Chad Jensen
EAA #755575
It's a great process but, as lame as I am, I just can't see how the sides get formed down, and tight to the form with only the vertical pressure. What am I missing?
Very cool! The rubber under high pressure behaves like a liquid and flows around the part.
Hi all:
See this month's (May/16) Experimenter, pgs 2-4 for more great details...
Although, I haven't found the drawings for the forming box on the EAA website - that were mentioned in the story.
Regards,
James
We just used this method to form the Ribs for a bearhawk.
We used old farm rubber mats and a 20 ton press. The process worked great.
Lots of YouTube videos on the subject.
https://youtu.be/EWGAIVDpDLc
https://youtu.be/SYnX5-2m4HQ
Last edited by wallda; 04-27-2016 at 03:43 PM.
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