I found 1 1/2" "class 200" pvc pipe at the local plumbing supply. Class 200
is about 2.5 mm thick. Schedule 40 is much thicker and heavier. Ripped it
down to about 40% on the table saw. I used two layers of bid over it to
attach to the fuse.
Under the door sill I used 1/8" balsa wood with a layer of carbon fiber bid
on each side to form the run for wires, and this stiffened the door sill
very nicely. From the door sill to the "headrest" I glassed in a scrap of
Cockpit module to tie them together and that really stiffens the door sill
in that area. I think I will pull all the wires through, then finally glass
the transitions between these different shapes.
Kevin
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From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of
TELEDYNMCS@aol.com
Subject: Re: Europa-List: Door latch
In a message dated 5/28/2003 8:22:26 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
beecho@beecho.org writes:
> "Would it not be much easyer to just forget about this egg thing
>
> Reading Dennis Vorhis' site shows he used a length of Schedule 200 PVC
pipe
> cut to 40% round and notched and fitted under the door sill starting from
the
> instrument module and continuing to aft of the rear baggage bay bulkhead.
He
> glassed over it with 2 layers of BID. He says this stiffens the door frame
> and provides a raceway for wires running from the instrument module to the
> rear of the A/C. Sounds like a good idea except for the PVC pipe giving
off
> noxious fumes if it ever were to catch fire. The problem is I can't find
Schedule
> 200 PVC pipe!
>
> Regards,
>
> John Lawton
> Dunlap, TN
> A-245
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