I use balsa building boards, made by a few different companies...
Guillows makes nice ones, although they are a bit more than the ones
made by Pro Building Boards (I get mine at the LHS, but here is a
link...
http://www.espritmodel.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=5185)
The 24" ones are great for indoor, and a few of them doesn't set you
back that much... All of them that I have are very flat, and work
very well... You could always make one cheaper by buying 3/4x3-4"
sheets from National Balsa or someone like that, and glue up your own,
but for $20-$30, it's hardly worth the effort for the amount saved...
The RC guys use them, so the prices have come down quite a bit since
Guillows first came out with theirs...
JH
--- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "Bill Gowen" <b.gowen@...>
wrote:
>
> I've spent my whole modeling career working on really sub-standard work
> surfaces. Now I have an opportunity to use an 8' Craftsman maple work
> bench for my work table. The table is in near perfect condition and I'd
> like to keep it that way as much as possible. Can some of you
> innovative modelers out there give me some suggestions as to how to put
> this table to use without destroying it in the process?
>
> One long neglected item I plan to get is a piece of plate glass for
> building indoor flying surfaces, but I'm wondering about what to use
> for general building tasks where pins would be used and that sort of
> thing.
>
> All suggestions are much appreciated!
>
> Bill the Finny Man
> (building a Finny 09 today)
>
Received on Sat Nov 15 2008 - 09:35:34 CET