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Title: Balsa
Post by: Wade Bognuda on March 14, 2015, 06:00:36 PM
1/4 X 1/4 X 36 triangle stock is $.83 from Balsa USA. Shipping UPS ground is $ 15.95. Talk about a profit center (shipping)!! n~
Title: Re: Balsa
Post by: Leester on March 15, 2015, 08:37:31 AM
Don't they have a 20.00 minimum order ??
Title: Re: Balsa
Post by: Randy Powell on March 15, 2015, 06:31:02 PM
Man, I just ordered about $150 worth of balsa from AK-Models and the shipping was only $12. Sheesh! Cool people, by the way.
Title: Re: Balsa
Post by: EddyR on March 17, 2015, 07:02:29 AM
 One needs to ask how much would you ask to do the same Job.
 A person on here asked me for a make a set of plans for a old time model I have. If I did the drawing for free. I would have to go to the copy shop and get a copy made $8-10 and a round driving trip of two hours and a trip to the post office and the cost of shipping the plans $5-10. He thought $20 was outrageous.
 I live in a rural area east of Charlotte and nothing is close to me.
 I have the same problem with electronics parts. Amazon has free shipping on over $35 and a electronic business I use has a $20 minimum. ~^


 
Title: Re: Balsa
Post by: Tim Wescott on March 17, 2015, 11:34:31 AM
Quote from: Randy Powell on March 15, 2015, 06:31:02 PM
Man, I just ordered about $150 worth of balsa from AK-Models and the shipping was only $12. Sheesh! Cool people, by the way.

Can you order by density, or do they have the typical "just like what you get" RC attitude?
Title: Re: Balsa
Post by: Randy Powell on March 17, 2015, 12:00:12 PM
They have a selection service (it cost you), but I just ordered "contest balsa" and was pretty happy with what I got. For instance, I ordered 8 sheets of 3/8"x4x36. 4 were 5lb or lighter (one was, I swear, 2lb stock). 3 were in the 6-9lb range. Not bad and certain useable for spars and such. One was a plank but I'm sure I can use it for something.
Title: Re: Balsa
Post by: Bootlegger on March 17, 2015, 06:22:11 PM

 Randy Powell can you get 48" balsa from them also? Or is it limited to just 36" sheets?

   Thanks,
Title: Re: Balsa
Post by: Randy Powell on March 18, 2015, 10:09:39 AM
They list lengths of 24, 36 and 48 inch lengths.

http://www.balsawoodinc.com/
Title: Re: Balsa
Post by: Bootlegger on March 18, 2015, 02:54:04 PM


       Thanks Randy..
Title: Re: Balsa
Post by: Steve Hines on March 18, 2015, 07:49:25 PM
They don't show 1/8 balsa or birch ply.

Steve
Title: Re: Balsa
Post by: Randy Powell on March 19, 2015, 04:15:03 PM
Down at the bottom of each page is a page number (the navigation of the site is a bit interesting). Just click on the next page number and Viola! 1/8" balsa. Plywood is on a different page. I also got 1/8, 1/16, and some 1/32 birch ply.

You have to scan around a bit to navigate the thing.