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Planing Balsa

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  • 20-02-2010 2:26pm
    #1
    Cmar-Ireland
    Registered Users Posts: 2,340 ✭✭✭


    Hey folks,

    Whats a good small plane for planing balsa? It's for shaping the leading edge and other bits.
    I saw the Airscrew plane on ebay, and I sure I saw one that takes single edge blades, but I can't find it now.

    What are you guys using?

    Cheers


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    coolwings
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 3,455 Mod ✭✭✭✭coolwings


    I used to use the SLEC one. It's made of black plastic. Got it off a UK shop while on hols. I think it was the Ripmax hobby store at Middlesex.
    Sometime a few years ago I got an Aeronaut mini plane and still have this one. Got that from Green Hobby Dublin.
    The Aeronaut is a more durable job made of metal, with a pack of blades along with it inside the box. It's a narrower blade than the SLEC. It might be standard shaving blades but I haven't tried fitting blades from the chemists into it yet since the originals aren't used up yet. The SLEC are special wider than usual blades.
    They're all good and a very handy tool to have.


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    #3
    Cmar-Ireland
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    Thanks coolwings. I'll look out for an Aeronaut. Anywhere online you know of selling them?


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