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Raw layup of 1/16 balsa + 2 sides of teak veneer. -
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Looks great in the sun. -
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Dime in the background. USB microscope shot. -
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3/4 angle -
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Trying to match stick vs stick of similar weights -
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Plain balsa -
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Very close in weight and stiffness. 2 quarters for load.
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3/16 or 1/4 starting thickness. No risk of the covering warping the material, so I stuck it down with medium heat. -
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Multiple passes are made into the surface sander. -
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With about 1/16" thickness, the balsa finally sees a slight warp. I just did a DLG tail of this thickness and had lots of warping issues from covering thin balsa. -
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Resulting final thickness is a new sort of balsa/plastic material like veneer. -
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Very nice bending properties in this direction. -
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You could build a tube this way, but in this direction the material is a bit delicate. -
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This is as thin as I wanted to go. A little more thickness would be desirable I would think. -
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Just playing around with an application...sheeting a fuselage. If not backlit it just looks like a sheet fuse.