Brilliant as usual. The first time I laminated balsa I was amazed at the strength it gave. But don't do what I did once, I put the brush in my mouth the wrong way round and I have a beard. What a mess. Thanks again Mark. Terry
Nice video, Mark. I like to make the form about 5-10% small because my laminations always spring back just a bit, especially with larger structures. I also put the plastic sheet over the top of the form and press it down to the table so the laminations don't get stuck to the foamboard. My plans show the template as a separate drawing on the sheet.
Mi e' piaciuto molto , perche' non conoscevo questa tecnica di costruzione , la trovo fantastica , quando avro' del tempo libero faro delle prove, come sempre si imparano cose nuove grazie a Mark .
Worth mentioning Mark is to reduce the size of the template accordingly to allow for the thickness of the laminations. Another technique is to use the inside of the template instead of the outside, either way though a great and pleasing result is achieved 👍
Your leading edge should have been moved down a half inch or so. Below the former, unless you can cut more off. I like the idea of gluing all the laminations first.
Hi Steve, thanks for the comment, I think you are confused about the orientation of the fin/rudder. If you are referring to the bottoms right of the lamination that is not the leading edge, that is the skid section for under the fuselage. You will see from the clip of the plans that the leading edge is not part of the lamination, as it is made up of a piece of 3/16 square balsa
@@MarkRobinson555 Aha! Yes indeed. First time I tried this technique was in 1997 when I built my first Lazy Bee. I used corrugated board and wrapped the former with packing tape. I still have them somewhere. I like the foamboard.
Hi Mark Quick Question? my plans for tail says laminate from 1/32 ply x1/16 balsa ,the ply I got is 1/32 or 1mm birch plywood 3ply will that work still or your idea? I'm stuck atm
@MarkRobinson555 it's the peter rake's Aeronca Defender pretty sure i got it on aerofred ,just a small model for my first build even if you could have a look at the plan
I really appreciate your explanations, they are simply perfect! Many thanks again!
Thank you, greatly appreciate your comment 😀
That's really clever. I never would have guess you could bend that around like that. Thank you for showing us
Thank you for the comment, pleased you liked the video
Brilliant as usual. The first time I laminated balsa I was amazed at the strength it gave. But don't do what I did once, I put the brush in my mouth the wrong way round and I have a beard. What a mess. Thanks again Mark. Terry
Thanks Terry, appreciate the comment - can't imagine PVA tastes that good either! hahahha Have a good day.
Another school day, useful lesson thanks Mark.
Thanks very much for the comment, really pleased you found the video useful 😀
Mark that’s a great way to get a good shape that is strong. Jeff in LA USA
Thanks Jeff, appreciate the comment 😀
the man to watch! good work Mark 👍
Thanks very much for the kind comments, really appreciated, glad you enjoyed the video 😀
Nice video, Mark. I like to make the form about 5-10% small because my laminations always spring back just a bit, especially with larger structures. I also put the plastic sheet over the top of the form and press it down to the table so the laminations don't get stuck to the foamboard. My plans show the template as a separate drawing on the sheet.
Hi John, thanks for the comment, it is certainly a great technique to use, so rewarding
Great technique very rewarding.
Glad you like it, its such a nice way to build
Mi e' piaciuto molto , perche' non conoscevo questa tecnica di costruzione , la trovo fantastica , quando avro' del tempo libero faro delle prove, come sempre si imparano cose nuove grazie a Mark .
Thanks very much, appreciate the comment
Worth mentioning Mark is to reduce the size of the template accordingly to allow for the thickness of the laminations. Another technique is to use the inside of the template instead of the outside, either way though a great and pleasing result is achieved 👍
Good point! Thanks Cliff
Thanks Mark great video as usual
Thank you very much, appreciated the kind comment 😀
I'll be doing it this way from now on. Cheers
Excellent, thanks for the comment, pleased you like it 😀
Your leading edge should have been moved down a half inch or so. Below the former, unless you can cut more off. I like the idea of gluing all the laminations first.
Hi Steve, thanks for the comment, I think you are confused about the orientation of the fin/rudder. If you are referring to the bottoms right of the lamination that is not the leading edge, that is the skid section for under the fuselage. You will see from the clip of the plans that the leading edge is not part of the lamination, as it is made up of a piece of 3/16 square balsa
@@MarkRobinson555 Aha! Yes indeed. First time I tried this technique was in 1997 when I built my first Lazy Bee. I used corrugated board and wrapped the former with packing tape. I still have them somewhere. I like the foamboard.
beautiful work. What type of glue did you use?
Hi, thanks for the comment, greatly appreciated. I used PVA wood glue, hope that helps 😀
well done..
Thank you very much
Hi Mark Quick Question? my plans for tail says laminate from 1/32 ply x1/16 balsa ,the ply I got is 1/32 or 1mm birch plywood 3ply will that work still or your idea? I'm stuck atm
What you building? if you use ply it will be heavier and won't bend as well, so depends on what your are building
@MarkRobinson555 it's the peter rake's Aeronca Defender pretty sure i got it on aerofred ,just a small model for my first build even if you could have a look at the plan
Sorry I might’ve just read it wrong
Hi, I have just looked at the plans and it doesn't mention ply, so if you go with the suggested 1/32 x 1/16 balsa it should be fine
@MarkRobinson555 THANK YOU HEAPS MARK!!!!