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1. 04:03 AM - Re: Sheet metal from Aviation department (Scott Knowlton)
2. 10:04 AM - Re: Sheet metal from Aviation department (Steven Dortch)
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Subject: | Re: Sheet metal from Aviation department |
Could we see a couple of pictures of your work and the belly inspection cove
r? Very clever, inexpensive and light weight solution Steve. Those mentors
are so worth having around!
Scott Knowlton
Burlington On
Sent from my iPhone
> On Jan 4, 2015, at 10:50 PM, "Steven Dortch" <steven.d.dortch@gmail.com> w
rote:
>
> Today, I was struggling trying to make a somewhat complex shape from aircr
aft sheet aluminum and had screwed up a sheet, when my local homebuilt mento
r suggested that I go to the Aviation sheet metal department at Lowes and bu
y some aluminum flashing.
>
> It is
> 0.0084 gauge and I bought a 10" by 10' roll (about $9) and a 14" by 10' r
oll (about $13).
>
> It will cut with heavy scissors or I used a knife to score it and bent it t
il it would break clean on the score line (I can't cut a straight line.) It s
haped easily and firmed up with a little shaping and I am quite happy with i
t as a lightweight cover on the rear belly of my Piet. At that price, I used
it first for the template and then practiced once and then made a good one.
I still have 6' of each left.
>
> It is not structural and would dent if someone leaned on it. But since I p
ut it on the belly, if someone is leaning on it, I have bigger problems.
>
> --
> Blue Skies,
> Steve D
>
>
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Subject: | Re: Sheet metal from Aviation department |
Scott, Hope these help. tonight I will clean them with acetone and then
prime them with self etching primer. They will be painted white to match
the plane.
Blue Skies,
Steve D
On Mon, Jan 5, 2015 at 6:02 AM, Scott Knowlton <flyingscott_k@hotmail.com>
wrote:
> Could we see a couple of pictures of your work and the belly inspection
> cover? Very clever, inexpensive and light weight solution Steve. Those
> mentors are so worth having around!
>
> Scott Knowlton
> Burlington On
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jan 4, 2015, at 10:50 PM, "Steven Dortch" <steven.d.dortch@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Today, I was struggling trying to make a somewhat complex shape from
> aircraft sheet aluminum and had screwed up a sheet, when my local homebuilt
> mentor suggested that I go to the Aviation sheet metal department at Lowes
> and buy some aluminum flashing.
>
> It is
> 0.0084 gauge and I bought a 10" by 10' roll (about $9) and a 14" by 10'
> roll (about $13).
>
> It will cut with heavy scissors or I used a knife to score it and bent it
> til it would break clean on the score line (I can't cut a straight line.)
> It shaped easily and firmed up with a little shaping and I am quite happy
> with it as a lightweight cover on the rear belly of my Piet. At that price,
> I used it first for the template and then practiced once and then made a
> good one. I still have 6' of each left.
>
> It is not structural and would dent if someone leaned on it. But since I
> put it on the belly, if someone is leaning on it, I have bigger problems.
>
> --
> Blue Skies,
> Steve D
>
> *
>
>
> *
>
>
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Blue Skies,
Steve D
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