ORBBL0005-1 [file:ORBBL0005-1.jpg] Balsa Sheet (Metric)

Balsa Sheet (Metric)

1.5 x 100 x 915mm / 1 pc
£2.90
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ORBBL0005-1 [file:ORBBL0005-1.jpg] Balsa Sheet (Metric)

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Balsa Sheet (Metric)

1.5 x 100 x 915mm / 1 pc(1)
SKU: ORBBL0005
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£2.90
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Features
  • AAA Grade Quality: Represents the finest selection of balsa timber, ensuring minimal defects and a highly predictable performance during cutting, bending, and finishing.
  • Eco-Friendly & Sustainable: Produced from fast-growing plantation wood, making it one of the most environmentally responsible timber choices for design and engineering projects.
  • High Strength-to-Weight Ratio: Offers the structural integrity of a solid timber with negligible massa critical requirement for both architectural site models and aerodynamic prototypes.
  • Exceptional Workability: Effortlessly cut with a professional scalpel or craft knife and highly receptive to sanding, allowing for perfectly flushed joints and refined surface finishes.
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Description

AAA Grade Balsa Wood Sheets - Premium Balsa Sheets

AAA Grade Balsa Wood is the gold standard for professionals who require the highest quality, most sustainable, and most versatile lightweight timber on the market. These sheets are sourced from plantation-grown trees, harvested every four years to ensure an environmentally friendly supply chain. Each sheet is selected for its superior grain consistency and exceptional strength-to-weight ratio, providing a reliable foundation for structural and aesthetic modelling.

Applications:

  • Architectural Model Making: An essential material for representing structural floors, thick facades, and landscape contours. The various thicknesses provides significant rigidity, making it ideal for self-supporting structural studies or as a base for applying fine wood veneers and detailed textures.
  • Aeronautical & RC Engineering: A core material for the construction of high-performance aircraft kits and flight-capable prototypes. Its extreme lightness coupled with impressive tensile strength allows engineers to build robust wing spars, fuselage ribs, and internal frames without compromising weight targets.
  • Film & TV Prop Making: Extensively used for building lightweight "hero" props, detailed miniatures, and "break-away" set elements. Balsas uniform grain allows it to be easily carved, sanded, and painted to realistically simulate heavier timbers, stone, or metallic surfaces.
  • Marine & Industrial Design: Ideal for constructing model boat hulls and volumetric industrial mock-ups. Its ability to be easily shaped and sanded makes it a preferred medium for early-stage ergonomic studies and volumetric forms.

Technical Specifications:

  • Material: AAA Grade Balsa Wood
  • Length: 915mm
  • Thickness: See options
  • Width: See options
  • Quantity: See options
  • Properties: Lightweight, high-tenacity, sustainable

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