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Old 06-03-2021, 10:42 PM
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Well, to answer Chas, I did think about 1/64 ply but it has gotten insanely expensive. I need to find a new supplier.


https://www.nationalbalsa.com/birch_ply_p/1641248bp.htm

https://shop.balsausa.com/product_p/344.htm

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Old 06-05-2021, 11:47 PM
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And Lee, with additional tubing, both my DBRM (to be built with my nephew) and MDRM will be converted to the Long version, making them DLRM and MDLRM respectively


Mark, I like the idea of long versions of the DBRM, and MDRM. I may have to copy you.

I cloned the original DBRM (18” long BT60), substituting a 24mm mount. It flew on a C11-3 that was more like a C11-12 ... lawn-darted a few seconds before ejection event.
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Old 06-06-2021, 10:31 AM
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D*mn! That is crazy! I Have a bunch of sheet balsa, basswood and thin ply that I've had for some years. Never thought it as part of my retirement fund! :-) ;-)
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Old 06-06-2021, 10:53 AM
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Years ago, we used 1/64 ply to skin foam wing cores for R/C Pattern aircraft.
The local hobby shop now wants $25.95 per 12"x10" sheet, which is beyond ABSURD.
At that price it would cost over $200 just to skin a main wing.

I blame all this high wood price on the idiotic wind power industry using all the wood for prop blade cores.
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Old 06-06-2021, 01:30 PM
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Years ago, we used 1/64 ply to skin foam wing cores for R/C Pattern aircraft.
The local hobby shop now wants $25.95 per 12"x10" sheet, which is beyond ABSURD.
At that price it would cost over $200 just to skin a main wing.

I blame all this high wood price on the idiotic wind power industry using all the wood for prop blade cores.


Which are then thrown into dumps when they start to fail in 10 years or less
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Old 06-06-2021, 03:02 PM
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Years ago, we used 1/64 ply to skin foam wing cores for R/C Pattern aircraft.
The local hobby shop now wants $25.95 per 12"x10" sheet, which is beyond ABSURD.
At that price it would cost over $200 just to skin a main wing.

I blame all this high wood price on the idiotic wind power industry using all the wood for prop blade cores.


gh, 1/64”x12”x12” plywood wing skins for $8.67 each currently at Sig.
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Old 06-06-2021, 06:21 PM
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I can see, maybe, paying $8.67 for a 12x48 inch piece of 1/64 ply, but not a 12 inch square one….sheesh! 1/64th ply used to be one of my favorite materials for all sorts of interesting applications….but not now.
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Old 06-06-2021, 07:37 PM
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I can see, maybe, paying $8.67 for a 12x48 inch piece of 1/64 ply, but not a 12 inch square one….sheesh! 1/64th ply used to be one of my favorite materials for all sorts of interesting applications….but not now.


$33.80 for a 1/64"x12"x48" size at Sig currently
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Wonder what the shipping would be? I tried to check but you have to put in all your info before you can find out...

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Old 06-06-2021, 08:06 PM
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Wonder what the shipping would be? I tried to check but you have to put in all your info before you can find out...

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