BRIAN GLACKIN <glackin.br...@...> writes: > > Why cut the whole part at once? > > Model the part, create smaller pieces to cut. > > Assemble the smaller pieces. into original whole. > > finish by hand. Can't be too hard to finish. > > Allows for smaller work envelope and better tolerances perhaps?
Absolutely! Brian is right. Mike Arnold, of the Crockett Rocket fame, has a series of videos on how you can do this without even needing a cnc machine by breaking the 3d shapes into slices that can be cut very accurately out of foam. All you need is a plotter to print out accurate templates. The rest is epoxy, fiberglass, diligence, & elbow grease. A hot wire cutter can be hand operated, or you can use EMC to control a 4 axis hotwire machine, but there are other Windows based hotwire/software packages that have been in use for years. Here are the tapes: http://www.ar-5.com/tapes.html Web site: http://www.ar-5.com/ Peter, you say: "Stringers and such would of course be needd." [sic] >From that comment (Hey, we all start out somewhere... right?) I am going to assume that you don't have any experience building full-scale composite aircraft structures. Is this true? If so, you might want to look at shelling out some $$ for a proven design so you can avoid becoming your own test pilot. On the other hand, Martin Hollmann has an excellent book on test flying for homebuilders ;-) http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/bvpages/testflying.php Tom ps. The first item on my flight checklist: "1st have fun!" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apps built with the Adobe(R) Flex(R) framework and Flex Builder(TM) are powering Web 2.0 with engaging, cross-platform capabilities. Quickly and easily build your RIAs with Flex Builder, the Eclipse(TM)based development software that enables intelligent coding and step-through debugging. Download the free 60 day trial. http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-adobe-com _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
