I have a diesel shed and made a floor for it out of 1\16 thick balsa wood after gluing to base of shed my wife painted it before she could paint underside it warped upwards! is there a way to prevent this? should I have made short braces and glued to base of shed and then to flooring so it would have stiffened it so it couldn’t warp? thanks for any help on this very frustrated.
Yep, cross supports underneath the base helps prevent warping of balsa wood. Unless I have to cut curves I use Bass Wood which is stronger than Balsa Wood. Bass Wood is usually available alongside Balsa Wood in the hobby shops.
Seayakbill,
will keep that in mind will look for bass wood next time and definately will use cross bracing on underside from here on. thanks for the heads up.
I have been told that you need to paint both sides right away. You can have a couple of pieces on end to set the pieces on with bottom side down. This also is good for when you paint Mat Board as it will warp if not painted accordingly.
Dennis
well I had already glued the floor down to the diesel train shed 2nd mistake on this project.