SNX-D01 bending fuse sides for windscreen

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SNX-D01 bending fuse sides for windscreen

Postby kevinh » Thu Jul 13, 2017 9:36 pm

Hi ya'll,

So what clever schemes have you found for nicely bending the sides of the fuse in where they go over the windscreen? I'm sure someone must have something better than the idea that occurs to me (a board and smacking it with a hammer)...
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(I built my RV7A and happily flew it for about 500 hrs)
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Re: SNX-D01 bending fuse sides for windscreen

Postby jowens » Thu Jul 13, 2017 11:30 pm

10-12" piece of 2x4 and light hits with a rubber mallet, worked just fine. The fuselage side stringers make this a really easy job. The bend is less moving aft, again a simple adjustment. A few adjustments, I turned the 2x4 side ways. I am reserved to call ANY build task simple. This is one of them.
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Re: SNX-D01 bending fuse sides for windscreen

Postby wlarson861 » Fri Jul 14, 2017 12:42 am

I did mine the same way as Jim. Guesstimated the amount of bend withe the windshield in place. made the bends and put the glass back in and marked where it needed more bend , took out the glass and tweaked the bends.
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Re: SNX-D01 bending fuse sides for windscreen

Postby kmacht » Fri Jul 14, 2017 5:39 am

I used a rolling pin (like what you find in the kitchen). Seems strange but it worked. Run it from the front to back of the airplane and just keep increasing the angle until you get the bend you want.

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Re: SNX-D01 bending fuse sides for windscreen

Postby kevinh » Fri Jul 14, 2017 10:53 am

Thanks all!
Taildragger Waiex in progress, tail done, wings done, about to mate wings to fuse,
then cowl, canopy, paint (photos): flush rivets, turbo aerovee, acro ailerons
(I built my RV7A and happily flew it for about 500 hrs)
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