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Old 10-14-2008 | 08:29 PM
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Default RE: Ordering Balsa

FB:

With Lonestar out for awhile Rob and Yogi and I have been using National Balsa and Sig. We alway specify Contest grade usually 6lb. The stuff from National has been about 6-7.5lb but is usually nice wood. He is in Mass. so pickups are possible. I like staight grain A or B for sheeting. I prefer A or B and only rarely use C grain. When possible I get 4"x48" for sheeting. Sig also has good balsa if you specify Contest although I must confess I have a Mountain of Sig contest 1/16 and 3/32 that was hand selected by Mike Pratt way back when he worked at Sig.

Hope this helps.

I will try to do plans for you this week and will trade for Mach None canopys. Would like to build 2 of the rascals 1 with 074 and 1 "lectrified".


Peace

Mark O