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Old 07-06-2002 | 07:29 PM
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Default Wing Sheeting...1/16 Or 3/32...weight Difference??

JUST WONDERING WHAT THE OPINIONS ARE REGARDING WHAT THICKNESS OF BALSA USED FOR SHEETING FOAM WINGS. i'VE ALWAYS USED 3/32 AND THEY ALWAYS SEEM TO COME OUT HEAVIER THAN EXPECTED. WOULD SWITCHING TO 1/16 BALSA SAVE SOME WEIGHT? ALSO WHAT WOULD THE STRENGTH FACTOR BE VS THE 3/32...JUST AS STRONG NOT QUITE AS STRONG??
I USE 3M SPRAY 78 (NOT 77) AND THE BOND SEEMS TO WORK GREAT, MUCH BETTER THAN THE 77.
THANKS IN ADVANCE
TOM