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Old 11-11-2018, 07:04 PM
BTromblay BTromblay is offline
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Originally Posted by crystallographic View Post
As promised the other end got patched, same way -

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ready for weld dressing, hammering, filing.

Panel is set up for standing hand work, "handworking at the bench."

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Bright lights enhance visibility one thousand percent.
As Bob Davids would tell me, "Do this or fail!" (bright illumination, reflecting off of surface = critical lighting. He is an old Art Center graduate, so ...)
Note: stuff shown on bench, under panel =
quick check spray
machinist spray blue,
Super Shear file
rigid hard sanding block
marlinspike
spring steel spoon
asst'd weight/face contour hammers

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"Spooning" with the forged spring steel spoon, to fine-level the surface with the marlin spike held under as "dolly." (both tools mfg'd by TM Tech)
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"Check file" the surface, using modified Super Shear file (source:TM Tech)
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filed surface - might want to compare this with my first/intro post.
I am removing .002" material (demo measured during my "metal finishing classes) to simply "check" the surface, hence "check filing," a term used by pre-1960's metal guys who knew how to file, what files were available, and how to care for files. Files are one of the two fundamental hand tools. Good idea to know how to use one.


- and so on to completion ...
Hi Kent,

Can you show more on how you modified the Super Shear file for check filing? Thanks for sharing the project, always nice to see airplane projects.

Bill
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