Is it normal for the AEX Trailing edge wedge to have a slight bend/bow in it?
I was going to use it to match drill an alu tube to help keep the trailing edge straight, but with the bend in it I can’t! The holes punched in the skin are in a nice straight line and it seems to pull the wedge straight - hopefully this doesn’t translate into a bend in the assembly later?
The bow is measured at 1/16” at the most.
Here’s an image showing the bend/bow - the ends of the wedge are aligned with the straight tube.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/eLUnFJJnbLpgXRz46
https://photos.app.goo.gl/FkWu3Q7Y1SbXMHsr5
Holes nice and straight:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/9HbwGgDMt9MgAhg17
I suppose I can still match drill the tube from the wedge if I’m careful to align the tube with the edge of the straight tube, but I would have expected it would have come straight. Wondering how everyone else has fared.
I was going to use it to match drill an alu tube to help keep the trailing edge straight, but with the bend in it I can’t! The holes punched in the skin are in a nice straight line and it seems to pull the wedge straight - hopefully this doesn’t translate into a bend in the assembly later?
The bow is measured at 1/16” at the most.
Here’s an image showing the bend/bow - the ends of the wedge are aligned with the straight tube.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/eLUnFJJnbLpgXRz46
https://photos.app.goo.gl/FkWu3Q7Y1SbXMHsr5
Holes nice and straight:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/9HbwGgDMt9MgAhg17
I suppose I can still match drill the tube from the wedge if I’m careful to align the tube with the edge of the straight tube, but I would have expected it would have come straight. Wondering how everyone else has fared.
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