Basic Building Tools for Balsa Model Aeroplanes - RC Model Aeroplane Build & Repair 

Thanks for that mate, You definitely covered everything a beginner or experienced modeller needs. The only thing that I would add to the list is a selection of small files and a pair of pliers.

Thanks Mark, great refresher on the basics and I’ll be sure to add a few steel blocks to the bench now.

Scroll saw is a must!

Thanks Mark, always nice to see what others use. The items in my toolbox looks very similar to yours, thanks for sharing 👍

Thank you Mark, very useful info. I've got most bits but still looking, my notebook has got some new entries now.

just bought my first balsa kit am excited to give it a go this video was a big help, for me, with giving me confidence with the tools I have (i have most of these tools, so I'm glad to know they're enough to build it)

Cheers mate, very informative 👍🏽

Great vid, thanks for posting! To add some financial perspective, the entire shopping list from this video (minus metal blocks, caliper and plane) was right at $100 USD on Amazon choosing relatively good quality items in Jun 22. Cheers!

Just coming into the hobby . And I’m learning to build ex planes from balsa . This is my first video . Thanks a lot @mark . Hoping to get more videos for complete build for beginners. Thnx. Can you kindly list the tools in the description next time and possibly purchase links

Good video great info for the new builder...

Corkboard? I can't live with out a good tightly made corkboard. I pin down plans...etc.

Great info........

Good one Mark

Hallo Mark, I have now the same blocks. It cost me € 30,-- and i paint them black. It was a very good idea. Thanks Mark.

hi Mark, I hAD a stroke in 2020 and purchased some plans for a Mk1 Spitfire, 6 foot wings! I didnt think of the size when purchasing, so it is a bit of a shock. looks like you are going to be my mentor in all this hnace me watching this about basic tools im panicking a bit actually, although i am /was, a carpenter; previous life! ithink I have the ability within to make this as part of my rehabilitation. nice flow to your show and you are english,my draeings are imperial , so im having to convert everything prior to ordereing materials keep up the good work and thank you.

Thanks for the great video! Pls share some details on the building board options

nice Video!

Good video Mark, I use wooden paint stir sticks for sand paper backing. I do not have the steel blocks which I will investigate for future projects. I purchased the Dremel fret type saw and it is to fast causing mistakes.

Awesome, Thanks for your video. I am starting my first build of a balsa model (Phoenix Corsair 0.52). Which video would be the best to learn to build (installing the servos, pushrods, mounting the engine, fitting fuel tank and tubes linkage to the glow engine, glueing the hinges, installing the gear, etc.) and how to measure the CG (should I fill the fuel tank first!). Thanks

I really like the steel blocks and the way you use them but where do you find them? I have tried machine shops and a steel supplier but no luck

Thanks Mark, can't be able to find the steel building blocks you are referring to on the internet. I am in USA. Any ideas?

Mark, your videos are great. Just wondered, when using a brush to apply glue, how do you stop pva/aliphatic drying on the bristles - do you keep the brush in a jar of water ? 3:38

Hi Mark. What do you use for a building board? My old one, part of a door has warped!!

Great video Mark, I’m about to get into this hobby so a trip to Wilco is on the cards, where is the best place to source balsa wood in the UK??

Where would you get steel blocks like that at a reasonable price?

can you please suggest what markers are good for balsa? i have used some fine markers and the balsa absorb the ink and i end up with a thick line not very useful. Thanks

Surprised you didn't begin with a dead flat building surface. Without that, pretty hard to get very far...

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