06-27-2019, 01:58 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Western Sierra Nevadas, Badger Hill, CA
Posts: 4,398
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Originally Posted by AlphaBob
Thanks Kent!
You were absolutely right in your original response to my question under aircraft! But, I have had some fun taking creases out of test pieces , which sort of worked, but as you suggested they are virtually impossible to get flat without removing the section and shrinking it back to size (which has it’s own set of challenges).
BTW, I’m the guy you helped a couple weeks ago soldering the C172 gas tank. That repair turned out great!
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Okay ! Great!
Thanks.
But - I think working test pieces of 6061 will not really match wing skins as they are "usually" 2024T3.
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"All it takes is a little practical experience to blow the he!! out of a perfectly good theory." --- Lloyd Rosenquist, charter member AWS, 1919.
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