Nice.
Am looking forward to see what you cut with it. molds first? Or something else?
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Nice.
Am looking forward to see what you cut with it. molds first? Or something else?
git 'r done! ;)
Was over and saw this machine today. A very serious and solid machine.
you measure the distance at each end to see if they are a bit off?
rack and pinion on both sides? do you have a y going across you could hook a pen to or something to 'draw' a line?
Hmm... is it possible the rail is just slightly longer on one side? I am sure there are wiz bang technical things people will say to square it all... but does it move smoothly? Does it do...
Nice work. I need to get back to using mine. Though I will probably never do aluminum, though who knows.
I was wondering how they would be better than R&P, because such things are slower... but then I remembered you are using massive servo's that can make those things fly.
Sadly, I know that feeling.
That sounds like fun. ;)
I'd rather have something that worked that looked ghetto than something that looks pretty that doesn't.
Well, pulled from the bag, you can see it with one layer of peel and paper towels pulled off. The second layer of peel came off ok, without popping the part out of the mold, but gonna get some perf...
Can not see the video, marked private. But it seems to me 'commerical' is something that is available for everyone to buy. If this is not a machine anyone can go out and buy (ie. commercially...
First I had to cut out a template for the horizontal shape, for material. I should actually make another that has holes where the dimples are so I don't have to do that by hand, or can at least...
After being away from this for a bit due to vacation and then work... am back at it. Decided to cut molds for tail surfaces out of corian, as there was no point doing plugs then molds.. let's just...
Ah yeah, the rails do seem to be further 'in' on one side than the other.
Can the pinion go further in on the shaft on the left side motor?
The graphics card requirements are left overs from day's long ago, with much lesser capable machines.
I have run files with over 200k lines without issue.
I just put this together... 142 bucks shipped. Small machine, runs great so far. Has a PP port on MB. Using on board video.
Bottom wing mold cut.
Popped it open just a bit ago. This is it just opened. Loads of clay to clean up and edges to sand down. Overall not bad for a first go at it.
For the next one, which will be the other side of...
Yeah, this is the reason I built my CNC, and after all these years, I am finally using it for that. lol. But you can do two piece wings, so no problem.
Well I prepped up the tail plug with dam's around it. Mixed up epoxy and aluminum powder for a gel coat. Loaded it up. Once that get's a little hard, will add glass and such as backing to...
I guess it depends on what the total machining time would be. This piece, about 62" x 7.5" (at the widest) just took a little over 5 hours. Loads of sanding to do.
Unfortunately all I have done is shorten the overstep. I am down to 10% on a .25" BN. I still get them and it requires a good bit of sanding (and the paper clogs constantly). But corian cuts...
Looking at your parts, it might take a bit of thinking to get them to release, if they are in a recess as it appears they probably are. Personally I'd have some parts where the side wall was down...
Long ago I found that a well sanded/polished mold from corian, did not need anything but a few coats of wax to release hard parts make with epoxy.
Should be able to get started cutting wing molds in corian tomorrow. 3d models of cuts below.
For alignment in all the parts, I drilled in with .25 bn mill, will use .25 ball bearings, set in on...
I have bigger wire going to my shed, but it all goes back to a 20a breaker in the house. I run router, air cleaner, dust system, lights, radio and other items, no problems ever.
Ah.
No, years later, some of the same airfoils are still around and kicking. Rg14 and 15 are quite popular. Oh, you know, what, it's neither of those, it's a rk40. Just remembered that.