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Canopy |
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Gear |
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Panel |
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The skin radiuses were not even close to the specified dimensions. The lower skin was about 1/2 inch thick and the upper skin was about 1/8. In the upper skin I hammered a Delrin ( plastic) rod into the small radius with a thin stick with a notched end. The lower skin I put between the table and some boards with "C" clamps. I slowly squeezed to get it just right, taking it out a few times to check the progress |
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The trailing edge match "before" |
After hammering and bending, perfect! |
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