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ICM SpitXVI warped fuselage

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  • Member since
    November 2005
ICM SpitXVI warped fuselage
Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, October 19, 2005 4:50 PM
Hi,
I'm building the ICM Spit XVI for the Belgian AF GB.
The left hand part of the fuselage is extremely warped. Any suggestions on how to get this straightened?
I was thinking about putting the part in warm/hot water for a while and then tape the half to a piece of glass/marble. I don't know what the effect would be on the fitting tough (expansion/shrink).
Any advice is most welcome.

Cheers,

Luc
  • Member since
    January 2003
  • From: Burlington, Ontario Canada
Posted by gburdon on Thursday, October 20, 2005 12:44 AM
Luc:

You have answered your own question. Well partly. Placing the fuselage in warm water should work (It does for me) however I find that it works best to secure it to the flat surface first with rubber bands and a straight edge (Small metal ruler etc.) to spread the tension evenly over the entire fuselage.

Once the part has been warmed I remove it from the water and add more rubber bands of smaller diameter to tighten it down. I continue until the part is flat against the surface it is bound to.

Cheers;

Gregory
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  • Member since
    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, October 20, 2005 1:28 PM
Hi Gregory,

Thanks for the reply.
I've done the hot water and the rubber band part. I'll keep the part in traction till tomorrow. I do hope this will help, even if it is only a little bit because the rest can be fixed in the construction. Anyway, it would be much easier to dry fit the parts, if this would work out.

Cheers,

Luc
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