We decided to make a David Clay bending brake for the rear spars, the ailerons and the flaps. The plans show the rear spars can be made in two peices, and joined together with a splice plate. They did this to keep one of the parts at eight feet long, perhaps to help with a sheet size of the aluminum or shipping. Anyways we decided to make a brake for the full 109″ long spars, that way we don’t have to have the splice plate.
Dan purchased three 10′ lengths of 3″x3″x1/4″ thick steel angle from a local supplier called Discount Steel, really nice outfit. We alos picked up some square tubing for the handle. He cut it to length and cleaned them up. Really dirty work. He had to clean up the shop after this. Dan primed them for painting.
Notice the box of hardware from Aircraft Spruce on the workbench
