Re: Condenser Paper

From: <mkirda_at_sbcglobal.net>
Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 19:39:26 -0000

It is gone now. Ray has none left and no further source of it when I checked a bit ago.

Regards.
Mike Kirda

--- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, Warthodson@... wrote:
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> If you are looking for lighter condenser paper, as I recall, Ray Harlen has it on his website. I do not recall the actual weight.
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> From: art <upwind120_at_...>
> To: Indoor_Construction <Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Mon, May 14, 2012 12:47 pm
> Subject: [Indoor_Construction] Re: Condenser Paper
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> I think the glue is thoroughly dry now and the weight settled in at .28 (I was hoping for .24 or .25). The dimensions are exactly as Bill quoted.
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> My wing BONES are .300 and Aki's complete wing is .303! I'll run another wing from the punkiest balsa in the stash rather than waste more paper on this one. I'd like to get it finished to fly at Lakeland Saturday. Trouble is, I'm so hamfisted that it's unlikely to leave the bench intact.
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> The paper is left over from A2Z's A-6 kit, so I expect it's the heavier of the two grades of condenser paper. I'll finish it up and see if it comes out lighter than the one from the kit.
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> That finished at 1.7, or 1.8 with the Gowan wing.
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> Like Finn says, they fly nice but not for very long.
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> Art.
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Received on Mon May 14 2012 - 12:39:27 CEST