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Toms RV9-A project
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Date:  9-5-2009
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Brief Description:  Shop Tools

Decided that squeezing sheetmetal to countersink the skins was best done with the C Frame dimpler. The "DR2" is not cheap but it does the job very quickly and precicely. Since I have at least three big skins (2 - wing, 1- fusulage) that need countersinking even with the quickbuild I opted to go this route.

I also know that I will need to make various sheetmetal parts bent straight 90 degree angles so I got this inexpensive bench model bender. It has a very thick sheet of metal (1/4" that you sandwich the sheetmetal you want to bend, C clamp into position and lift the levers to the angle you want to bend. I know I will make various home grown brackets for mounting the magnetometer, GPS, etc based on many builder website entries so I got this in advance.

Had the trusty 18V DeWalt screwdriver set I had for many years. So this will be used quite frequently.
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Dimple tool for aircraft skins

Dimple tool for aircraft skins

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Poor man's sheet metal bender

Poor man's sheet metal bender

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Trusty 18V Delta screwdrivers

Trusty 18V Delta screwdrivers

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