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Old 11-24-2008 | 10:20 PM
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dogbiteken
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Default RE: Cutting out balsa wood parts?

make your own print wood with good results and no mess or fumes. its easy just photocopy the piece of the plan needed on a toner type copier NOT a ink jet printer. the toner is heat activated. i like to use my sealing iron set to hot, and by applying the plan piece to align to indicated grain direction to the balsa press the iron to the paper and as you move the iron pick up and pull the paper up just as the iron has past. donot try to iron the paper to the wood and peel it up this gives only faint results the dark results seen in the photos results fron pulling the paper away as the iron passes. rember the image on the wood is the mirror image of whats on the plan. for ribs and items i need multiples of i cut a 1/32nd balsa template for transfering by pencil.





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