Take it to someone who builds custom headers and has a 'mandrel' bending machine. (check speed shops, high performance motorcycle shops, etc.) They do 'one offs' all the time and it is pretty much time and materials (unless you bring your own tubing). They might need to get a little creative because of the smaller overall diameter tube, but it should be doable.
JMHO Mark W. N952MW (res) -----Original Message----- From: KRnet [mailto:krnet-bounces at list.krnet.org] On Behalf Of Mark Langford via KRnet Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2014 9:21 PM To: KRnet Subject: Re: KR> rudder pedals Tony King wrote: > My builders guide shows the rudder pedals as bent tube rather than welded. > Has anyone built them this way? What are the pros and cons? Bent would be stronger than welded, as there would be "no heat affected zone" to weaken the parent material, as you get from welding. A CNC bender would make quick work of this job, but given the scale, it may be difficult to recoup programming costs without buying a bunch of them. Somebody in that business...like nvAero, might just be up to the task. I used .049" for mine, and have thoroughly abused them on landings by pushing hard on both pedals out of pure apprehension! But they have almost three thousand landings on them, so .049" is sufficient if welded properly. See http://www.n56ml.com/pedals/index.html for more on that... Mark Langford ML at N56ML.com website at http://www.N56ML.com -------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com
