Balsa RC 1.5

Ben,

That lure looks great.

How long did it take you to make?

Mark

Great job, I love how you done the bill, I've wanted to try that bend but havent got to it yet. j

Ben awsome bait, looks just like a R C .

What a Gem! I love wood cranks and that thing looks great!

@Mark I

t took me a lot longer to build this one out of balsa that it took you to build yours. Worked on it for a few hours at a time for 2 or 3 days, but all the shaping and sanding is done by hand.

@j27

Bending the lip like that wasn't hard at all. After cutting it out and smoothing the edges I just clamped it to the edge of my work bench and warmed it with a heat gun until it was soft enough to bend. The only critical part of it was making sure the lip was square to the edge of the table. If you give it a try I suggest cutting a template out of stiff paper, or thin cardboard, to be able to gauge the angle. That way you can just hold the template up beside it to check the angle.

Thanks guys. Glad you like it.

Ben

@Mark I

t took me a lot longer to build this one out of balsa that it took you to build yours. Worked on it for a few hours at a time for 2 or 3 days, but all the shaping and sanding is done by hand.

@j27

Bending the lip like that wasn't hard at all. After cutting it out and smoothing the edges I just clamped it to the edge of my work bench and warmed it with a heat gun until it was soft enough to bend. The only critical part of it was making sure the lip was square to the edge of the table. If you give it a try I suggest cutting a template out of stiff paper, or thin cardboard, to be able to gauge the angle. That way you can just hold the template up beside it to check the angle.

Thanks guys. Glad you like it.

Ben

Ben,

What did you make the lip out of, lexan?

Yep. The lip is made of 1/16" Lexan.