I'm just following the lead of our last two world champions, Ivan and Lutz. They use boron on their stabs.
Earlier in my indoor flying (many, many moons ago), I was told that my EZB tail boom was too stiff -- a more flexible boom was needed for the launch. It just didn't jive with my way of thinking. Today, I prefer having a stiff boom -- relatively speaking for the light EZB models I fly.
Recently, I held a couple of Larry Coslick's EZB and F1L models. Both had very flexible tail booms. Clearly, it works for Larry. If your model flies as well as Larry's, then whatever you're doing is correct.
--- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, Jake Palmer <82.jake@...> wrote:
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> I've always preferred slight floppy stabs. They seem to groove better at
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> On Dec 25, 2012 11:59 AM, "Yuan Kang Lee" <ykleetx_at_...> wrote:
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> > I'm a fan of boron since I started flying F1D. I use boron on the wing,
> > motor stick, tailboom, and prop. I will use boron on the stab for the next
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> > --- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, hermann andresen <hermanna@>
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> > > Boron: Lighter than Aluminum, stronger and stiffer than steel,
> > impervious to moisture and temperature also affordable in indoor
> > quantities. A real godsend to modelers.
> > > When I got a roll from Curt Stevens early on, he warned that it was
> > dangerous. Upon checking hazardous material people, they thought it was a
> > crank call. "Boric acid is used in eyedrops".
> > > Unless I had a Sr Moment, the danger involved 1 modeler snapping excess
> > material onto shag rug, then walking barefoot onto said rug.
> > > Seems like a lame reason to not use a miracle material when a few simple
> > precautions like eye protection, white, well lit surfaces and even little
> > tape "flags" on the ends prior to removal should make it as safe as most
> > other indoor materials.
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