thegodplato
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| posted on 29/4/10 at 09:18 AM |
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Wood For Making Buck
Hi there,
does anyone recommend any suppliers of balsa wood for using to make my buck for my car? All the suppliers I have come across seem to be model shops
selling 300mm or 450mm X 100mm/75mm thin sheets.
I was looking at making the `profile` out of 6mm plywood along the length of the body and then covering it in 0.8mm or 1.6mm balsa, before applying a
filler on top and smoothing it down to get the final shape from which I would then take the fibreglass moulds from.
If this isn't the best way to do it, please let me know as I'm open to any suggestions/advice
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tegwin
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| posted on 29/4/10 at 09:33 AM |
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Balsa is pretty expensive...
I would be using ply for the structure and then builders insulation foam sheets for the main body... shape it wil a file, then put filler on the
surface and sand it down to get the perfect shape etc for your buck...
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chrsgrain
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| posted on 29/4/10 at 10:13 AM |
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I'v not done it, but the consensus seems to be ^^^^.
Have a look at the CANAMSA thread, Freds pictures tell a thousand words about how to do it right and reasonably priced (if not quick!)
Chris
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Canada EH!
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| posted on 29/4/10 at 02:22 PM |
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A good friend of mine built ski boats, he used plywood and pine frames and covered it with what we over hear call masonite, wood and cardboard
composite about 3/16" thick, very smooth surface, he then used body filler for the compund curves, his boats are still in vogue and he
hasn't build one in over 15 years.
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skinned knuckles
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| posted on 29/4/10 at 02:40 PM |
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i use ply, chicken wire, PU foam, and filler.
don't know if its right but it has worked for me in the past.
A man isn't complete until he's married, then he's finished
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Confused but excited.
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| posted on 29/4/10 at 05:13 PM |
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Masonite = Hardboard
Tell them about the bent treacle edges!
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Fred W B
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| posted on 29/4/10 at 07:14 PM |
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quote:
covering it in 0.8mm or 1.6mm balsa,
Won't be near strong enough to let you bring up a good finish, it will deflect as you try to sand the filler.
You can see what I did
HERE
Thanks for the credit Chris
Cheers
Fred W B
[Edited on 29/4/10 by Fred W B]
You can do it quickly. You can do it cheap. You can do it right. – Pick any two.
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thegodplato
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| posted on 30/4/10 at 12:23 PM |
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What an impressive thread that was and all respect to you Fred for your perseverance. Fingers crossed I'll be able to keep going but as this
has always been a dream of mine, I know I will have to.
Just waiting for my CAD software to arrive and then we can start the `easy` work!!
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