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Comment by Jesse Hartman on February 22, 2013 at 6:19am

I have a metal shop that has the size in stock, and I can machine, and bend it myself.  If they get 69.00 for the aluminum, I figure I can mess up 8 times before I would have spent more than on the gear.  It seems like a no brainer to me, but maybe Im missing something.  I like your built doors, very cool and much stronger than factory.  Thanks for the reply

Comment by Curt Thompson on February 21, 2013 at 10:11pm

I don’t have easy access to the press so I can’t take measurements.  I made the foot (the part on the hydraulic
cylinder) from a piece of 6 inch pipe and welded a bushing to fit the cylinder.  The two rollers are solid aluminum
about 4 inches in diameter and drilled a hole through them to pass a pin.  That red frame is part of a jig made to bend round pipe.  The spacing was about 1.5 feet between the rollers.  It is a 40 ton press.  I found a place that water-jet ripped that piece of aluminum to the correct width.  Rounded the edges of the gear before I bent it.  If you are trying to save money I would not go this route.

Comment by Jesse Hartman on February 21, 2013 at 8:26pm

Hey Curt.  I have the same iron worker at my work.  Do you remember what the center to center was on the rollers?  Any tips you could lend?  Plane looks nice.

Comment by Peter Sonders on August 20, 2009 at 3:15pm

Hi Curt
Very nice equipment to bend a landing gear..... it looks like an easy job to do......(if you know how to use the machine) I have still a big piece of flat aluminum...soon to be a landing gear for a CH650.

Peter Sonders