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I'm wondering if anyone has tried a hard foam instead of wood for filler blocks? Not styrofoam, but polyurethane. It's pretty hard but fairly easy to shape, withstands heat and chemicals (epoxy) cuts with a blade/saw/hot knife as well as having excellent memory. There are 3 densities I am very familiar with
I'm in the preliminary stages of MS Constitution and the filler blocks seem like oak or something (j/k) and it's daunting. I don't think it's balsa.
Also, is it the norm for manufacturers to fold plans 4-5 times? Mine are creased a bit and for the $$$ I was expecting a wee bit more. Maybe not mylar plans (which is what I am thinking to do) but maybe rolled? Or better yet rolled in a cardboard tube...
This is my second build and the first was MS as well. Just wondering if other manufacturers do things differently.
TIA,
Bobby
I'm in the preliminary stages of MS Constitution and the filler blocks seem like oak or something (j/k) and it's daunting. I don't think it's balsa.
Also, is it the norm for manufacturers to fold plans 4-5 times? Mine are creased a bit and for the $$$ I was expecting a wee bit more. Maybe not mylar plans (which is what I am thinking to do) but maybe rolled? Or better yet rolled in a cardboard tube...
This is my second build and the first was MS as well. Just wondering if other manufacturers do things differently.
TIA,
Bobby