If it would help, I want to redo a prop this way. If Nick will publish a photo essay, I could whip something up for INAV quickly...
--- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "mkirda@..." <mkirda@...> wrote:
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> I don't think so, but it is very easy to do.
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> Form an outline. In the one prop I have done, I used 0.025" square for both the outline and 'ribs'. Wet the outline, bend around form and let dry. Glue straight 'ribs' to front/back - You'll have to bend them slightly over your form.
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> Apply pre-glued boron to the outline with a brush dipped in acetone. Also to the 'ribs'. This is the bottom of the prop.
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> When finished, wet everything and apply to the prop block. I suspect that using a 3 or 3.5% arc form where the ribs should go is best. Secure as normal until dry.
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> Apply boron to the top as before, also to the top of the ribs.
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> Fussy and time-consuming, but the prop is far stronger.
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> Regards.
> Mike Kirda
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> --- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "lauren.rezac" <lauren.rezac@> wrote:
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> > Is there a discription of how the boron is added to the balsa outline, available on the web?
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