---------------------------------------------------------- RV8-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sat 05/31/08: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 09:00 AM - Aluminum Repair Videos web site (Vince-Himsl) 2. 10:07 AM - Re: Aluminum Repair Videos web site (kmccune) 3. 10:01 PM - Bending Trailing Edge of a "One" Piece Rudder Skin (Garey Wittich) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 09:00:56 AM PST US From: "Vince-Himsl" Subject: RV8-List: Aluminum Repair Videos web site I came across this really cool web site with videos for showing how to repair aluminum (other stuff too). http://www.muggyweld.com/video.html Vince H. RV8 - In hanger for final assembly Moscow, ID ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 10:07:15 AM PST US Subject: RV8-List: Re: Aluminum Repair Videos web site From: "kmccune" Thanks kevin do not archive -------- Mark Twain: Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=185627#185627 ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 10:01:22 PM PST US From: Garey Wittich Subject: RV8-List: Bending Trailing Edge of a "One" Piece Rudder Skin Greetings: A note that might help you. With the 1/8" dowel rod taped to the inside of the trailing edge of the Rudder Skin, I placed a towel inside the Skin covering the Skin Stiffeners. Using Vans recommended wood bending brake I was able to bend the Skin so it just touched the Rudder's Spar. It took about 9 compressions of the Skin to accomplish this - each time it got closer to touching the Spar. During the bending of the Skin the Stiffeners did NOT do any damage to the Skin because of the towel - even though they came in contact with the Skin during the last 2 or 3 compressions. The Skin came out flat until the last 1/8" (as desired) of the trailing edge near the bottom and top Ribs and the worst was 3/8" along the trailing edge. To get the desired 1/8" radius, I took my Hand Seamer (about 2" wide) and put 6 layers of masking tape on each jaw surface for padding - so as not to dent the Skin. Placed the Hand Seamer's rear edge about 1/2" from the trailing edge and gave a gentle squeeze (a few times as required) where the radius needed to be better - making sure the Squeezer was applying EQUAL pressure on both sides of the Skin. This worked well - no dented Skin. The Wooden Brake I made was made out of a straight (in length) 2" X 8" that had been sawed in half to make 2, 2" X 4"s. The bending surfaces were "plained" with a carpenters adjustable electrical plainer to make them absolutely "smooth" and covered with Duct Tape. Hope this helps someone, Garey (Santa Monica, CA) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message rv8-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/RV8-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/rv8-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/rv8-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.