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JerryHey

Joined: 05 May 2007
Posts: 30

Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 11:50 am Post subject: Bending Brake for 701

What length bending brake is needed for the 701?   I have a good  

brake but only 52 inches.    Thanks,  Jerry

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bryanekholm

Joined: 16 May 2007
Posts: 25
Location: Minnesota

Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 1:24 pm Post subject: Re: Bending Brake for 701

A six foot brake should be long enough to bend all of the parts.  I'm not certain how long the elevator and horizontal stabilizer spars are, but I'm thinking they are right at about 6 feet.  I don't have my plans available to look at right now.



Bryan Ekholm

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Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 2:15 pm Post subject: Bending Brake for 701

Almost all bends on the 701 can be done on a on a 72

inch break except the elevator and H-stab spars.  The

require a 96 inch break.



Doug MacDonald

CH-701 Scratch builder

NW Ontario, Canada



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 What length bending brake is needed for the 701?   I

 have a good  

 brake but only 52 inches.    Thanks,  Jerry

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Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 3:33 pm Post subject: Bending Brake for 701

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Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 4:04 pm Post subject: Bending Brake for 701

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rickpitcher

Joined: 27 Feb 2007
Posts: 76

Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 4:34 pm Post subject: Bending Brake for 701

---I don't know what the longest part is on a 701, but I was able to bend 

almost everything I needed for a 601 on a 4-foot brake. 

 I ALSO took a few sheets of aluminum over to a local sheet metal fabrication shop and had them cut &bend the aft spars and a couple other large pieces. They sheared and bent all the"L"'s I needed for the project too.

The fab shop charged $100 for all this. A lot cheaper than buying a 8 foot 

brake!



Rick

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graeme(at)coletoolcentre.
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Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 5:35 pm Post subject: Bending Brake for 701

Hi rick



did you have any trouble getting them to ajust their bender to get the right 

radius of the bends.

most have there bender set with the wrong radius and don't like changing 

their machine



Graemecns



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ch701builder

Joined: 07 Feb 2006
Posts: 119
Location: N38.9947,W105.1305,ALT. 9,100'

Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 6:00 pm Post subject: Bending Brake for 701

Part #7H2-2 Stabilizer Rear Spar is 2220mm (87.4") long. The other long part is 7H2-8 at 2180mm (85.8").Another suggestion could be to purchase it, by itself, (or other parts that are too big for the 72" brake) from Zenith. The current Zenith Data Base shows the 7H2-2 for $57, and 7H2-8 for $72, or as Rick suggested, find a local metal worker and "Supervise his work", making sure the bending radius is not too sharp, or your metal may end up cracking.



Good Luck!!



Keith

CH701 scratch builder

N 38.9947

W 105.1305

Alt. 9,100'

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rickpitcher

Joined: 27 Feb 2007
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Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 7:22 pm Post subject: Re: Bending Brake for 701

 	  graeme(at)coletoolcentre. wrote: 	
		  Hi rick



did you have any trouble getting them to ajust their bender to get the right 

radius of the bends.

most have there bender set with the wrong radius and don't like changing 

their machine



Graemecns



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Good point Graeme. The shop I went to is a sheet metal fabrication shop, not an Air Conditioning duct shop. The AC guys do use a tighter bend radius, but they can make adjustments if they know what you expect. Someone else mentioned that you'd want to supervise them. Good idea.



Rick

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