Sunday, November 14, 2021

Started fabricating the left cockpit brake line - 3.5 hours

 I started in on developing the bend recipe for the left brake line. This one is a bit more tricky to work out as there is quite an amount of bends within the first 10" or so of tubing. I made quite a few attempts to get the bulkhead portion correct. So I don't blow through too much tubing I start by working with 10" pieces of tubing... Also straightening the tubing a re-bending to work out dimensions also helps.   


After I have the forward part of the bends worked out. I started in on the aft/spar area bends, but I was getting concerned on how to get it fit with the braided fuel lines. I don't have those ordered yet as I am waiting on a few things on my end (money) but in a few days I should be in good shape to go ahead with the order. I decided to pause the fuel line fabrication until I can the fuel lines in.