Hello everybody,
and after a short breathing-space back to the
SSWS pipes that I had involuntarily to leave so about a year ago because of the emergency surgeries to the exhaust chambers (SRB/SSME).
Man oh man, how fast time flies ...
And then I realized again how fast one is out of business and must try to understand all the pipe details again.
Therefore, here as a reminder again the known drawing with the respective pipe diameters.
Source: NASA
And so therefore, a new start for the big 24'' main pipe (Ø 4 mm). The 36 supports for this line I had already completed at that time.
Since within the
MLP Report now also some NASA drawings are available, I have used this one as a template for a bending jig.
However, this drawing had at first to be adapted from the initially geometry of the
SRB Holes (1:160) to their widened shape (1:144).
Then I have transferred and cut out the inner contour of the ring line onto an 8 mm balsa board.
And around this template the rod (Ø 4 mm) is then bent under a hot air stream.
And this I'll try tomorrow.
