| Sanding balsa sheets.
If you ever need to sand down balsa sheets, either to save weight or get a better finish here is a great tip,all you need is one of those brilliant palm sanders now available in DIY shops throughout the country.
First take the sheet of balsa and tack onto the full length of the edge of the sheet with cyno two pieces of piano wire,adjust these so you will just take off sufficent material to do the job,once in position run a flood of cyno to lock the wire in place,the idea is to use the wire as your guide,when the sander hits them you know that sufficent wood has been removed then just move along until you are happy.
This idea was first developed to remove those stubbon parts from die cut kits,especially where the die has only cut half way through the sheet,by using the above the parts will just fall out ready for assembly.
Give this one a try you will use it again and again,when you weigh the timber you will be surprised how much weight you would have been carrying around on your model for no reason.
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