TECH 1: Notes from Lecture
INTRODUCTION to Model Making – John Cherrey
Use good tools – TOLEDO steel rule, NT-cutter or OLFA blades
You need an engineers (steel) rule, a smaller good quality cutting knife and a large knife
PVA (Aqaudhere) glue good for balsa models, avoid superglue and glue guns.
Do not use more glue than needed, takes longer to dry and looks messy. Often only a little glue is needed.
Make Jigs to produce efficient production line models for repetitive items such as stud frames.
Consider a ‘stripper’ for cutting balsa
Balsa is like other timbers – has a grain and is stronger along the grain
Consider laminating balsa for making curved forms