ChrisH | 12/11/2019 23:50:58 |
22 forum posts | I can find any number of threads on here regarding materials to be used as building boards, and am indeed using a plywood base with a plasterboard topping as recommended by numerous postees, but no-one seems to list what they use as a non-stick transparent cover for the board. I have seen suggested somewhere kitchen greaseproof paper, but is that wide enough and clear enough I wonder (we currently don't have any to check!). But it seems like some sort of plastic sheeting would do, but what to buy, in a roll wide enough, and at a cheap enough price (as it's presumably a disposable item? ( I presume the sheet needs to be wide enough to cover in one as a joint down the middle would not be good, I wouldn't have thought). What do folks use? Chris |
Geoff S | 13/11/2019 00:40:13 |
4034 forum posts 68 photos | If you mean plan protection during building then I've been using cling film for years. The fact that it often isn't wide enough to cover a whole plan isn't a problem; I just overlap it as necessary. It's so thin and transparent it's not noticed. In fact, as I use magnetic blocks for building rather than pins, the lack of holes means I can be supermean and reuse it when building smaller structures like, say, ailerons. Geoff |
Kevin Fairgrieve | 13/11/2019 06:57:14 |
![]() 1719 forum posts 2989 photos | Cling film for larger models or grease proof paper for smaller models. And SLEC do a sheet of plastic plan protector.
HTH
Kev |
Flying Robert | 13/11/2019 07:30:10 |
5 forum posts | Wickes sell polythene dust sheets for a couple of quid. Clear plastic and can be cut to size big enough for your 1/4 scale B52 or a hundred DB Tinkers (probably) ! |
ChrisH | 13/11/2019 17:34:19 |
22 forum posts | Thanks Guys, problem solved - perfect. A 1/4 scale B52, now that would be some model ! Chris |
Former Member | 13/11/2019 23:16:34 |
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Martin_K | 18/11/2019 10:59:32 |
215 forum posts | Be warned, kitchen cling film can be glued. I have started gluing a wing this morning, my first use of Deluxe Rocket Hot super thin cyano. Working direct from the bottle a bigger drop than I anticipated came out. Penetration of the joint was excellent, right through to the film, from which a patch tore when I tried to lift the part. There is no way the cling film is coming off. It has crinkled where the glue made contact. Best I could do was sand down the peaks of the crinkles. I have some applicator nozzles and tube which I will try in future, to limit glue flow. |
Craig Carr | 19/11/2019 06:36:29 |
![]() 754 forum posts 525 photos | Posted by Martin_K on 18/11/2019 10:59:32:
Be warned, kitchen cling film can be glued. I have started gluing a wing this morning, my first use of Deluxe Rocket Hot super thin cyano. Working direct from the bottle a bigger drop than I anticipated came out. Penetration of the joint was excellent, right through to the film, from which a patch tore when I tried to lift the part. There is no way the cling film is coming off. It has crinkled where the glue made contact. Best I could do was sand down the peaks of the crinkles. I have some applicator nozzles and tube which I will try in future, to limit glue flow.
Yes ive given up on cling film now for same reason. It used to work but I did read on here somewhere it’s only a specific make that won’t allow glue to penetrate..... and I don’t know which one that is. florists wrap for me all day long
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PatMc | 19/11/2019 22:56:14 |
![]() 4523 forum posts 550 photos | I use the backing protective plastic from Solarfilm etc saved from previous builds. |
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