Time to bend the struts to fit. I've added a single bent flange to add some stiffness to the Strut and in Image 1 you can see how I lined up the Strut Blank on the Bending Brake. The Strut Blank is held in place by an aluminum bar that has a chamfer on the edge that you bend along. I've foound that if I hold the aluminum bar in place using a single spring clamp I can do my final position adjustments of the bar and the part and then apply the C-Clamps to really hold things in place. Image 2 shows the Strut in place under the bending bar and the bar held in place with the spring clamp. Image 3 shows the the stiffening flange after bending.
Landing Light Strut Lined Up on Bending Brake
Landing Light Strut Temporarily Held by Spring Clamp
Landing Light Strut After Long Stiffening Edge Bent
