Adhesive for a jet plane???? It's going to fly off!!!
They were surplus from Allegiant Air.
Adhesive for a jet plane???? It's going to fly off!!!
Does't your drums have a double edge lip on the inboard edge of the outside diameter? This is quite thick and is a good place to trim excess weight for balance. Either drill , or tru up this thick lip on a lathe. The outboard side edge, ( just above the weight location) is also quite thick and can be drilled with about 1/4 inch deep ( partial holes) horizontally for balance. Your only looking for a few ounces for balance, If reducing rotating weight were what you were after, I know 5 lbs. of weight removal is possible per drum. Thats on original drums though, which might have been heavier that those china made ones.I agree with you, its a try, got to get weight on the drums so this is something they use in aero space industry, I don't think the flying weight will hurt anything, you might not want to ride behind me thou. I would like to take the balancer to the auto parts store and just keep unboxing drums until I found a couple good ones, there are none in eastern Virginia, they have to be shipped from a warehouse in Richmond, so I do not have that luxury. If I order them from Eckler or someone I would just end up doing a lot of return shipping, I suspect most are made in the same China factory.
I agree, the factory drums have a double edge and before it is over I feel I will be back to both factory drums. The second lip could be milled to balance things up, good suggestion. The China drum has a single lip but weighs much more than factory drum. I am going to take calipers and figure the thickness on the outer crown as that seems to be the most meaty area. The weights we added worked just fine today (about 50) but I would like to do some grinding or drilling that would make me more comfortable long term.Does't your drums have a double edge lip on the inboard edge of the outside diameter? This is quite thick and is a good place to trim excess weight for balance. Either drill , or tru up this thick lip on a lathe. The outboard side edge, ( just above the weight location) is also quite thick and can be drilled with about 1/4 inch deep ( partial holes) horizontally for balance. Your only looking for a few ounces for balance, If reducing rotating weight were what you were after, I know 5 lbs. of weight removal is possible per drum. Thats on original drums though, which might have been heavier that those china made ones.