Subject lines says it all. Or most, anyway.
Given a balsa nose cone, or transition, or bulkhead, or whatever, what's the actual process for installing a wooden peg into it for screw-eye mounting? I would need to do it with nothing more elaborate than a cordless drill, if possible.
Example questions I would have are:
1) What size hole to drill for a snug fit with a 1/4" peg?
2) How do you hold the balsa part while drilling, without damaging it? Just in your hand?
3) How deep do you drill the hole?
4) Do you cut the peg to length before insertion, or trim it afterwards somehow?
5) Profit!
I'm a little (ok, a lot) fuzzy on the process, and don't have a pile of spare nose cones to experiment on. A little step-by-step procedure would be most helpful. Thanks!
Given a balsa nose cone, or transition, or bulkhead, or whatever, what's the actual process for installing a wooden peg into it for screw-eye mounting? I would need to do it with nothing more elaborate than a cordless drill, if possible.
Example questions I would have are:
1) What size hole to drill for a snug fit with a 1/4" peg?
2) How do you hold the balsa part while drilling, without damaging it? Just in your hand?
3) How deep do you drill the hole?
4) Do you cut the peg to length before insertion, or trim it afterwards somehow?
5) Profit!
I'm a little (ok, a lot) fuzzy on the process, and don't have a pile of spare nose cones to experiment on. A little step-by-step procedure would be most helpful. Thanks!