Simon B Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 I'm currently after some symmetrical 1/2" leading edge and i'm determined to find a way of getting it that doesn't cost nearly £10 including postage. I live in Cambridge and my nearest stores are Hobby Stores (4 miles from my house), which seems to stock nothing but flat edged stock or Inwood (about 15 odd miles), who are excellent, but hardly do any leading edge stock, despite otherwise having a massive selection of balsa. Any ideas? I've tried Slec, Balsamart and because of the length of wood it costs about £4+ in postage. Is there a shop nearish that might stock it i've not thought of? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flugfan Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Balsa Cabin at Maldon in Essex probably worth a try - and a trip to Essex is always joyous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat (rActive) Harbord Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 You could always get the razor plane and sandpaper out. If you cut a cardboard section template to act as a gauge you can make very accurate leading edge pretty quickly. You will also get to choose your balsa from a much wider selection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon B Posted January 6, 2011 Author Share Posted January 6, 2011 No, that's 55 miles each way, so probably £15 in petrol Cambridge is rubbish for leading edge...Edited By Biggles' Elder Brother - Moderator on 06/01/2011 22:33:16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r6dan Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 I am pretty sure they have it in my LMS and I need to go tomorrow for fuel,do you want me to see how much it will cost to post down to you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles' Elder Brother - Moderator Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Simon, wouldn't it be cheaper to just buy some rectangular stock and shape it yourself with a David plane or similar? BEB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon B Posted January 6, 2011 Author Share Posted January 6, 2011 I dont have much faith in my shaping... R6dan, yes please! That would be amazing, although due to the length of the wood I imagine it won't be too cheap in all honesty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r6dan Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 it should hopefully fit in a poster tube,what length and how many bits do you need? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon B Posted January 6, 2011 Author Share Posted January 6, 2011 Two 36" bits would be perfect. Message me and let me know what I owe you and i can paypal you the cash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Simon B Posted January 7, 2011 Author Share Posted January 7, 2011 Dan, if you've not already been yet, could you grab me 4 pieces to make the postage a bit more worthwhile? Going to put rails on the bottom of the jet i'm building and leading edge would be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles' Elder Brother - Moderator Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 And I'll have a can of coke and a Mars bar while out Dan BEB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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David Gilder Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Once again, Timbo misses a chance for someone to go and buy him some sticky buns!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r6dan Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Been to both shops and nether has any,and between them they have everything you could think of,I can`t believe it,sorry. BEB would you like the mars bar deep fried? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eck Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 If yes that'll be a diet coke to go with it.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles' Elder Brother - Moderator Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 I was in Scotland on holiday last year and that was the first time I came across this idea of deep fried Mars bars - I don't think I can imagine what that would taste like - it sounds disgusting! Is it a Scottish idea? But I suppose it must be alright - or folks wouldn't buy them. Having said that, we have at least one upstanding member of this forum who apparently eats Alpen with Red Bull poured over it - isn't that so Dan? BEBEdited By Biggles' Elder Brother - Moderator on 07/01/2011 16:47:26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erfolg Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 I think the "Deep Fried Mars Bar" is either a local delicacy, or a myth. When My daughter (#1) went to live Nr Edinburgh, in a place called Bonnyrigg, an old mining town, and place of the castle of Mary queen of Scotts (near by). I went to the local chippy in search of this fabled delicacy. Allsorts of other deep fried things were on offer including Haggis (freshly killed that morning), alsas not the Mars bar. I have looked in Edinburgh (Bruntsfield), Inverness (Culloden), Nr Aberdeen. Anyway back to the symmetrical leading edge. I made one not 6 months back, just install as the old time CL stunters, and it easy to plane symmetrically. I used 1/2", not to expensive.Edited By Erfolg on 07/01/2011 17:04:42 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly boy3 Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 I had a similar problem months ago and help was at hand in this forum. I also doubted my ability to form a L/E with a David plane and sand paper. Using laminated balsa strips glued to ribs, and marking straight lines from the centre out to help as a guide. Give it ago ,you will be suprised and pleased with the result. Cheers FB3.Edited By fly boy3 on 07/01/2011 17:16:58 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Walters Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Just to put the record straight the deep fried Mars bar was invented in little Scotland i.e. Corby Northants! Fascinating town - it has very strong links with Scotland due to the Stewarts and LLoyds scottish workforce descending on a small village in the 1920's/30s to quarry the ore and make iron/steel. Has a Rangers Club, Celtic Club, Grampian Pipe Band, and a very distinctive accent. Once the World Pipe Band Championships were held there and it has a highland gathering every year. TW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Walters Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Just in case anyone is thinking of saying I'm off topic in my last post I only wanted to point out that Corby is at the 'Leading Edge' of Haute Cuisine. TW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Laminate from several layers of 1/8 ( or whatever is suitable ) using narrower strips on each layer. Ensure you use a sandable glue such as aliphatic ( not ordinary PVA ) or cyano.You could also wrap the sheeting over the first layer but not the other layers. My diagram shows this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 May I suggest that you will never learn to do anything unless you try. Get some wood and start shaping. Next time you will know how to do it. The same applies to any new technique, you might not get it perfect the first time or two but you will learn. Back when many of us started we didn't have a choice, the range of accessories filled all of two pages of the catalogues. We had to make things. We didn't say "I don't think I can do it," we just got on with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon B Posted January 7, 2011 Author Share Posted January 7, 2011 Peter, unfortunately i'm a modeller on a budget, so making mistakes isn't a luxury I can afford. The joy of the advances from the days of accessories filling two pages of a catalogue is that people like myself can now afford this hobby. I completely agree it's good to learn, but the cost is critical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Sorry but shaping wood is not that hard, just remember not to take off too much at once. As someone else said, make a template and use a razor plane and sandpaper and work slowly and you will find that it is not hard. WE made things because we couldn't afford the accessories. WE made our own tanks from Ovaltine tins and bellcranks and control horns from scrap aluminium and Paxolin. Usually you could scrounge that and it saved money when you were on 2/6 (12 1/2 P) pocket money. You only got one shape of leading edge, roughly Clark W. You shaped everything. iT was cheaper. The result was that we all learned to to make everything, something that has stood me on good stead ever since. Shaping the leading edge will be far cheaper that getting a pre shaped leading edge which may not be exactly the right shape, especially if you have to pay postage on it. kc suggests a neat way of making leading edges. One that I use as standard. That is so easy, reliable and strong that you could at least adapt that to your wing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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