Today I used Bristol Board for the first time to make a Fin jig.
I was surprised that it did not react to stimuli like 110# Walmart Cardstock.
This example of it is my first, so I need to try some more brands, and just figure out which one works for me.
I can use this one for lots of things, but it just works for different things.:wink:
I have more dollar store foamboard than I'll ever use, so I tied making this lightweight jig from the Bristol Board, which sucked as a jig, but when I CA'd another sheet of Walmart Cardstock to it, it made a great template.
It needs a quick polish with the emery board, but I have not remembered to buy those for months, so I've been gluing scrap balsa and basswood to sandpaper, and getting by pretty well.
Yeah, I really do just make a swirly-doo with the ultra-thin, then cut it by eye. JK! :wink:
I sanded the first piece to final dimensions with measurement aids and double sided tape that was really thin for positioning things for tacking....
That said, it is a pretty neat technique if I do say so myself. I don't claim to have invented it, but perhaps I am re-discovering it????:wink:
Lovin' the paper!!!
I tuned the edges up on the jig with sand paper and it fits exactly right now, so I used it to hold the fins while I traced the position in pencil.
I'll mask off the surrounding areas so I don't screw them up while preparing the surface for bonding by making tiny crosshatch patterns with a brand new #11 blade in my X-acto.