[mlwynn]

I am just getting started on the fuselage. There is an instruction to put an 8 degree forward bend in the firewall. I used a "sharp board" and got a pretty sharp bend at the edges. The middle was more of a gradual bend. I don't have much concept of how this all ties in with the rest of the airplane. Is it important and/or desireable to have a really sharp bend? Any tips on achieving it?

Regards,

Michael Wynn
RV 8 Pre-punch fuselage

 

[Mel]

The "sharpness" of the bend is not critical. The bend is just to make the firewall perpendicular to the cowling so that the upper cowling/fuselage joint is not a compound curve.