Hey Guys,
I made a different tool for rolling tubes and Piper channel...
But still need one of those Fluting tools once in a while...
I tried buying one locally.... But they weren't what I needed...
So I looked at Aircraft Tools.... and looked at how others have built them...
OK... Lemme Splain,
First... I had a piece of crap tool that I probably saved for just this occasion...
It worked... But it could be better.... OK... it was Crap !
Second... I had repaired a Vise Grip I found 30 years ago... and it was perfect for this Mod.
A little welding on it and I had a flat surface to mount the round stock...
Eyeball engineering... I spaced the round stock and welded it... Was I done already ?
It looked like the other Home built Flutters...
Gotta Fly...
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PS Something I like about this one over my first...
This one can be "Set"... and the same pressure is applied to each crimp... Consistency
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Fluting tool - Homemade
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Sometimes you just have to take the leap
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Gotta Fly...
and build your wings on the way down...
Gotta Fly...
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Re: Fluting tool - Homemade
OK... Lemme Splain Summo...
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Here's how it worked....
Hmmm, It works great... But I don't like that "Lump" in the crimp...
Something I thought about before welding on the round stock...( Stainless Steel )
was "Tapering" all three pieces before welding...
But I didn't see anybody else had that... I thought maybe that would be Overkill...
I'm gonna have to experiment...
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Gotta Fly...
.
Here's how it worked....
Hmmm, It works great... But I don't like that "Lump" in the crimp...
Something I thought about before welding on the round stock...( Stainless Steel )
was "Tapering" all three pieces before welding...
But I didn't see anybody else had that... I thought maybe that would be Overkill...
I'm gonna have to experiment...
.
Gotta Fly...
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Sometimes you just have to take the leap
and build your wings on the way down...
Gotta Fly...
and build your wings on the way down...
Gotta Fly...
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Re: Fluting tool - Homemade
OK... Let's test out some tapering ...
Now the tool goes into the area "deeper"...
and it doesn't have that nasty "Bump" at each crimp...
The grinding / Taper could have been better if I did it BEFORE welding...
But the end results are mainly what I'm looking for...
Just a note... The hump/bump that the flutter was originally producing
might have been fine for some things...
But I'm using this on my "Stringers"... and those Bumps might show.
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Gotta Fly...
.
.
Now the tool goes into the area "deeper"...
and it doesn't have that nasty "Bump" at each crimp...
The grinding / Taper could have been better if I did it BEFORE welding...
But the end results are mainly what I'm looking for...
Just a note... The hump/bump that the flutter was originally producing
might have been fine for some things...
But I'm using this on my "Stringers"... and those Bumps might show.
.
Gotta Fly...
.
.
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Sometimes you just have to take the leap
and build your wings on the way down...
Gotta Fly...
and build your wings on the way down...
Gotta Fly...
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Re: Fluting tool - Homemade
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Wrapping things up...
Here's the Crimps side by side...
Nuff said...
Buy a cheap pair of Vise Grips and Tapper the rods first...
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Gotta Fly...
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Wrapping things up...
Here's the Crimps side by side...
Nuff said...
Buy a cheap pair of Vise Grips and Tapper the rods first...
.
Gotta Fly...
.
.
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Sometimes you just have to take the leap
and build your wings on the way down...
Gotta Fly...
and build your wings on the way down...
Gotta Fly...