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Mess Deck: General Section => Model Boating => Topic started by: dillinger 04 on July 12, 2022, 10:29:47 pm

Title: Materials 2.5 x 9 mm strip wood
Post by: dillinger 04 on July 12, 2022, 10:29:47 pm: Hello everyone

Does anyone know where I can get 2.5 x 9 mm strip wood
Ramin wood or similar light wood strips Any help would be appreciated
Title: Re: Materials 2.5 x 9 mm strip wood
Post by: John W E on July 13, 2022, 07:44:23 am: Hi will this do ? :-))

JoTiKa Ltd. ~ Maple Building Materials Page 1. (jotika-ltd.com) (http://www.jotika-ltd.com/Pages/1024768/Material_Maple.htm#Strip)

aye John
Title: Re: Materials 2.5 x 9 mm strip wood
Post by: Charlie on July 13, 2022, 04:52:08 pm: Or this…

https://www.slecuk.com/hardwoods/bass/bass-strip/bass-strip-915mm-36quot (https://www.slecuk.com/hardwoods/bass/bass-strip/bass-strip-915mm-36quot)
Title: Re: Materials 2.5 x 9 mm strip wood
Post by: dillinger 04 on July 14, 2022, 11:02:18 pm: Hello Charlie and John

Thanks for responding to my post appreciated! the application intended for the strips is the stringers for a wood frame model boat
need to be pretty precise to fit the CnC slots cut in the plywood frame formers or ribs plans say 2.5 thick by 9 mm wide provided in the kit

Any additional help would be greatly appreciated .
Title: Re: Materials 2.5 x 9 mm strip wood
Post by: Capt Podge on July 14, 2022, 11:14:09 pm: Have a word with Chris at the above mentioned slec UK. I'm fairly certain he will cut wood to your specific requirements.

Ray.
Title: Re: Materials 2.5 x 9 mm strip wood
Post by: RST on July 15, 2022, 12:35:32 am: As always, it might be better saying what kit (not a kit, requirement -you know what I mean) first before looking for many answers not so good? I think all I can find amongst others is 2.4x9.5mm of several sources.

Rich
Title: Re: Materials 2.5 x 9 mm strip wood
Post by: dillinger 04 on July 18, 2022, 08:49:18 pm: Hi Rich and everyone

I appreciate the input and read you loud and clear staying with design in tended for the kit. Unfortunately the kit only offers some cheap
balsa wood for stringer and as far as balsa wood goes longevity of balsa is not much that has been my experience in the past ?
The rest of the kit is good CnC mahogany plywood parts and birch ply they just skimped on the stringers and I wanted to build it to last !
little rc kneeler hydro .
Title: Re: Materials 2.5 x 9 mm strip wood
Post by: tigertiger on July 19, 2022, 06:50:06 am: If have found that working with wood, the dimensions are not critical, the stuff moves/expads/contracts more than we realise, and things rarely fit perfectly straight away. If the wood stirp for the stringers is a tiny bit larger than needed in places, a quick tickle with sandpaper can make it fit perfecty. Just remeber that there are 4 sides/edges to the stringers. The outboard edge should be the one that is NOT adjusted. That way everything will stay true/inline. I always mark a face side with a pencil, so that I do not accidentally spoil it.

Sorry if I am teaching you how to suck eggs.
Title: Re: Materials 2.5 x 9 mm strip wood
Post by: roycv on July 19, 2022, 09:12:04 am: Some of the longer lengths and larger pieces are more available from Model Aircraft suppliers, or they used to be.

I am working through an acccumulation of wood and turning them into models, otherwise they will be dumped when I shuffle off this mortal coil! 2 models so far others to follow.
regards
Roy