Building materials, covering
Posted: August 26th, 2010, 10:10 am
creating topics for helicopter
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Re: Building materials, covering
Posted: September 28th, 2010, 6:15 pm
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
Re: Building materials, covering
Posted: January 5th, 2011, 1:44 pm
Is there any good way to repair a tear in mylar?
Re: Building materials, covering
Posted: January 5th, 2011, 3:29 pm
Perhaps melt it a little at the edges?
Re: Building materials, covering
Posted: January 5th, 2011, 4:28 pm
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.
Re: Building materials, covering
Posted: January 5th, 2011, 7:23 pm
tapeblue cobra wrote:Is there any good way to repair a tear in mylar?
like very small pieces of scotch tape
Re: Building materials, covering
Posted: January 5th, 2011, 8:38 pm
Do you guys buy balsa online? If so, where?
Re: Building materials, covering
Posted: January 6th, 2011, 7:18 pm
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 
Re: Building materials, covering
Posted: January 9th, 2011, 8:14 pm
Bleh. Covering with mylar was not fun. Much harder than a nice, flat(ish) wright stuff plane wing 
Re: Building materials, covering
Posted: January 20th, 2011, 9:09 am
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?