There are 36 laser cut pieces of balsa!
In the 1969 kit and 2002 reissue you hand cut all the balsa. Cut out a template with scissors, trace on the balsa sheet with a pencil and dig in with your hobby knife! We've come a long way.
You do still have to round many leading edges. Pay close attention to the instructions to be sure you are rounding the correct sides.
These jigs fit together very well! No glue is needed to hold them together. You can glue them if you wish.
I finally designed and printed a fin rounding jig, based on the ones Matt Steele sells at NCR. Fin rounding has never been easier or produced such perfect results. It will make easy work of these fins. So will the fin squaring jig I am perfecting.
ReplyDeleteHi Metal,
DeleteGreat work on your rounding jig. I still rough a rounded edge with 220 grit on a block and smooth with 400 grit over my fingers.