Hi,
well, my thread "Homebuilderīs solutions" seems not to generate the interest I was hoping it would.
Anyway, I think there I could use this thread here to show up with some neat ideas about how things can be eased up while working on a replica.
Today I would like to show you a very simple tool that can be made by everybody who is going to built an aircraft.
Those of you who are working on a Fokker aircraft will know how the internal bracings of the fuselage are secured by simple wire turns made from the same wire the bracing itself is made up from.
The most simplest way of course is to do these using simple round nosed pliers. But this methode is very time consuming. We have done it that way on our first triplane we built. I remember that by hands have been aching, too after a while.
Well take a look at the below tool. It is very simple and you can built it on your own in a day or two. The next day you can do all your wire turns you need. Otherwise you take a week or more to do those wire turns.
You can use this tool for more! You can do your own springs!
The tool is good as long as you do not have a lathe or as long as no one is working on it....oherwise the lathe might be the better chioce to get the job done *
Iīll come up with more ideas later....
Enjoy!
Achim