Nothing fancy, just using cardboard shims to adjust the bend radius rather than setting up the machine differently. I suspect most of these machines come set up for overtight radiuses you wouldn't want on aircraft parts.

I like the cardboard/duct tape idea better. though.

In that case there are Chinese made box brakes that would fit your specifications. Grizzly and Jet both import 12,18, and 24" sizes that range between 50 and 120lbs. Of course, to use them for aircraft parts you'll either need to tweak them a bit or use the old "air force cardboard trick" (at least ...

I can't recall having seen what I'd call light box brakes... 50-100lbs seems normal for a 12" unit. I have seen some light aluminum *bending* brakes (4lbs for an 18") but bending brakes aren't nearly as much fun.

I'd like to know what you find though...

cjensen wrote: you mean arguments for???

No... he might have bent the nosegear pulling that stunt in a tricycle!

:o A perfect example of why we all need to be extra careful when cameras are present. Australian aircraft registrations are just as searchable as the FAA's. The good news is that if there was an accident it never got reported to the ATSB. I guess this goes in the "arguments against nosewheels" categ...

How much more is it worth to have the plane you want? The difference in insurance will add up to some finite amount over the time you own the plane... probably something like $5000 more all told (though that's based on general research and is totally wrong). Would you pay an extra $5K to get the pla...

Every day can be a building day too! :D I wish I had a 10 gallon set-up! When I started I thought 5 gallons was a huge amount of beer. :roll: Because of altitude (4500MSL) and general laziness I usually start with about 6.5-7 gallons in the boil and need to boil longer. I use one of those turkey fry...

I decided to build an airplane while brewing an IPA one Saturday afternoon ... I was in my back yard boiling my wert and looked up to see a pair of planes chugging along in formation, a couple thousand feet up. I said to myself, "heck, I build beer...I bet I could build one of those!" No, it wasn't ...

Chad, your lube experience blows....so to speak.... :) This is just me, so take it for what it is worth, but... The craftsman's regulator (based on the photos I've seen) is all the regulation you need for now. The yellow coil hose is fine (it is 3/8" after all) though I find the coil hoses annoying ...

The captain has a good point actually. Can you hook that yellow coil directly to your tool hose? Bypassing the FRL? That would rule out the hoses as a problem. Or show they were the problem. It looks from the picture like the tool hose is not one of the infamous yellow coilys. I have not had any pro...

You can remove the regulator. You will get better flow. A regulator is required for some things. It makes life more pleasant for other things. You may not be doing anything that needs a regulator though. If it was me, I'd remove the regulator and do one of two things: Pick up a pair of quick disconn...

The tall pilot option moves the front seatback back, giving more room in the front, less in the back. It is not adjustable -- you build one way or the other. I've heard several 6'3" range people say they didn't need the tall pilot option. I suppose it depends on body geometry (leg:torso ratios and s...

Your regulator is restricting the air flow. It has the right pressure, but not the right CFM. It is hard to find regulators that flow freely, unfortunately. MSC has some in the $60 range IIRC...I don't use one myself. As food for thought: I run my compressor and main hoses at 145PSI. There is a larg...

See... others will fill in.

Dan's w&b database shows -6As w/ 160HP at grosses from 1650 to 1950 and 180HP from 1800 to 2000lbs. There is a 200HP w/ a gross of 2100. So the general trend is exactly as Spike suggested, but there is still quite a bit of fudging.

There are two "accepted" front seat positions on the -8, and minor adjustments can be made as well. I like the -8 panel position/size, myself. I like the cockpit in general actually. Then again, I'm sort of a minimalist in a lot of ways so the panel size doesn't bother me. My "dream" layout even has...

The builder is the manufacturer. The builder writes the POH. The builder can placard any limitations they want, within limits. A DAR must sign off on the limits as I understand it? Read FAR part 23 Subpart C for what certified planes are allowed. Specifically 23.337. I doubt anyone would give you an...

You're a lucky man, PK. Why, I've heard rumors of people spending $35 on a practice kit only to find out they need $2000 worth of tools to put it together... That was me. :( OTOH, selecting and buying the tools was almost as fun as blowing up the training project. Who says guys don't like to shop? :)

Personally, I favor "glass". If I was at that stage today it would be a GRT Dual MFD / AHRS / EIS package w/ the XM receiver (not that I've thought about it :roll:). I really wonder what the real story is with BMA? I've read some of Greg's supporting material (e.g. his document on aircraft wiring) a...

Since I'm all but guaranteed to be wrong, I'll go first. (or second )

"looks ok"

I totally mangled my first "training project"... everything was going really nicely (I even alodined and primed some of the parts) until I started actually riveting, at which point the whole thing sort of exploded. It actually made a "sproinggggg" sound now that I think about it. In the end I think ...