Re: Re: Wing Post Socket Mounting in a Rolled Motor Stick

From: Bill Gowen <b.gowen_at_earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2007 10:32:54 -0400

I've found a few uses for bamboo skewers. You can buy a big bag of them for a couple of dollars. If you're going to use them for anything in an indoor model be sure to weigh them first. They seem to have about as much density variation as balsa. The lightest ones might be half as heavy as the heaviest ones. I use the heavy ones for things like mixing sticks for epoxy.

You can split them down to whatever size you might need. I've also used my wing post sanding tool to reduce the diameter but this is hard going unless they're about the right size to begin with.

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Neil Dennis
  To: Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
  Sent: Friday, July 20, 2007 8:42 AM
  Subject: [Indoor_Construction] Re: Wing Post Socket Mounting in a Rolled Motor Stick


  FWIW, I have the students make wing posts from a planed down piece of
  bamboo skewer instead of balsa, not much weight difference and they take
  rough handling. (;-')

  We also use round toothpicks for prop spars.

  wombat


   

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