CdnMedic
Well-Known Member
Im fitting up my fuselage sides on my 2L.
Thinking ahead to the next step of bending the sides inwards, I'm concerned with the horizontal tube that the rear spar attaches to.
When I go to bend the longerons, that horizontal tube has to either be bent along with them if it is tack welded in to place, or I don't have it tacked in to place and place it in once the sides are bent. Since the tubes it attaches to are at an angle, if I pre-fit the tube when the sides are flat on the table, the cope will change and will no longer fit.
So, is it best to just heat it up in line with the bend location of the longerons when I go to do the bend?
The bend line is vertical with the red-blue arrows shown, and you can see the horizontal tube in question.
Thinking ahead to the next step of bending the sides inwards, I'm concerned with the horizontal tube that the rear spar attaches to.
When I go to bend the longerons, that horizontal tube has to either be bent along with them if it is tack welded in to place, or I don't have it tacked in to place and place it in once the sides are bent. Since the tubes it attaches to are at an angle, if I pre-fit the tube when the sides are flat on the table, the cope will change and will no longer fit.
So, is it best to just heat it up in line with the bend location of the longerons when I go to do the bend?
The bend line is vertical with the red-blue arrows shown, and you can see the horizontal tube in question.