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Title: If not balsa what other Wood can be used, and easily available in indian market
Post by: hemaldesai on January 22, 2010, 08:45:31 AM

Wondering which other type of wood sheet can be used if one wants to explore other avenues.

/h

Title: Re: If not balsa what other Wood can be used, and easily available in indian market
Post by: Anjan on January 22, 2010, 08:53:21 AM

I have seen 'simul' wood ply with Mr VC. But heavier than balsa,mayb
harder to work.
I never tried.

Title: Re: If not balsa what other Wood can be used, and easily available in indian market
Post by: laxmansuthar on January 22, 2010, 09:49:45 AM

you can use (3.mm duro) or (optima 2.5mm) commarcial ply it is very light & strong also you can use for this ply for formar, for spar you can use Marandi Margin wood, it is very easely avb in local Mkt, cheeper also.....

Laxman Suthar

Title: Re: If not balsa what other Wood can be used, and easily available in indian mar
Post by: ujjwaana on January 22, 2010, 01:20:44 PM

You can use 'Japanica' which is little heavy than Balsa. Its been sold under some other local name like 'Patiyala Ply' or something (I am totally missing the name. Mr Sanjeev of RCDhamaka told me the local name).

But I think Balsa is available in most of the metros LHS like Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Kolkata etc. You shoul n't have a big problem finding them.

Title: Re: If not balsa what other Wood can be used, and easily available in indian mar
Post by: hemaldesai on January 23, 2010, 11:42:39 AM

Issue is about limited options, only 6mm x 12in x 3 in balsa is available with most ppl I need a bigger plank, 6mm x 24in x 4 or 6 in

no one stocks them.

Title: Re: If not balsa what other Wood can be used, and easily available in indian market
Post by: rcdhamaka on January 23, 2010, 12:08:29 PM

Imported Balsa is available in India
3.2mm x 4in x 48in
4.8mm x 4in x 48in
6.4mm x 4in x 48in
7.9mm x 4in x 48in
9.5mm x 4in x 48in
12.7mm x 4in x 48in

Apart from this Lite ply etc is also available here in India

Title: Re: If not balsa what other Wood can be used, and easily available in indian mar
Post by: hemaldesai on January 23, 2010, 12:10:38 PM

Mr. Sanjeev,

Can you give me price list for the same also the shipping cost.

/h

Title: Re: If not balsa what other Wood can be used, and easily available in indian mar
Post by: rcdhamaka on January 23, 2010, 01:36:35 PM

Pls call Sanjeev or send us a mail @ sales at rcdhamaka.com

Title: Re: If not balsa what other Wood can be used, and easily available in indian mar
Post by: hemaldesai on January 31, 2010, 07:03:07 AM

@RCDhamaka, I had sent an inquiry to you about 4 days back havnt heard from you.

Title: Re: If not balsa what other Wood can be used, and easily available in indian market
Post by: cessna172 on January 31, 2010, 09:51:36 AM

Birch ply is a good alternative

Title: Re: If not balsa what other Wood can be used, and easily available in indian market
Post by: rcdhamaka on February 23, 2010, 09:00:42 PM

@ Hemal,

Sorry but have not received any mail from you. You can resend.

Thanks
Team RCD

Title: Re: If not balsa what other Wood can be used, and easily available in indian market
Post by: dinil on February 23, 2010, 09:41:50 PM

is balsa wood same as the wood that is used for making matchsticks.

Title: Re: If not balsa what other Wood can be used, and easily available in indian market
Post by: allthatido on February 23, 2010, 10:55:45 PM

@ Dinil

i assume they are different.

Title: Re: If not balsa what other Wood can be used, and easily available in indian mar
Post by: VC on February 23, 2010, 11:17:54 PM

The wood used in match sticks comes from the Indian Silk Cotton tree or Simul. The density of Simul is about 3 times that of Balsa (approx). I use it for my model boats and Chuck / Catapult gliders.

VC

Title: Re: If not balsa what other Wood can be used, and easily available in indian market
Post by: Propfella on June 28, 2012, 06:35:47 AM

I built about 90 wooden toys from Hong Kong last year for children. They were made of an extremely light ply. I was that pleased with it I saved what was left over from the kits and now use the offcuts for firewalls and strengthening in my aircraft. Yes it is heavier than foam but not by a great degree. I can't help with the name of the ply or what type of timber was used. But Cutting it with anything but a light saw or my scroll saw made a mess of it. As engine mounts and anchor points it's ideal. The resulting kits using CA were extremely strong. I just wish I could buy larger sheets of it. It is a very common ply used in many ways in China. Veru popular for export due to it's light weight.

I have tried using a very thin sheet of MDF but this was too heavy. VC's Silk Cotton tree sounds ideal. Stu

Title: Re: If not balsa what other Wood can be used, and easily available in indian market
Post by: svdp on July 26, 2013, 11:07:00 PM

can you tell me where to balsa sheets in kolkata?

Title: Re: Re: If not balsa what other Wood can be used, and easily available in indian market
Post by: aniket210696 on July 27, 2013, 01:26:16 AM

@svdp, you checked India hobby centre?

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Post by: rohitgupta322 on July 27, 2013, 10:04:59 AM

Svdp go to GC Laha at esplanade.

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