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I had great luck with my first pack, and my second pack of skewers were really soft and not good. I figured out not to buy them online, but at the grocery where I could check them out first.
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Alternatively the "Power gauge" version: Bamboo chopsticks. They are usually more even in thickness, and the rectangular variants seem to often have a narrow side that approximately fits with the thickness of DTF, and a wide side that about fits with 6mm Depron and 1/4" FFF.
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I'm working on a Baron 58 short kit... When cutting out some of the sheet balsa I have found that laying the cut template on the balsa and using a highlighter to mark the cut lines on the balsa produces some pretty-good lines. Just find one with a 3-4 mm or so tip and run it with the cut line in the middle of the tip. This also allows you to use plain old paper instead of card stock as you don't need a thick edge to lay the marker on. With the right marker this would also work on foam. Like most of us old guys I do have a bit of the shakies at times and this helps. Aha moments are hard to come by nowadays, plus for far too long I subscribed to the "work harder not smarter" approach. |
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I can see where it would work really well with paper on foam. Good luck with your Beech building! It's a terrific looking plane to model. |
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Don't know why I haven't posted this before as I've been using this idea for a decade now, but old Xbox360 power bricks are an ideal power supply for battery chargers (and 3D printers). Yesterday it occurred to me that they're perfect for testing new builds as they have built-in short protection and shut off immediately in such an instance. I only use the 12v line but they have a stable 5v line as well.
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