February 1, 2007


We left off yesterday with some blank tail ribs that needed the ends cut and shaped.  Here's a blank ready for trimming.



This end gets bent down 90 degrees - I start out by marking the 3/32" edge cuts and the back of the trim line.



Here's a less flashy one.  The corners will end up radiused and the bend will be closer to the end.



Here's a closeup shot just before cutting with the bandsaw.  I'll wax the blade with a candle before cutting.  Notice the cutting deck on the saw has valleys cut into it and the plastic around the blade has a lot of space.  This make cutting the channel quite difficult - it tries to slip in the valleys and gets stuck behind the blade.  Annoying and unsafe.  I need to put something on the deck to smooth it out.



After cutting the 3/32" notches.  Note the cuts don't go all the way to the back line - this allows for filing to radius the corners.



This is the other end of the rib - the edges are cut the same but they are further in.  This one will have some distance from the edges to the bend.



Full size prints are great - I've bent the 90 degree end and lined it up on the drawing.  I'm using the drawing to mark the bend on the other end.



The end filed down and radiused - ready for bending.



Apparently I missed a few steps with the camera (the later it gets the less I use it).  Here's the completed ribs.



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