How to make laminated components when building model planes. laminated pieces, made from balsa are in the most part, thinner and stronger than those made from solid pieces of balsa
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
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 👍
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 .
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
