Finishing Wing Rib Gussets

After cutting out the gussets had to clean them up.  This includes filing and sanding all the edges smooth especially in the radius between to flange bends.  This is a detail where one can be really picky since the radius should be tangent where it meets the straight edge of the flange.  Here is a picture of the completed parts:

With a stack of “identical” parts you can see how consistant your flange bending is.  There were a couple that were off just a little.  I think it happened becasue I had a really small height flange clamped in the bake while the main body was being bent.  There isn’t a lot od surface area for the clamping on the little flange.  After I added an additional clamp the bending brake it was a little better.  That’s my excuse and Dan seemed to buy it…

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