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Date:  3-27-2007
Number of Hours:  7.00
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Brief Description:  Aileron & flap support frame ends

I started bending my support frame ends and I realized I cut too much material off the sides at both ends so I cut some new blanks. I'm bending the ends as outlined in Eric's manual. I couldn't conveniently find any 3/4" steel bar for bending the parts so I picked up some 3/8" bar from the Tractor Supply and bolted 2 pieces together. Once the piece was clamped in the vice I used a hammer to pound the side over. I held a left over piece of cap strip material against the side to prevent "hammer heads" in the metal.

After I bent the 4 pieces of .062 material I cut and bent the smaller pieces out of .080 material. The thicker material was a little more work and probably about the limit using this method. It worked fine though.

I made a template and started drilling the holes for the attach point.
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Scrap Piece of Cap Strip Held Against Side

Scrap Piece of Cap Strip Held Against Side

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Using a Hammer to Bend Side Over

Using a Hammer to Bend Side Over

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Finished Bend

Finished Bend

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