Author Topic: Help making two identical landing gear legs. (Read 613 times)

Glenn (Gravitywell) Reach · « **on:** February 17, 2010, 05:44:43 PM »

Hi all. I am wanting to bend the landing gear for my RM +P and have trouble making two that are identical. I saw somewhere that one fellow was somehow bending two wires at the same time, thus making them the same. They were attached to each other somehow, but I can't remember if they were just soldered together, or were done in some other manner. Any help on jogging my memory would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Paul Smith · « **Reply #1 on:** February 17, 2010, 07:15:03 PM »

I posted that.

I soldered two pieces of 1/8" wire together, bent them, then melted the solder.

Solder melts in the 400-450 degree range. You need to get steel up over 1500 degrees to damage the metalurgy.

Bob Hunt · « **Reply #2 on:** February 17, 2010, 08:45:34 PM »

I've been bending both LG legs at the same for many years. I simply masking tape the two pieces of wire together and bend. Simple.

Bob Hunt

Russell Shaffer · « **Reply #3 on:** February 17, 2010, 08:48:54 PM »

There's a simple idea that I never though of. Thank you.

Glenn (Gravitywell) Reach · « **Reply #4 on:** February 17, 2010, 09:10:31 PM »

Thanks guys...thats the info I needed. I think I was trying to make it harder than it was. Thanks again!

Author Topic: Help making two identical landing gear legs. (Read 613 times)

Glenn (Gravitywell) Reach

Help making two identical landing gear legs.

Paul Smith

Re: Help making two identical landing gear legs.

Bob Hunt

Re: Help making two identical landing gear legs.

Russell Shaffer

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Glenn (Gravitywell) Reach

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