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deene(at)austin.rr.com
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 Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 2:29 am Post subject: RV-8 |
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I made my curved RV8 front stick. Just layout on paper your desired curved stick side profile (including any length reduction to clear the panel…don’t forget the stick grip length).
Then cut several (6 for me) small pie sections out along the back portion of the stick and form the stick to the desired curve by gentle pressure. Now tack weld the stick in the final shape and then weld up the joints. If you can’t weld or don’t have the equipment, find a good one at a local EAA meeting.
Rather than use a “S” shape I used an upside down question mark shape so that I had only one curve to deal with. Don’t know if the following ASCII drawing works:
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Deene Ogden
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RV8 QB N299AD
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pitts_pilot(at)bellsouth.
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| Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 5:05 am Post subject: RV-8 |
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You could also cut the desired 'bend' in hardwood to make a form and use
a hydraulic shop press to form the tube. Make the hardwood as thick as
the tube, and attach 'guides' to the sides of one of the pieces of form
so the other side slides into it. The slower you go with the pressure,
the less chance of getting a kink in the tubing.
Linn
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Deene Ogden wrote:
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I made my curved RV8 front stick. Just layout on paper your desired
curved stick side profile (including any length reduction to clear the
panel…don’t forget the stick grip length).
Then cut several (6 for me) small pie sections out along the back
portion of the stick and form the stick to the desired curve by gentle
pressure. Now tack weld the stick in the final shape and then weld up
the joints. If you can’t weld or don’t have the equipment, find a good
one at a local EAA meeting.
Rather than use a “S” shape I used an upside down question mark shape
so that I had only one curve to deal with. Don’t know if the following
ASCII drawing works:
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Deene Ogden
EAA Tech Counselor/Flight Advisor
RV8 QB N299AD
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Bubblehead
Joined: 26 Oct 2007
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Location: N. Richland Hills, TX
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| Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 8:34 am Post subject: Re: RV-8 |
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Deene - can you post a couple of pictures?
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