Building materials, covering
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Building materials, covering
creating topics for helicopter
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Re: Building materials, covering
what r u ppl using? we r using ultra mylar, 3/16 wood by 1/8 th of balsa. and using super glue to join them
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Re: Building materials, covering
Is there any good way to repair a tear in mylar?
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Re: Building materials, covering
Perhaps melt it a little at the edges?
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Re: Building materials, covering
A quick (not 100% successful) method is to wet a small piece of mylar and stick it on top of the tear. Use water, but saliva works just as well.
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Re: Building materials, covering
tapeblue cobra wrote:Is there any good way to repair a tear in mylar?
like very small pieces of scotch tape
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Re: Building materials, covering
Do you guys buy balsa online? If so, where?
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Re: Building materials, covering
Balsa wood inc, google it. Its a nice place, pretty cheap, and it's in Iowa so shipping shouldn't be too much for you. Lol i would say that, but then again after much fundraising our team actually has a lot of money, at least a lot for us...now i don't have to feel guilty about telling coach to order stuff for me
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Re: Building materials, covering
Bleh. Covering with mylar was not fun. Much harder than a nice, flat(ish) wright stuff plane wing 
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Re: Building materials, covering
What exactly do you guys use to build the helicopter? I am getting the impression that balsa wood is used, but what else? And where can I get it?
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