> Hello;

 Has anyone here done rotor clearancing for an aircraft application?
 I assume this is typically done with a grinding/polishing machine,

has

 anyone done using another method?

 Also
 Paul, are you using the stock oil pump and pressure regulator in

your

 PPort?

 Cheers
 Cary

Yes on the rotor  clearancing but I think it is unnecessary. We never

run over

7500 RPM

I don't know yet. I left that decision up to John at Mazdatrix. Perry

Mick

has been flying one of his engines for a couple of years now.
BTW engine parts are at the balancing shop as we speak. If we are lucky
we will have it running before Sun & Fun.
Paul Lamar

Ken Welter wrote:

    Yes I do rotor clearanceing, I do it on a lathe, I cut .015" off
at the tip and taper it off to zero where the bluing is.
   Rob Golden at Pineapple racing told me to do this and considered it
absolutely necessary.
   Ken

Cary,
Ken is absolutely right to do this as he runs NOS ( hight power) which may
bend the e-shaft a little under such high loads.
This bending action cocks the rotors a little and they bind on the apexes.

The RX 8 is a TAD wider and needs some skimming also and this will be done
on the lathe.
I suppose it doesn't hurt to check everything, the tolerances are in the
Workshop Manual - I finally purchased one !
George ( down under)

Most don't run NOS and 300 HP.

Paul Lamar
 
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