That is the same sheet material that I was looking at. Just hate the color...

Also, I have never seen a car detailing go that far. 😳 In the house, sure... but the daily driver? Holy crap, man... you pryed gravel out of the tire tread. 😳

OK, you are allowed to call my stuff dirty. 😬 So do you cut your fingernails or do they just naturally wear down? 😁

Seriously though, thanks for the tips. 😉 And, I will have to look back through that thread again later. I do love that o-ring inlay, NICE!
I am on the opposite end of the spectrum, mostly hand tools and farm country. I live in city limits, but I can't really understand what the neighbors are saying, either.

You get my respect for what you can accomplish in the space allowed!

I will shut up about being on gravel, now. 😁 I am renting in city limits, because I am not sure WHERE I want to buy...yet. Still researching state laws/taxes and all that mess. The ONLY reason I live here is the yard is huge and it is the last address in city limits and is adjoining the landlord's agricultural property. (He let's us ride around on it.) They do SxS and 4wd trucks. There is even an old dirt oval on the property. Landlord is 84 and the house is 100+ or older. Registered at the creation of the tax record in 1921. This family owns most of the houses around me. They are very nice and respectful people and live next door to me. Because of current apartment complex building in the area he has become a target for investors now. He refuses to sell and has more of that: "Over my dead body!" grit than most.

I might give a Go-pro speed run around the trails on my hardtail minibike, later. There is one difficult large rutted hill that I barely can make on 19" fat tires. If you drop into the wash it becomes a grit and throttle, bruised knee fight to get back out before the top. Makes good video though! 😉

 

I cut my nails but some projects having slightly longer nails helps pick things up and scratch things off. Also the best natural ear wax and nose shovels you can have. LOL
Trust me owning a house in a retirement community with one of the longest CCRs in the US is a royal PIA. I can't do anything outside the garage except wash my cars. But I do sort of cheat a little but no one really catches on. Also have a driveway that is elevate angle is 8 degrees makes it impossible to use my quick jacks And I am sure if you saw some of the pictures my garage is full and project space is a small little area. sucks!!!
I also rant space in a very secure warehouse to store a few of my other vehicles.

That color of baby "sheet" tannish brown sucks for the material I know. I get razed by using it all the time . But it flat works and can be measured with a simple handheld temperature meter. LOL

 

Ah... the driveway, the jack, the detailing. Makes perfect sense as a whole. 🤐

https://ebay.us/m/4avxUn

Check out that link. Don't know what fair market value is, or if the color change is an indicator of something else. But it is black... that and nylon 66 was a toss up for me.

 

Thanks… just ordered a sheet to have a look at it and some light testing to see if it’s what it says it is ? There is technical information and I always cautious from where some things are manufactured. It takes almost 3-6 weeks to get it . I guess it’s fits the old saying “it’s on the slow boat from China “ 😂

I miss my property in Riolinda CAlifornia … and yes it was everything Rush Limbaugh use to make jokes about. I had 1/3 rd acre of property . And could do just about anything I wanted to and no neighbor complained. lol

 

First fill to the left at 9 o'clock. Second fill bottom. Roughing in tomorrow.

 

You dog, you beat me to it. 🤨 😁
Yeah, never can tell, might be shrinkwrap.

That wasn't a rip on nails. Working your fingers to the bone on that detailing. 👍

Let me know what you decide about the sheet material. 100mm x 100mm x 25-30mm depending on throttle cable reach is what I was thinking.

Longer boat from Venezuela, I hear...

 

Good morning.... 🥶 Akron, O.H.- I.O. 😉

 

Callisto, do you know what the minimum effective thickness is for heat mitigation with phenolic resin may be?

 

Good question. Pete Jackson always suggested that 1/2 was the magic number. I am not actually sure and think it is declining rate as the temperature increases to a point that it equalizes and then start to degrade and burn. An intake on a gas engine would never get that hot but you would never want to use it on exhaust parts obviously. If I had to guess I would say 10-15 degrees lower(conditional), then the metal parts it attached to. I do know that using and spacer like that stop and prevent gas vaporization (240F) in the carburetor causing idle and WOT fueling problems.

This is the equation for the question... lol
Rate = k•A•(T1 - T2)/d

Or just get out a hand held digital temperature gun and see in the average difference.

 

Thanks for the formula. 😉 Go, go, gadget...


K: Average phenolic resin thermal conductivity is .221 Watts per Meter Kelvin (some carbon or stranded versions say up to .5ish, but most solid resins claim .2-.25 ballpark.

A: The part is not in hand or even close so I will guess about 3cm x 5cm converted to Meters squared is .0015

T1 & T2: The valve is coolant fed from the head. Lets wildly guess and cap that one @ 195 degrees Fahrenheit as a high thermostat temp. Converts to 90.55 Celsius, so 91 for simplicity.
Next is the manifold temp. Again the car is not in front of me sooo... wildly guessing... I can prop on the manifold at running temperatures... so not much over 120 degrees Fahrenheit... feels hot to everything except my numb fingertips... Converts to: 48.8 Celsius. 🤔 That isn't going to help me see good. I will drop this value on purpose to better see the outcomes of differing thicknesses.
Manifold temp for formula purposes is ambient air temperature. (I wish) 95 degrees Fahrenheit converted to Celsius: 35 degrees.

(This is about the time I started making my mechanical pencil shoot bb's. &#128513

d: The dreaded thickness variable... 🤔 Space is at a premium, so let's start with 2mm thick and cap at 6mm. Converted to meters: .002-.006

So... 🫩 🥱

Rate = .221 x .0015 x (91-35) ÷ .001 Rate =18.56400
Rate = .221 x .0015 x (91-35) ÷ .002 Rate = 9.28200
Rate = .221 x .0015 x (91-35) ÷ .004 Rate = 4.64100
​​​​​Rate = .221 x .0015 x (91-35) ÷ .006 Rate = 3.09400
Rate = .221 x .0015 x (91-35) ÷ .008 Rate = 2.32050

Looks like the resistance is proportional to thickness. The largest gap is between .001 and .004 and I think that answers my question... in theory mixed with wild speculation! 😁 Coincidentally, also the only way that I know how to do math... with wild speculation.

Does anyone else smell blood? 😉