Hi Bud,
It appears that there's always problems with Europa exhaust
pipes cracking near the manifold, any ideas why this is so prevalent ?
Jimmy
On Sat, Aug 10, 2013 at 9:34 PM, Bud Yerly <budyerly@msn.com> wrote:
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> Tony,
> If you have a gap but the plate is parallel or close to parallel to the
> tube you can put a small joggle in the steel. However then your bolt hole
> to edge distance becomes critical on the wood glass gusset. If there is
> still good edge distance you'll be OK.
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> Another method is to put a filler strip to take up the gap of steel. Just
> a short strip with a couple holes in it match drilled will do.
> It should only add a bit of time and be more than secure.
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> All one is looking for is to keep the tube stable.
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> Best Regards,
> Bud Yerly
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> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Tony Renshaw <tonyrenshaw268@gmail.com>
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> *Sent:* Saturday, August 10, 2013 2:00 AM
> *Subject:* Europa-List: Gusset plates
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> Gidday,
> I am having trouble with the gusset plates. I used the 12 ply supplied and
> shaped it accordingly, except I have about a 5 mm gap from ply to tie rod.
> The cloth will take up approx half of that. So, I bonded on the ply and
> then layed up the 4 plies of BID, which in essence thickens the ply by 8
> plies. So, now that its all done I have a 2-3 mm gap +/- and the gusset
> plates do not sit parallel. For the other side I lightly clamped the plates
> together as the BID cured, in situ, and they were covered in Canauba Wax
> for a release agent. So, that side is OK, but the first side I have a
> problem I am hoping I can use Redux and Flox to pack out both the gap
> between rod and ply, and also to create a flat bed for the gusset plates. I
> am wondering this would be considered an acceptable way to fix things? I
> know Redux and Flox is a pretty tough mix and the loads in this region I do
> not consider will challenge what I am doing, as something would have
> already broken, like a wing!
> Regards
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