HOW TO MAKE THOSE DARN FLANGING DIES?

Anyone help me out and give me some pointers on how to make the three FLANGING DIES for scratch building 701 spars and ribs?  I'm an idiot; I can't figure out, procedurally, how to make the dies except by laminating some 3/4" oak or 3/4" plywood and using a wood lathe (which I don't have). Suggestions...?

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Permalink Reply by Buddy 12 hours ago

I had a shop 3-D print them, worked great, the material was like PVC

Permalink Reply by Dave Geiling 25 minutes ago

Are you a member of EAA, if not you really need to be.  The EAA has a multitude of videos on every part of the building process.  Also, they still publish many books that were originally written when video was unknown to the general public.  Beyond the resources from the national EAA organization, you should also seek out a local chapter where the members are a great source of hands-on experience.

I think it is important to remember that the concept of being able to fabricate a homebuilt aircraft that was as legal to fly as a factory-built plane was proposed by the EAA to the CAA/FAA as an educational experience, not just as a way to have a new aircraft without paying the going rate for a factory-built plane.

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