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Date:         Sat, 7 May 2011 11:59:24 -0400
Reply-To:     craig cowan <phishman068@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         craig cowan <phishman068@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Cutting edge tech. Carbon fiber...window crank.
Comments: To: Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <1304778411.4533.8.camel@TheJackUbuntuNetbook>
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build it out of Graphine!

-Craig

On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 10:26 AM, Rocket J Squirrel < camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:

> Work some nanotubes into the thing and you'll have something. > > On Fri, 2011-05-06 at 22:33 -0700, Don Hanson wrote: > > > My 84 inline powered van has been humming along marvelously. Nothing bad > > happening, all good for quite a while... > > > > I have an older River Dory (aka Drift Boat) in my shop right now, being > > refurbished for a client. Normally it's the vanagon's spot. It spends a > > lot of time in there being improved, for my own enjoyment... > > But yesterday as I was coming up our road, Buster's (I am trying out > > names...Buster Brown.... my shoe box-shaped van is that Brown shoe color, > > too...Ya think? ) anyway, the window crank broke right off in my hand. I > > looked special to find a van to buy without power windows...less to > break, > > less to fix. .Not always the case I guess. > > > > So I un-screwed the handle and thought..."better get on the Net, find a > > replacement" then I clamped my small vice grip (aka a Handy Dandy Tool) > on > > the shaft to work the window in the mean time. But then as I was working > on > > the boat 're-hab' and had a little West Epoxy mix left from re-bedding > some > > gunwale through-bolts, I thought..."Hey, I can just fix that handle, I > don't > > have to go to all the trouble of ordering one somewhere and paying > shipping > > etc etc" So I troweled a bit of left over epoxy into the backside of > the > > cast aluminum 'skeleton' of the window winder, and stuck some carbon > fiber > > along across the break...Voila! A carbon fiber composite window handle > in a > > Vanagon. Cool, huh? > > > > I think my next project will be to use some of the nice Brunzeel ply I > > have kicking around (Thanks, Rob, for the leftovers) to do some door > panels > > in the van...I can then say I have "Uni-directional cellulose components" > > (sounds high tech..more so than "plywood" eh?) as well as carbon fiber > > adjustable aerodynamic aids.... > > > > Friday Don Hanson >


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