Hi All,
I have wanted to do some wings, foam, glass laminate for quite some time. When I have looked at it in the past I couldn't find good software. Now that I am back at it I see that Profili (http://www.profili2.com) has come a long way it's really great. What I needed was a machine to cut some foam with!
I decided last Sunday to start with a hot wire and this is as far as I have gotten in a week, mostly evenings. The design is mostly done and so there will be few delays now except that the next three weeks is going to be really busy. :tired:
The machine will have a cutting area of 1000mm (wide), 800mm (deep) and 300mm (high), this was just the length of the materials I had at hand. I have attached some photos for all to see, I will post the drawings when I am done with it. I couldn't bring myself to use drawer runners and such but I am going with M10 threaded rod (stainless, Vesconite nuts), I can do around 1600mm/min reliably with that which should be fine for foam. I haven't decided on the control method for the wire temp, I have a few designs and will post them here closer to the time.
Enjoy!
Greg
www.cncdirect.co.za