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Old 03-07-2011, 04:45 PM
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I received my dies this Saturday. On Sunday ( with no previous longeron bending experience) we knocked out both longerons in about 90 minutes. I have previous metal working experience, but the dies make the process quit easy in my opinion.

i would hate to put the inventor out of business but why can't we have a few sets around for builders to use and pass on to the next builder for the price of shipping? Unless you are building more than 1 aircraft you should not need them again.
I hear what you are saying but, dang! the man is selling them so cheap that it will cost half the price to just ship them! Just buy and be happy with the fact you are not beating the !@# out of your aircraft parts with a dang hammer!
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Old 03-07-2011, 07:47 PM
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I would hate to put the inventor out of business but why can't we have a few sets around for builders to use and pass on to the next builder for the price of shipping? Unless you are building more than 1 aircraft you should not need them again.
The frugal part of me hears you loud and clear, but given how useful they are and the low cost, I will gladly pay the full amount to the gentleman to reward him for his contributions to the community.
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Old 03-08-2011, 06:27 AM
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Every time I see this thread I wonder, who was Longeron and how did he die?
I heard he commited suicide after atempting to fabricate airplane parts out of 3/4" angle using a vise and hammer
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Old 03-08-2011, 08:22 AM
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I did mine according to the Orndorff video and did them both at the same time in a cushioned vice. Worked like a champ and maybe took a little over an hour. I really like the two in the vice trick and measuring between both pieces to get the proper bends. They came out exactly alike and worked great. Just another way to get good results.
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Old 04-08-2011, 12:59 PM
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I finished my longerons today, used the dies. Sure works easily and speedy, but most of all I got absolute perfection in the bend, matches the armrest EXACTLY! Did not keep track of time, but I would say maybe a half hour total for both.
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Old 04-08-2011, 07:49 PM
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i would hate to put the inventor out of business but why can't we have a few sets around for builders to use and pass on to the next builder for the price of shipping? Unless you are building more than 1 aircraft you should not need them again.
I think part of what motivates folks to put their genius into motion is the prospect of getting paid for their efforts. Fork out the $35 and thank the man abundantly for making your job easier.
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Old 04-08-2011, 10:41 PM
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Default I beat my longerons to submission...

I wrestled and beat the longerons in N124CS into submission a couple years ago now; if I build another RV-12 I'll make a purchase of Larry's dies.

Thanks for your efforts, Larry.

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Old 04-09-2011, 08:20 AM
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I think part of what motivates folks to put their genius into motion is the prospect of getting paid for their efforts. Fork out the $35 and thank the man abundantly for making your job easier.
And guess what? For my 35 bucks I even got a sheet of instructions!
Priceless...
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Old 04-09-2011, 11:33 PM
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For what it's worth, I ordered my dies yesterday and my wing kit and fuselage kit both arrive next Tuesday. I decided that I didn't want to destroy too much aluminum with my hammer. After all the talk and struggles had by others, and Don's comment on how quick it was with the dies I placed the order.
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Old 04-10-2011, 05:24 AM
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Default Bending easier

I thought I would add regarding bending the longerons. Regardless of using the dies or not.

I took the drawn curve on the plan and traced it on 8.5x 11,
that was taped together. Then spray mounted the paper on to a 1/4" peice of luan plywood. With 3m spray mount from a hobby shop. Cut out the curve and used the plywood template to match the curve in the angle alum. Mark the the key measure points on the plywood template.

The important part is laying the angle down on a straight tabel to make sure the bend is correct on two planes. Otherwise twist is a nightmare. I did not use the dies and they came out fine. However, I'm sure the dies save a lot of time in reducing that dreaded twist.
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