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Stuarts Web Site
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Date: 1-30-2016
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Number of Hours: 3.00
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Manual Reference:
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Brief Description: Oxygen cylinder
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Oxygen cylinder
Today James and I decided it would be best to accommodate the blister in the existing floor panel rather than tackle the overlap between a carbon fibre and ally panel immediate ahead, which already encompases the horizontal access door to one of the storage compartments. The flap torque tube is mounted further forward than I remember too, causing contact between the torque tube and the cylinder, so I will raise the torque tube and slightly reduce its diameter at that point to suit as well ... more work to come, but achievable and still safe given the small loads involved.
So, we measured and trimmed the blister down to size (12mm lower) with the cylinder in situ, then reinforced the blister and used a timber template to press an edge flange under vacuum so that it can be riveted under the floor panel with the blister uppermost. We started by scuffing the mould, then applied one layer of 200gsm twill weave into the underside leaving a flange around the edge, followed by peel ply and absorbent mat. Then we flipped the mould over and applied a layer of 400gsm twill weave and a finish layer of 200gsm twill weave, peel ply, absorbent mat, the timber flange template and then sealed the bag. Then came steel rails and clamps to keep the flange as flat as possible and we pulled the vacuum. Tomorrow we'll inspect the results!
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