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Trim tab Block

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bkthomps

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Anyone have the wood they used to bend/fold the trim tab and left elevator? I am having trouble without a bandsaw in creating an accurate block set to do this

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that little trim tab is painful

just cut the bendover tabs off and make 2 little ribs to replace them.

also, I would just go buy a Delta, aka cheapo, bandsaw. They are just tooo handy to do without.

heck they only cost $ 100
 
I'd love to offer advice, but ... it was so long ago that I don't remember anymore how I did it! :D
 
caryr said:
that little trim tab is painful

just cut the bendover tabs off and make 2 little ribs to replace them.

also, I would just go buy a Delta, aka cheapo, bandsaw. They are just tooo handy to do without.

heck they only cost $ 100
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where do you source the $100 bandsaw? I couldn't find any on amazon.com
 
check lowes

gimp2x said:
where do you source the $100 bandsaw? I couldn't find any on amazon.com
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I bought a cheapo Ryobi bandsaw at Lowes. can't remember the exact price, but I'm sure it was under $150. No problems so far and I use it all the time. Make sure you buy a metal cutting blade...the blade it comes with will chew up your aluminum.
 
I bought it as a return item at the Home Depot

I don't recall exactly the price, but it wasn't much over $100.
 
Get a bandsaw...

Yep, You will be very happy to have made a bandsaw purchase in the future. You can get one for $100@ home depot. Check Harbor Freight as well. Frankly, I consider it a "Must Have" tool for building an RV.;) Get a metal blade for $10, I went through 3 of them in the build.
*Tip-Use a wax candle as a lubricate on the blade before use.
 
bought a bandsaw, still struggling with trimtab, ended up removing the tab on the elevator and now i'm trying to make a rib to put in there
 
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