[Matt Vogt]

I am wanting to scratch build the Carter Brother's cars and was wondering if you might have some advice as to what thickness the plywood should be. I was unable to find information on the thickness of Doug's kits. I would probably just use the same dimensions as the styrene, but they are in metric, and I have seen only SAE dimensions locally, which are not very close.

Thanks for your help!
Matt

 

[Kovacjr]

I think Dougs wood is metric or in 1/32 increments. Id use 1/16 for the 2mm parts though.

Here is where I buy my plywood and basswood http://www.nationalbalsa.com/hardwood-ply.htm

 

[Torby]

Seems to me 2mm is about 1/2 a millimeter thinner than 3/32. Maybe 5/64?

 

[Matt Vogt]

Thanks for posting, gents.
That is my dilemma. It will be a compromise, whether to go thicker or thinner. 5/64th's sounds great, Tom, if you have a source. I've personally never seen it offered.

It would seem my options are as follows:

1/32" (.79375mm)


1/16" (1.5875 mm) 3/32" (2.38125mm)
1/8" (3.175mm)




Unless my math is wrong, which is quite possible.

 

[SteveC]

Matt

Here's a link to Midwest Products 2008 catalog.

[url]http://www.midwestproducts.com/pdf/Products_Catalog_2008.pdf[/b][/url]

 

[linuxhost]

Hi Matt

I use 2mm, 1mm & 0.8mm plywood on the kits.
The newer kits also have 1/8" plywood that is surfaced down to 0.085".

The metric plywood can be found from several sources.


Wicks Aircraft Supply.
http://www.wicksaircraft.com/catalog/product_cat.php/subid=8546/index.html

Aircraft Spruce.
http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/wppages/finnishbirch.php

The 2mm stuff comes in either 3 or 5 ply. I would recommend the 3ply.


Hope this helps.
Doug Bronson

 

[Matt Vogt]

Thanks for the info guys.

Doug, I will check out those sources. For some reason I didn't find them on my Google searches.

Take care,
Matt