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Bob Leffler's RV-10
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Date:  5-2-2009
Number of Hours:  2.00
Manual Reference:  29-4, 29-5
Brief Description:  Rolling middle side skins

29-4, Steps 1, 2, 3, & 4

Make a Clamping Block from hardwood or tightly grained equivalent per the dimensions. I cheated and am using a block made by Gary Specketer. Actually, I didn’t have a table saw to make the compound cuts and Gary was gracious enough to let me use his.

Fabricate the F-1070A and B Roll Construction Angles per the dimensions. Drill a #40 hole in the end of both roll construction angles.

Cleco the #40 hole in the F-1070A Roll Construction Angle to the alignment hole in the F-107D-R Mid Side Skin. With the roll construction angle parallel to the bottom edge of the mid side skin, match-drill #40 all of the holes along the bottom edge of the mid side skin into the roll construction angle. Cleco the original #40 hole in the F-1070A Roll Construction Angle to the #40 hole in the F-1070B Roll Construction Angle, and clamp the remaining portions together. Match-Drill #40 all of the holes in the F-1070A Roll Construction Angle into the F-1070B Roll Construction Angle
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29-4 Completed per plans.

29-5, Steps 1, 2, & 3

Align the "Start of Roll Line" on the F-1070-R Mid Side Skin with the edge of a table. Align the Clamping Block with the "Start of Roll line", then clamp it and the mid side skin to the table. Cleco the F-1070A and B Roll Construction Angles to the mid side skin, and clamp two vise grips onto either end of the roll construction angles.

Roll the skin into a cone that terminates in a sharp bend at the forward end. The roll is created with the aft vice grip handle, and the sharp bend is naturally formed at the forward end. Twist the F-1070A and B roll construction angles with the aft vise grip and at the same time push the aft end down and inwards towards the table. Use the extra roll construction angle which extends aft of the vise grip as a handle for your other hand.

Twist the roll construction angles with the forward vise grip, then strike the roll construction angles with a rubber mallet to finish forming the sharp radius at the front of the roll.
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Left middle side skin

Left middle side skin

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Right middle side skin

Right middle side skin

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Re-arrange the garage a little to accomodate the fuselage stand

Re-arrange the garage a little to accomodate the fuselage stand

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