Paul Lamar (mis-)wrote:

I am too old to change Dave :)

Dave mcC responded:

Paul,I think you should have put a ',' after "change"; You have changed my thinking a hundred ways since I signed on to this Newsletter. I have become a Rotary Nut. I look forward to every entry.

Paul Lamar replied:

Yes you are right. Sorry. It is amazing what a coma can do :)

"Coma" ??  You mean the long sleep where you don't wake up until days/weeks/months/years later (if ever)?  I "assume" that Paul's trying to be funny... Maybe he should stick to Rotary advocacy...

Russell Kent

Here is something to do with bell housings :)

This is the upper half of the new bell housing.
Note the internal ribs. These are heavy. They are there to accommodate
the gyro torque loads applied to the large flat front surface. It would 
be lighter to incorporate Tracy's casting along with the bell 
housing similar to what Ross did. Then thin external
ribs could distribute the load into the end housing better.
This part weighs 4.2 pounds despite the .2 inch wall thickness.

Paul Lamar
 
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