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Fun trivia I learned while ago. So before computer assisted drafting/manufacturing showed up, it was quite common to see Rubber Mallet in use on the production
by dba7dba 8y ago
Fun trivia I learned while ago.
So before computer assisted drafting/manufacturing showed up, it was quite common to see Rubber Mallet in use on the production floor of the expensive planes. Workers literally had to beat certain parts of the plane into place using Rubber Mallets.
- crazypyro 8y agoA rubber mallet in general is a time tested tool of any worthwhile mechanic.
- dba7dba 8y agoHaha very true. However using rubber mallet on stealthy aircraft would be strictly prohibited as just a small imperfection on skin of aircraft would make it show up prominently in radar.
- watersb 8y agoYou can get nice curves in sheet metal by pounding it with a bag filled with metal spheres, like large ball bearings. Sort of like hand-grinding a telescope mirror, or polishing stuff. The dents average out. Not a good way to build anything with close tolerances, but a way to manually build a thing.
- dba7dba 8y agoGood to know. The rubber mallet in aircraft production in analog era was more for pounding ill fitting part into submission and into place.