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Old 02-01-2004 | 12:00 PM
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Default Help..a fix for warped surfaces

After cutting out and glassing the elevons for a hotspot I find they have bowed lenghtwise.
Anybody have a good way of taking this bow out?

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Old 02-01-2004 | 12:04 PM
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Default RE: Help..a fix for warped surfaces

put them under load, against the warp, and warm them up with a heat gun, (carefully!)
Let them cool, still under load.

Hope that helps.
Old 02-01-2004 | 12:08 PM
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Default RE: Help..a fix for warped surfaces

Hi There I just had that problem myself with the gear doors on my 16, a friend told me to heat them up with pressure as stated above and it worked perfect, the only thing I did after it was shaped properly was added a few carbon fiber Strips to make sure they stay that way and this morning whenb I cycled the gear they were perfect, took about 5 minutes on each door.


Hope it works........... Johnny Hernandez

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