wanted, cheap flat working surface
 

The way I see it, in order to build nice straight wings and fuses one needs a good flat working surface.

I've heard of guys using hollow core doors and such and wanted to see what you guys use.

I won't tell you that I just finished building the wing panels of a Sig Astro Hog and ruined them by building on surface I mistakenly thought was flat. Boy if you ever want to test the flatness of a surface and find every little hickup, valley and irregularity, build on what I used: a 4 foot Great Planes building board thrown on top of my ancient workbench.

I'm ordering a wing kit today.

Flummoxed in Fresno ...

RE: wanted, cheap flat working surface
 

decombs21,
you've already answered your own question. Get a hollow core door. Mine is 8' x 2'6", I bought it at Lowe's, and it only cost $15. It's nice and flat and I can push pins into it while building. IMHO you can't do much better for the money.

RE: wanted, cheap flat working surface
 

[8D]I agree. Go to Lowes or Home Depot and get a luan sheeted hollow core door.

RE: wanted, cheap flat working surface
 

i've used the door, but when i needed something bigger and totaly flat, i went and spent 45 bucks on a piece of 1 1/4" osb from menard's. totaly flat and does not bend at all. watch picking it up though, it'll throw your back out!

RE: wanted, cheap flat working surface
 

here's some pics. hopefully the right ones.....the edge of the osb is that gray color. in the pics i was gluing the balsa skins to the foam core fuse. took my door and put it on top so i could put the weights on. when i started my wings, i just laid a piece of 1 inch pink foam board on top.

RE: wanted, cheap flat working surface
 

I got the door at HD for $12. I used my old folding legs and scrap wood from HD to make leg mounts and now I made my own table for about $18.