ORIGINAL: nonstoprc
Matt,
Looks like the rings are glued to the firewall side cap only as otherwise the vibration will not be damped. Right? The rubber is the key to damp the vibrations. You mentioned the inner tube of a lawn tractor wheel. How thick is the rubber material? Does the rubber glue to the rings? If so, at each layer or just to the outside of the rings?
Thx
Nonstoprc,
rubber stock is approximately 1 mm thick and is approx 3/4" less in diameter than the ring is. It is stretched to fit. I'll show photos of assembly when I get to it. I've gotten sidetracked and the project has come to a screeching halt. Started to build the wings and stab of my latest design...Deja Voo, Deja Vu', or Deja VooDoo. Haven't decided which name yet
CA is medium stock and is applied to the corner between the ply plates and the balsa rings. The rubber edge and very little of the rubber side get glued. That's the first layer at least. The second layer is layed over the edges of the ply plates and glued to the ply edges only. I think photos will make this self explanatory
MattK