Wireless Set No. 52 Canadian - Project

[Chris Suslowicz]

Ah... you may need a 'gravity feed' spray gun if the paint is too thick for the standard suction type. (They're available in the UK from about 20 GBP upwards for the "Made in China" ones you will have to buy the connector adapter for, up to 150GBP for a basic DeVilbiss which doesn't even include the air hose!)

I can't find any air consumption requirements, except for the 150 GBP DeVilbiss that wants 2 Bar and 9.7 cfm, so you may need a bigger compressor.

(The more expensive ones assume you have a factory air-line to connect them to, and thinking about it the Perkins Engines tour I got had them using pressure-fed paint hoses for mass production! Rather out of the hobbyist league, I think.)

[David Dunlop]

I picked this item up this morning from Pembina ND.

It is a custom cut 9-inch square of 1/4-inch thick, canvas impregnated Brown Phenolic Resin which will eventually become the insulating mounting plate for the Aerial Base C2. The original on mine was missing.

The custom cut square was $11.00 USF plus shipping of $9.00. The only Canadian Company I could find selling small pieces had a one square foot minimum at $41.00 Cdn, plus shipping.

Went down first thing this morning and was the only car in line both ways. In fact, I think I woke up the Border Agents on both sides and even the Commercial Lanes were empty.


David

[David Dunlop]

While I think of it.

If anyone has an Aerial Base C2 with a surviving, original Brown Phenolic plate still fitted, can you tell me if the edges of the plate are lacquered the same colour as the two sides, or are the edges just the exposed, lighter interior plate colour?


David

[David Dunlop]

Sometimes it pays to look closer to home.

I was reorganizing my work desk this morning and suddenly noticed what I thought was a large block of cork sitting under some stuff I had placed there quite some time ago. Upon closer examination, I discovered it was a package of 1/16-inch cork sheets, 11-3/8 inch x 17-3/8 inch in size that Debbie had purchased about three years for a crafting project she had worked on for our oldest granddaughter. Son of a Gun!

This is exactly the material I needed to find to make the gasket that runs around the lower edges of the 1/4-inch Brown Phenolic Resin Plate used to insulate the Aerial Base C2 from whatever vehicle it is mounted upon. I checked with Debbie and she said to fill my boots as she did not need it any more. I will check to see my Cricut Maker can cut that cork sheet and with any luck will be able to write a patten program to make the needed gasket.


David