How to: Adding Shear Webbing/Strength to a Wing - Balsa Plane Building

[@NormanLedoyen]

Keep them coming Mark. Nicely done as usual.

[@MarkRobinson555]

Thanks Norm, greatly appreciated 😀

[@jimstewart6720]

Some good tips thanks.

[@MarkRobinson555]

Glad it was helpful!

[@frederickhaberlandt6674]

As usual, an excellent, informative video. Mark, I am always impressed by how succinct and clearly you explain your work. Thank you for your effort to make these videos.

[@MarkRobinson555]

Thank you so much for your kind comment, it's greatly appreciated, pleased you enjoy the videos 😀

[@kev4354]

that was a good learning video with Sunday morning Coffee, Thanks.

[@MarkRobinson555]

Glad you enjoyed it, appreciate the comment 😀

[@rodchurchill5576]

First time I've heard about vertical grain . Thanks . Love your videos

[@MarkRobinson555]

Thank you very much for the comment, pleased you like the video 😀

[@terryblackman6217]

Good morning Mark. Shear webbing does add a tremendous amount of strength to a wing. Something I have done many times.

[@MarkRobinson555]

Absolutely, and very little weight, thanks for the comment, Terry 😀

[@martinhodgson9309]

Shear webbing adds stiffness, not strength. The strength is in the spars. Webbing makes the spars more efficient by keeping them apart.

[@u2builder10]

Great technique and video

[@MarkRobinson555]

Thank you very much, appreciate the feedback, pleased you enjoyed it 😀

[@mihakramberger9733]

Just saw this right when I'm doing same thing on a graupner hi-fly wing. Except I usually don't use big spars across the wing, but I use thin balsa strips so it creates sort of U shape on top and bottom part of the wing and fill that with carbon and epoxy. Comes out even lighter and stronger if strength is needed.

[@jhegko8708]

Thanks for that. How did you glue on the front pieces of shear webbing?

[@MarkRobinson555]

Just used ca, same front and back