Best glue for laminating balsa sheets?
Best glue for laminating balsa sheets?
My students want to try laminating sheets of balsa to cut their own sticks. What glue would you suggest for this? CA seems like it would absorb too quickly into the balsa before properly layering the second piece.
Re: Best glue for laminating balsa sheets?
I would suggest using CA (mainly bc that's the only thing I have used), but there many other better builders than me here so just wait for one of them to respond

but do remember that laminating adds weight to your boomi(i tried it but it didnt work for me but maybe ur design is different and it might work for you)
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Re: Best glue for laminating balsa sheets?
I don't recommend laminating your own balsa either lolsciencenerd123 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 19, 2020 5:16 pmI would suggest using CA (mainly bc that's the only thing I have used), but there many other better builders than me here so just wait for one of them to respond
but do remember that laminating adds weight to your boomi(i tried it but it didnt work for me but maybe ur design is different and it might work for you)
(but I am by no means one of the better builders out there so let's wait for some better advice

Re: Best glue for laminating balsa sheets?
Haha you're kidding your one of the best ones imoMadCow2357 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 19, 2020 6:44 pmI don't recommend laminating your own balsa either lolsciencenerd123 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 19, 2020 5:16 pmI would suggest using CA (mainly bc that's the only thing I have used), but there many other better builders than me here so just wait for one of them to respond
but do remember that laminating adds weight to your boomi(i tried it but it didnt work for me but maybe ur design is different and it might work for you)
(but I am by no means one of the better builders out there so let's wait for some better advice)
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Re: Best glue for laminating balsa sheets?
Uno reverse card (everyone is better than me)sciencenerd123 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 19, 2020 7:07 pmHaha you're kidding your one of the best ones imoMadCow2357 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 19, 2020 6:44 pm(but I am by no means one of the better builders out there so let's wait for some better advicesciencenerd123 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 19, 2020 5:16 pm but there many other better builders than me here so just wait for one of them to respond![]()
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Re: Best glue for laminating balsa sheets?
Lol ok if thats what we're doing now... i still believe otherwise... i've seen the advices u be givingMadCow2357 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 19, 2020 7:10 pmUno reverse card (everyone is better than me)sciencenerd123 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 19, 2020 7:07 pmHaha you're kidding your one of the best ones imoMadCow2357 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 19, 2020 6:44 pm
(but I am by no means one of the better builders out there so let's wait for some better advice)
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Re: Best glue for laminating balsa sheets?
MadCow2357 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 19, 2020 7:10 pmUno reverse card (everyone is better than me)sciencenerd123 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 19, 2020 7:07 pmHaha you're kidding your one of the best ones imoMadCow2357 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 19, 2020 6:44 pm
(but I am by no means one of the better builders out there so let's wait for some better advice)

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Re: Best glue for laminating balsa sheets?
*spends time trying to insert a meme image but forgets to actually give the pointer*TheChiScientist wrote: ↑Wed Feb 19, 2020 7:43 pm
(Lol I may be outta the game but I can still give pointers lol)
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Re: Best glue for laminating balsa sheets?
<_<MadCow2357 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 19, 2020 7:51 pm*spends time trying to insert a meme image but forgets to actually give the pointer*TheChiScientist wrote: ↑Wed Feb 19, 2020 7:43 pm
(Lol I may be outta the game but I can still give pointers lol)
I was offering as an overall... In this case I recommend a nice CA bath for the wood.
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Re: Best glue for laminating balsa sheets?
I use regular pink CA to laminate because it doesn't absorb that fast into the wood so you have a bit more time. However, you do have to be very careful with lamination and only use it when the benefits are massive ex: when aiming to decrease the bending moment of a specific piece.
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