I am new to indoor and learning to build lighter but have no idea what Boron is
or where to buy it. I have never herd of it. Ed
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From: Yuan Kang Lee <ykleetx_at_gmail.com>
To: Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wed, December 26, 2012 10:45:03 PM
Subject: [Indoor_Construction] Re: Boron Safety
I put boron on the top and bottom of the prop outline -- a la John Kagan's
sparless prop -- and top/bottom of the inner most rib.
--- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, joshuawfinn_at_... wrote:
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> Kang,
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> What part of the prop do you apply the boron to?
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> -Joshua
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> --- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "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 build.
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> > I try to be as careful as possible.
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> > --- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, hermann andresen <hermanna_at_>
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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
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> > > 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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