---------------------------------------------------------- Zenith640-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sun 04/17/11: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 02:03 PM - Re: A Newbie from Malaysia (pilot4pay) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 02:03:00 PM PST US Subject: Zenith640-List: Re: A Newbie from Malaysia From: "pilot4pay" stevetosh wrote: > Pilot4play thanks alot for that answer on the shear machine, i do not intend to be a kit builder. LOL > > Here is my progress so far, I have gotten a source for Aluminum sheet here, but am wondering if its same quality with those in US & Canada. Also I contact homebuildhelp to purchase a DVD on scratch building but still waiting to purchase till i get material and tools to practice. > > Now what about the Bend machine any substitution for this? As i wouldn't like to keep those machine after building as they are no more usefully. Steve, Simply no way for us to judge the quality of the metal. Unfortunately, your side of the world has a lot of counterfeiters. Anyone can make a roll stamp for ASTM and metal grades. DVD is a good start. As for the bending brake, it is possible to build a serviceable brake. I think there are plans on the 601.org website. Or you can come up with your own design. But for such a large project, it would be hard to go without one. You might try to find a local metal fab shop, and perhaps make a deal to make some production runs. Also (my opinion) I feel the V-press type brake is better than the conventional hinged for close work with multiple bends. It might be even easier to build your own of that type. You will need to make dies for each radius, make them interchangeable. Review your set of drawings before starting, be sure your building to the size you will need. Lastly, I wanted to point out that no matter what, you will likely need to purchase the canopy kit from Zenair. Just about everything else is scratch build able, but that canopy is a real zinger. Plexiglas and composite construction, it would probably cost you at least twice the cost of the purchase from Zenair. Building a plug, getting the layups right, forming the glass, plus, there are no dimensions for this in the plans at all. -------- Craig Smith CH640 builder SN: 0078 "Just think how stupid the average person is, and then realize that half of them are even stupider!" --George Carlin Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=337244#337244 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message zenith640-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Zenith640-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/zenith640-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/zenith640-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.