Originally posted by orangeman
Bending the rod takes quite an effort. Do you put it in a vice, heat it up, or something else? You can't do it with just a couple pairs of pliers. If a vice is used, I'll have to take it to my workshop (not for plane building), I don't have the necessary tools to do it at my house(where I build my planes). Thanks for the tip. I haven't built too many planes, I didn't know all the wheel rods are like that.
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Hi OM,
Yeah,
Put it ina vice because that rod is strong.
Notice the wheels on a shopping care have the side plates come down at an angle?
Keeps the wheel going straight.
Also if the rod is to long it helps to lower the nose but you need a vice.
GL
