So, I took the bars to a machine shop so they could mill them for me. I didn't want to spend any more money, but it was a last resort if I wanted to use them. I was told $35-40 and a day turn around. That's not bad, so I told them to do it. I got a call two days later from them saying they were having trouble getting them clamped straight. They could do it, but were now talking $90-120 to do it. Nope. I told 'em to stop, and I'd be by to pick them up. I gave the bars to a friend of mine that will use them for RC parts.
The AL bars work just as well, if not better, but milling them just became too cost prohibitive for me.
Movin' on...I did end up with some great fuselage stands anyway! My good friend Carl (cnpeters on here) is an expert wood worker, and offered to make some blocks for me out of some hardwood scrap. Less than 24 hours later, I had two pefectly plained wood "spars" to use. I painted the steel legs that I had made a fluorescent orange to try and keep my knees and shins from getting banged up, and put them together last night.
These things are STRONG!!!
I'm very pleased with these now, and I have room to move the fuselage higher if needed, but this is a PERFECT height for finishing the canopy, cabin, and panel/electrical work.
I also built a couple of dolly's with a cup for the legs to sit in, so I can move the fuselage around if need be.
