KR> balsa instead of foam

2008-10-12 Thread Pete Diffey
Thin balsa is very fragile, I doubt that you would get sufficient stiffness to squeegy out the resin. You would be better off using 1mm plywood. Then you could call it a Taylor Monoplane ;-) Seriously I think trying to skin the wings in thin ply will be very difficult, especially ailerons, and

KR> balsa instead of foam

2008-10-12 Thread Eduardo Navarrete
hello everyone and happy new year for all. what do you suggest me if i use balsa instead of pol. foam in the wings?. thanks for your comments. Salu2 Eduardo Navarrete Quito-Ecuador +593-9-8243079 (cell) +593-2-2344568 (home) +593-2-2906898 (office) "ANDEAN KR2"

KR> balsa instead of foam

2008-10-12 Thread R. Eason Sr.
I am using balsa on none structural items, I/P and shelving. covered with fiberglass. Ronald R. Eason Sr. Pres. & CEO, KCMO Office J.R.L. Engineering Consortium Ltd. 816-468-4091, Kansas City, MO. Web Page: www.jrl-engineering.com -- Original Message --

KR> balsa instead of foam

2008-10-12 Thread Pete Diffey
Eduardo Navarrete wrote: > hello everyone and happy new year for all. > > what do you suggest me if i use balsa instead of pol. > foam in the wings?. > > Heavy Man I think you make those wings too heavy, as you will have to make it quite thick, or you will not be able to sand it to shape. P

KR> balsa instead of foam

2008-10-12 Thread Mark Langford
ford, Huntsville, Alabama see KR2S project N56ML at http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford email to N56ML "at" hiwaay.net -- - Original Message - From: "Pete Diffey" To: "KRnet" Sent: Friday, January 0

KR> balsa instead of foam

2008-10-12 Thread AVLEC
y, January 06, 2007 02:32 Subject: Re: KR> balsa instead of foam > Pete wrote: > > > I think you make those wings too heavy, as you will have to make it > > quite thick, or you will not be able to sand it to shape.

KR> balsa instead of foam

2008-10-12 Thread Eduardo Navarrete
thanks for your answers. i want to put the wood sheets between the ribs. do you know the thickness of the polyurethane foam that are between the ribs ?? --- Mark Langford escribió: > Pete wrote: > > > I think you make those wings too heavy, as you > will have to make it > > quite thick, or yo

KR> balsa instead of foam

2008-10-12 Thread Mark Langford
Eduardo Navarrete wrote: > thanks for your answers. i want to put the wood sheets > between the ribs. do you know the thickness of the > polyurethane foam that are between the ribs ?? What I had in mind was stretching very thin sheets (like 1mm or less) over the ribs so that no sanding is require