Dgamble
Well Known Member
In my normal fashion, I didn't research deeply enough on the process of "breaking" the edges of the tail cone skins until I had done a couple of them wrong. Basically hat I did was use the Cleaveland tool, but held it at an angle as I pulled it along the edge. Those of you that have gone before know what this caused: a wavy, ugly bend in the edge.
As I belatedly read through some of the older forum messages, I learned two things:
1) I did it wrong
2) I'm not the only one to have done so.
So, for those who made the same mistake, I have this question: how did you (or just "did you") fix it? Will the over broken edges flatten out when riveted, or do I need to flatten them back out somehow?
For those who used the Cleaveland tool (correctly) I have this question: if I don't put any angle on the tool as I pass it along the edge, how do I know which way the bend will go?
As I belatedly read through some of the older forum messages, I learned two things:
1) I did it wrong
2) I'm not the only one to have done so.
So, for those who made the same mistake, I have this question: how did you (or just "did you") fix it? Will the over broken edges flatten out when riveted, or do I need to flatten them back out somehow?
For those who used the Cleaveland tool (correctly) I have this question: if I don't put any angle on the tool as I pass it along the edge, how do I know which way the bend will go?