leccyflyer Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 Finished the top decks of my under bench balsa rack this afternoon. The basic construction is a ply box, with a couple of shelves and internal dividers. This upper stage provides 9 pigeon holes which are set up for 4" wide balsa. 36" lengths are completely swallowed up, but 48" lengths stick out a wee bit at both ends. The dividers are offset, per layer, to allow for screwing the assembly together. All the individual sheets are weighed and have their weight and calculated density written on them - I like the idea of colour coding the end grain with a felt pen that I saw online and might borrow that. I plan on adding a second deck to the lower stage, which will let me spread the balsa out a bit more. The pigeon holes will take about 30 sheets of 3/32" balsa, so those more popular sizes are pretty full at the moment. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Fry Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 I’ve got a big ARTF box of balsa and kindred woods. Full mind. That space, three visible radiators, reduced me to sharpening pitchfork envy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Fry Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 AND, have I spotted a dozen years of kits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leccyflyer Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 Just two radiators Don and I don't think there are any kits in the pictures -there's a VNRFT P-38 Lightning on the other bench though. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Davis Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 I keep mine in old kit boxes: 4 ft lengths in a Foam-E WOT 4 kit box. 1 metre/1 yard lengths of sheet in an old Seagull Decathlon box. Stripwood in an old Baron Models Baron kit box. It works for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Fry Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 10 hours ago, leccyflyer said: Just two radiators Don and I don't think there are any kits in the pictures -there's a VNRFT P-38 Lightning on the other bench though. ? What I see through a green haze is my affair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul De Tourtoulon Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 With the price of Balsa over here I am going to invest in a safe,,,, Seriously, on a shelf in the garage nothing fancy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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