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Planes => Trainer => Topic started by: ourblue on May 17, 2012, 19:51:56 PM
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Its a while since I bought a decent amount of balsa. Looking for a supplier who has some hard balsa for wing building. I'm planning to build an electric Bird of time so i want to make a good job of it. Dont want to pay excessive postage unless i have to!
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Hi Ourblue,
I buy my balsa and other woods in France and Germany.
But if you are looking for something slightly more local, I also had good experience with Slec UK and the Balsa Cabin.
Hope this helps,
Fred
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Hi Ourblue,
I buy my balsa and other woods in France and Germany.
But if you are looking for something slightly more local, I also had good experience with Slec UK and the Balsa Cabin.
Hope this helps,
Fred
Hi Fred,
Thanks for replying. I'll go with Slec. I used to order from Balsa cabin when i lived in Scotland. Been in contact with George Voss in the States to get the ribs cut. Island models were also very helpful but I dont have the right cad file.
regards
Bob
ps enjoy the easterlies!
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Sorry, only catching up!! :oops:
YEah, as I said, the problem with scanned plans then laser cut, is that it is very inaccurate, unless you spend a lots of time re-drawing everything, but in this case, it would be quicker to draw the plan from scratch!
This is I think the case for some of the Old C. Williams plans that you can have laser cut, they are all inacurrate, as sometimes the files were made with re-prints (plan then lose accuracy).
And Easterlies for the week end! :!: At least, it will be sunny! :D :D
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Sorry, only catching up!! :oops:
YEah, as I said, the problem with scanned plans then laser cut, is that it is very inaccurate, unless you spend a lots of time re-drawing everything, but in this case, it would be quicker to draw the plan from scratch!
This is I think the case for some of the Old C. Williams plans that you can have laser cut, they are all inacurrate, as sometimes the files were made with re-prints (plan then lose accuracy).
And Easterlies for the week end! :!: At least, it will be sunny! :D :D
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I've got the B.O.T cad dwgs. and a laser cutter. Sounds like we should talk!
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Welcome to the forum :D
I'm ok, thanks, I think after this thread, I received the cad files for the ribs of the BOT from someone in Australia :D
Maybe Bob is still interrested?
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Hi Steve,
Got the wing ribs from George Voss in Oklahoma. He used to build fuselages for the BOT. Theses a build log here but i wouldnt use the al wing joiner system as i had a wing tip float down. Not much damage.
Build log
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1742923
video
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/v/Xvs_Glmt9Ds[/youtube]
will be great as a camera platform. Bought the 808 #16 keychain wide angle HD but weather has not been too kind.
If i need a complete rebuild or friends are interested we know where to come!
Thanks again for getting back
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/v/UpJolyDT4f8[/youtube]
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Bob,
Nice looking B.O.T. My two older brothers each have one of those they fly very respectively. One brother slope soars his, the other has a little O.S. Max .15 on a power pod on his. My brother Wayne and I haul his up with my trusty old Hobby Lobby Telemaster Senior. It seems to work pretty well, hope to see more pics and video. FF
(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Freedom%20Flyer/DSC_0128.jpg)
We normally haul smaller planes up, so it looked pretty funny the first time we hauled this one up with the wing tips sticking out past the Power plane wings :lol: