rebending cabanes after crash?
09-10-2007, 04:16 PM
#1
Thread Starter
rebending cabanes after crash?
Any tips on how to bend back the cabanes on a biplane into proper shape? I am worried that they will pop loose from the fuselage into which they are epoxied and then everything will be up in the air. Maybe there is a way to restrain them so the wires bend back rather than busting free?
This is on a VK Camel done in by radio interference due to all the rigging. I am looking at putting in a 2.4 system before I fly it again, assuming I can get it straightened out okay. The landing gear is all twisted up too but that can be removed to work on more easily than the cabanes.
Help!
Allan
This is on a VK Camel done in by radio interference due to all the rigging. I am looking at putting in a 2.4 system before I fly it again, assuming I can get it straightened out okay. The landing gear is all twisted up too but that can be removed to work on more easily than the cabanes.
Help!
Allan
10-01-2007, 02:01 PM
#3
Thread Starter
RE: rebending cabanes after crash?
I picked up on an old build thread for this model, over on RCSCALEBUILDER.com (in the Proctor section) but, since I raised the cabane issue here, I will at least update on that problem.
I decided to make braces out of plywood, to hold the cabane blocks securely in place while I tried to rebend the wires to position. It looks like this will work but I have much adjustment to do. The braces give me leverage to bend the wires and a good centerline reference for their accuracy. If the cabanes can be fixed, the rest of the repair is just time, of which I have plenty.
I decided to make braces out of plywood, to hold the cabane blocks securely in place while I tried to rebend the wires to position. It looks like this will work but I have much adjustment to do. The braces give me leverage to bend the wires and a good centerline reference for their accuracy. If the cabanes can be fixed, the rest of the repair is just time, of which I have plenty.
