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Made the first bend

There two types of bends made during this single bending process, one is straight up 90 degrees one end and a gentle curve on the other end. The green arrow shows end where the bend attempts to form a flat flange at a 90 degree angle to the side of the skin. This is where I applied pressure with my thumb. The opposite end is a different story. I used a visegrip to rotate the scrap angle piece, making a gentle and uniform curve in the skin. The final product "should" be pseudo flange to cleco onto the bottom of the fuselage.

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