Jamie
Well Known Member
Fellow Forum Users:
I'm now well into my wings on my -7A and last night was dimpling the bottom skins in my c-frame tool. About half-way through the first skin, the #40 dimple die broke!!! I wouldn't really be that concerned about it but this is the third one that I've had break (one was a tank die that I had borrowed from a friend). I can't understand what I'm doing wrong.
When I'm dimpling, before striking the c-frame I always gently press down to bring the male/female dies into alignment, then I release and press down again to ensure that they are still aligned.
I'm dimpling with usually two blows with the rubber mallot and I'm making the dimple at the same 'crispness' as my pneumatic squeezer.
Are any other builders having the same problem?
Oh Yeah, I got my dies from Cleaveland.
Thanks,
Jamie
I'm now well into my wings on my -7A and last night was dimpling the bottom skins in my c-frame tool. About half-way through the first skin, the #40 dimple die broke!!! I wouldn't really be that concerned about it but this is the third one that I've had break (one was a tank die that I had borrowed from a friend). I can't understand what I'm doing wrong.
When I'm dimpling, before striking the c-frame I always gently press down to bring the male/female dies into alignment, then I release and press down again to ensure that they are still aligned.
I'm dimpling with usually two blows with the rubber mallot and I'm making the dimple at the same 'crispness' as my pneumatic squeezer.
Are any other builders having the same problem?
Oh Yeah, I got my dies from Cleaveland.
Thanks,
Jamie