Re: Outlines

From: f_daddi <f_daddi_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2006 15:31:42 -0000

--- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "Steve Brown" <rtxc_at_y...>
wrote:
>
> Try bending the wood around women's hair curling irons. They are
> available in various sizes up to about 1.5" and you can make all
> sorts of shapes and combinations of shapes. Remember to bend
> everything a little further than the target shape and then block in
> position until the wood is completely dry, say 2-3 hours.
>
> --- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "f_daddi"
<f_daddi_at_y...>
> wrote:
> >
> > DUHH,
> > Just made some 1 /32 square outlines for an A sized airplane,
kind
> of
> > an EZ A. The questions are:
> >
> > 1) how does one keep the outlines from springing back? This
> happenend
> > on some formed ribs too. They straightened a little.
> > 2)Can I use the slightly sprung tips and fin using the ribs to
> keep the
> > shape?
> >
> > I uses 1/16 balsa forms, soaked the 1/32 sq for 20 min and baked
> the
> > forms with sq stock attached with scoth tape for 15 min at 200
> deg.
> >
> > thanks guys.
> >
> > Fred
> >
>
CVS $5.99, curling iron works great!! ABout 1/2" dia, took the clip
off, and I'm bending balsa. thnks for the help!!
Received on Thu Jan 05 2006 - 07:32:45 CET