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CJohnston(at)popsound.com
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 Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2006 12:26 pm Post subject: F-1070 side fuse skin bending from factory? |
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hey all -0
after my super awesome fuse skin bending session, i'm ready to order a new skin. i followed all the instructions, had a woodworking buddy create perfect blocks per the plans out of nice hardwood, and after getting a nice looking bend, i noticed that the skin was cracked by the sharp bend. after searching the archives, i saw that vans was talking about creating those bends at the factory. anyone know if that is happening? if it is, is it also happening for the forward fuse skins F-1069? i'm just wondering if i should keep at my bending efforts, or move on and order (hopefully) pre-bent skins. someone give me good news...
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CJohnston(at)popsound.com
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| Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2006 9:30 am Post subject: F-1070 side fuse skin bending from factory? |
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I guess I'll put this another way - no response yet... can anyone who
has received their fuse kit recently (past couple months) check and see
if the F1070 L/R skins are pre-bent? I just talked with vans, and the
lady at the order counter didn't know.
Thanks!
cj
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jhasbrouck(at)woh.rr.com
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| Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2006 2:10 pm Post subject: F-1070 side fuse skin bending from factory? |
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Received mine in May and no, the fuse skins were not prebent then.. I heard
the rumor also and was hopeful. Mine are bent now, was a pain but turned
out okay.
John Hasbrouck
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Rick S.
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| Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2006 2:39 pm Post subject: F-1070 side fuse skin bending from factory? |
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One thing about those areas of the skins, don't be afraid to radius the inside corner a bit and polish the edges real well prior to bending, don't just do a mild deburring. Doing these two step will ease some of the surface tension that leads to cracking. Go easy with the hammer part, that's where you'll get the cracks started. Alignment of the wood blocks and securely clamping of the blocks is essential. Pre-bent would be nice but heck, you can brag about how you bent your skins by hand on the "old" RV-10 kits.
Rick S.
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zackrv8
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| Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2006 5:49 pm Post subject: Re: F-1070 side fuse skin bending from factory? |
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CJ,
I just finished bending the skins today. I would have to agree with Rick, go easy with the hammer part. You don't need much bending on these skins. They pull up real nice with clecoes.
Zack
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