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Title: Help making two identical landing gear legs.
Post by: 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.  H^^

Title: Re: Help making two identical landing gear legs.
Post by: Paul Smith 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.

Title: Re: Help making two identical landing gear legs.
Post by: Russell Shaffer on February 17, 2010, 08:48:54 PM

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

Title: Re: Help making two identical landing gear legs.
Post by: Glenn (Gravitywell) Reach 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! H^^