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Comment by Joseph F. Truncale on March 7, 2012 at 5:47pm

Thanks Scott.

Again, great combination of creativity and workmanship.

Best,

Joe

Comment by Scott Ehni on March 7, 2012 at 7:53am

The fairings are fabricated from a flat piece of .016 6061 T6 aluminum. After we punch the holes you use a large round die to form the two short edges to the radius of the strut tube then you use a knife edge die to form the first two returns and last you bend it on the center-line to make the final shape. The last bend is left open slightly so when you put the farings on the tube it has a more aerodynamic shape.

Scott 

Comment by Joseph F. Truncale on March 6, 2012 at 7:10pm

Scott,

Are the fairings metal or plastic? And if metal, sheet or extrusion.

Such a very nice shape, but so difficult for me to understand how they were fabricated. :)

Comment by Scott Ehni on March 6, 2012 at 3:35pm

We thought it up and made it.

Comment by Bob McDonald on March 6, 2012 at 2:16pm

That is really cool stuff. Did you make it or buy it?