Title: A new material? Post by: K K Iyer on December 22, 2016, 08:40:41 PM Hi everyone,
Noticed that sanjayrai55 is: 1. Inspiring many with his coro builds 2. Using a LOT of balsa, esp for spars Been looking for alternatives. One such is 'baton', or window beading. Costs about Rs 2.50 per foot in 1/4" x1" size. The problem is to strip it into 1/4"x1/4" Here is my attempt (after many failures) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=G39Gc9VC37k Title: Re: A new material? Post by: topalle on December 22, 2016, 09:41:09 PM I have used this as it is as a spar in a SPAD.
What is the need of such strips? Title: Re: A new material? Post by: Devanesan Andrews on December 22, 2016, 09:55:26 PM Iyer sir
I have used the same for the spar of my wings and it also available in 1/2inch*1/2inch... Its used as fuselage for the moss glider. Once a carpenter chiseled an 1/4inch*1inch into 1/4inch*1/4inch... I guess chisel might make the work a lot easier... Title: Re: A new material? Post by: swapnilnimbalkar on December 22, 2016, 09:57:37 PM Nice idea. Currently i am using the same stripe to make pusher plane.
Title: Re: A new material? Post by: K K Iyer on December 22, 2016, 10:01:27 PM I have used this as it is as a spar in a SPAD. Hi SrinivasWhat is the need of such strips? 1. Weight saving 2. Cost saving 3. 1/4x1/4 potentially useable as spar, spar cap, longeron etc... Hi Deva Didn't have a carpenter or a chisel, but had the dremel and carbide cutting wheel... Regards to both. |