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Old 07-24-2010, 11:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Robert McLinden View Post
Dave,

When I worked at Middle River Aircraft Systems I used to like to watch and talk with the boys in the stretch press department. I think we had three similar machines used to stretch the inner and outer skins for the Thrust Reverser Core Cowls that they manufacture. Just across the isle from a heat treat oven and quench tank. All the skins were 2024-T3 (0.032) either solid or perforated. Fast becoming a lost art.
Yes, metal forming is fast becoming a lost art--especially here in the US. That is one of the big reasons why I want to put everything on YouTube. I hope it will be profitable to someone in the future.

David

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