Thank you all for your comments re the Kerosene heater in my garage, I
appreciate
the concern.
I am aware of the problems of using a kerosene heater, in fact was living in
Brantford,
ON (just down the road from Hamilton) when that EZ crashed.
While my e-mail combined the discussion of respirator, barrier cream and heater
in one sentence, that has not been the case for any structural parts. ( I
confess,
I did lay up the inspection port covers in the garage this winter.)
All of my structural bonding/laminating work has been done in either my warm
basement
work area, or in the garage during the summer and fall. I am intentionally
waiting until spring to set the wing incidence and then bond on the top using
that great mod we just discussed a few weeks (months?) ago.
Currently working landing gear, antenna, panel, stab retrofit, etc.
I will continue to heed the great advice we all have here.
Cleve
>
> Paul:
> This happened at my EAA chapter in Hamilton ON - but lots of
> years ago.
> Ferg
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul McAllister" <paul.mcallister@qia.net>
> Subject: Re: Headaches
>
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I recollect an accident report from Canada where a composite aircraft
> > crashed due delaminating. The investigation revealed that the builder had
> > been using a Kerosene heater to keep his shop warm during the curing
> phase.
> > Apparently this led to a deposit on the surface which ultimately caused
> the
> > delaminating. So in short, Kerosene heater's are probably not a great
> > idea.
> >
> > I did not read this accident repost first hand, perhaps someone else on
> the
> > forum did and my be able to add more detail
> >
> > Regards, Paul (363)
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Rowland & Wilma Carson" <rowil@clara.net>
> > Subject: Re: Headaches
> >
> >
> > >
> > > >the Kerosene heater that I'm using to keep my shop warm
> > >
> > > Cleve - sounds like a bad idea from 2 points of view.
> > >
> > > (1) Even infrequent headaches from a heating appliance suggest to me
> > > a possible problem with dangerous waste gases.
> > >
> > > (2) If the flame of the kerosene heater does not live in a separate
> > > atmosphere from that of the shop, it will be increasing the humidity
> > > in your work area which is a bad thing for epoxy curing (see the
> > > instructions).
> > >
> > > regards
> > >
> > > Rowland
> > >
> > >
> > > | Wilma & Rowland Carson <http://home.clara.net/rowil/>
> > > | <rowil@clara.net> ... that's Rowland with a 'w' ...
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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