Pietenpol-List: Another newbie
Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2010 9:26 pm
Original Posted By: Jeff Boatright
Original Posted By: "K5YAC"
bencharvet(at)gmail.com wrote:> You can buy some small sheets of aircraft plywood at your local hobby shop tomake the gussets..just my $.02> > Ben Charvet> In a pinch, yes... but my local Hobby Lobby charges $20 for a small sheet of 1/16"birch ply (Midwest brand for modeling). I forget the exact dimensions (somethinglike 12"x24"), but I figured it up at the time and realized that it wasquite a bit more expensive than some of the really good stuff. I'm not sayingthat buying local isn't a good idea from time to time, especially when it comesto making progress, but pay attention to what you are shelling out for thatlocal plywood.Probably the biggest deal killer on buying plywood from the mail order outfitsis the freight charge, but I believe you can get 48" x 48" sheets via ground service,which is fine for making gussets and smaller cuts. I would recommenddoing that rather than trying to purchase the hobby store stuff. Think aboutthe piece I purchased... 12" x 24"... that is 1/8 of a 48" x 48" sheet. In otherwords, multiply my local cost by a factor of eight ($160+tax) in order tocompare to the price of a mail order sheet. A half sheet (24" x 48") sheet ofFinnish Birch at Aircraft Spruce is currently selling for ~$17, and a full sheet(48" x 48") is going for ~$33. You could buy 4 full sheets of ply AND 16oz. of T-88 for the $160 mentioned above. Cut a 12" x 24" piece from one of thosefull sheets... you cost is less than $5, including shipping. Anyhow... I didn't bring this up to pick on you Ben... it's just that I've thoughtabout this a time or two when I've had to run to the local hobby shops formaterials. I've often considered buying a few common thicknesses of ply, insizes that could be delivered by ground service in order to keep my wood rackstocked and avoid having to go to the hobby shops. In fact... that is going onmy list right now.--------Mark - working on wingsRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Another newbie