Ed and I decided that we'd do some practice covering before starting the covering job on the actual airplane. We decided to to build some 18" x 18" panels with curves. We bought some 1/2" electrical conduit from the local home improvement store. Using a conduit bender we bent two pieces of conduit. Then the ends were cut at 45 degrees. A supporting brace was cut to go down the middle and the ends of it were shaped to give a nice tight fit. Ed tack welded all the joints using his TIG welder. All the joints were completely welded on one side.
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| Practice Frame being welded |
We started working on the second panel. The design is going to be a little different but the same 18"x18". Rather than the bends being on opposite sides, they'll be on adjacent corners. The bends were made on one piece of conduit. More work on be done later. Hours: 1
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| Conduit bent to shape |
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