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Making internal Bulkheads

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Robomog:
Hi All

Here is an easy way to manufacture internal bulkheads to fit inside a fuselage.

This is not my original idea I'm pretty sure I picked this up from somewhere on the interwebs but I can't for the life of me remember where. Perhaps one of you guy will put me straight. I just want to pass on the technique.

First get some fuse wire and  mould it to the inside of the fuselage.......
by Robomog, on Flickr

Next .......

Place on a piece of plastic card and trace round the outside of the wire.......
by Robomog, on Flickr

Then.........

Carefully line it up and trace the other side. Obviously if the two sides are different make another profile
by Robomog, on Flickr

Finally.......

Carefully cut it out and adjust to fit
by Robomog, on Flickr

Errrm....

yes well not the best fit but you get the picture, using a finer wire than I've use here will give you a better profile and taping the wire down will make it easier to trace.

Hope you find this useful

Mog
>^-.-^<

Kerick:
This looks good.
I’ve never tried this but I’ve heard of using the styrofoam cut from an egg carton or such, trim it close, then press it into the opening to form it to the shape of the fuselage. Perhaps a combo of these two techniques would work.

Brian da Basher:
Now that's usin' the ol' noggin there Mog!

Great idea, will file away for future reference.

Brian da Basher

Frank3k:
That's a pretty cool idea! I wonder if you could use solder to do the same. Maybe scan or photograph the curve for one side, then flip the image to make the opposite side. Print the shape and cut it.

Robomog:
Thanks guys

Solder would work, its soft and bendy.

Cant see scanning as a solution, difficult to scan a cross section accurately

Mog
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