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hc162 final aileron skin pressing

Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2016 7:35 pm
by ssearle
Here are some more detailed pictures of how I made the aileron skins.
Steve

Re: hc162 final aileron skin pressing

Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2016 11:08 am
by dougm
Looks great, Steve! Now you got me thinking about doing this myself...... hhmmmmm more tools.

Re: hc162 final aileron skin pressing

Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2016 1:35 pm
by jwhanson
Another use for a press like this would be making the round fairings for the fuel tank outlets. I made mine with fiber glass but it would be easy to punch them out from soft aluminum. The press is available from Harbor Freight for a pretty reasonable price. The forms could be turned out on a lathe using cherry or maple wood.

John Hanson