It's getting harder and harder to get shop time because the weather is so nice outside. For those that have never wintered in Alaska, you may not understand what a relief this is!
Anyway, I got the hinges tacked and bent. They are all ready for final welding. Even though heating was Eric Newton's preferred method of bending the straps, I think next time I would try to bend them cold. They look ok, but not totally smooth because you have to form them with a hammer. Perfection is the enemy of completion, so I will use them as-is. Totally airworthy and to be honest no one would ever notice. Sometimes I feel like a blacksmith and not an airplane builder!
