IMG_0272.JPGBending block for bellcrank bracket141 views
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IMG_0271.JPGBending blocks for stick boots160 viewsHad this white oak left over from a furniture project. The block on the right is to make the 1 1/2" radius bend and the block on the left is to squash the top of the boots to 1 3/8".
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skybolt_parts_023.jpgMore fittings187 viewsHere are a few more fittings recently completed. Upper left are front and rear outer wing attachments (Delta). Bottom right are mating attachments on the center wing section. These have a 6.5 degree bend. The aluminum angle is to attach the outer rib. Upper middle are some 3/16" links with a 2 degree bend. Right of that are brake parts and idler arm posts. All matching parts were meticulously stacked and clamped for drilling.
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skybolt_parts_058.jpgMore fittings195 viewsPictured are Delta cabane mounts, small brackets for the Hale Wallace canopy, landing gear and wing attachments, landing gear washers, drag links, brake backing plates and some parts to build the 3-pc wing attachments.
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skybolt_parts_001.jpgYear-end collection202 viewsThis is our pile of fittings at the end of the year (80 hours of work). Some are complete and some are in progress. Lower left fittings are for the D wing attachment.
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skybolt_parts_004.jpgbending block for wing attachment fitting166 viewsMade from some white oak we had laying around.
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skybolt_parts_008.jpgD wing attachment bending blocks168 viewsThe maple block on the left has a 6'5 degree bevel to check the bend. The fitting sandwiches between the aluminum blocks for the actual bending. There is a 12 degree bevel on the bottom aluminum block to allow for springback.
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skybolt_parts_007.jpgAluminum bending blocks173 views1/8, 3/16 and 1/4" radius from left to right shaped with a router. The block on the left has additional 5 degree bevel for springback.
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IMG_0268.JPGbrake tubing miter box139 viewsWe needed a small miter box to hold the 1/2" brake pedal tubing.
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skybolt_parts_009.jpgbrake pedal tubing miter box185 viewsThere is an extra cut in this miter box to keep the two miters in the correct plane to each other and size the tubes to 3" long.
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skybolt_parts_086.jpgcompleted lathe work196 viewsThese are the completed compression tubes. The second lathe job was to drill the upper tubes for the rudder pedals for the 3/16" threaded rod (hinge pins). The holes came out perfectly centered.
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skybolt_parts_080.jpgFirst parts with new mini-lathe205 viewsMacarena is turning the end caps for the compression tubes in the Delta upper wing as a first project with her new lathe.
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