, could you cc: a copy of this personal >eMail to the RCSE. I get the digest version through Yahoo!.com and cannot >respond directly to RCSE through the Yahoo distribution site. Perhaps other >RCSE readers might benefit from this reply. >
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