Olly P Posted June 8, 2015 Author Share Posted June 8, 2015 Well - I did make my first foam cuts, and they where truly awful. That is going in thew bin. I was thinking about putting this onto the back burner until the CNC HWC was finished, but as I am wrestling with the software/electronics interface at the moment, I'm thinking about doing it the other way round. in essence I'm going to cut some of the key ribs and cut foam in shorter sections, hopefully allowing me to keep a better control of the cutter. I'm also not going to cut the spars in initially, but add them afterwards. Ah well, foam is cheap and experience is good. Olly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly P Posted December 18, 2015 Author Share Posted December 18, 2015 Right. I am determined to make a proper start on this in the new year, so when I get home tonight I will be doing some sorting of the shed. I expect a tip run will be needed tomorrow. I just hope the weather forecast holds! Once I have got the first bit of sorting done I will be able to wire in the outside light, and therefore do the next bit of sorting after dark/little one asleep.... Olly - aiming to leave the office by 3. I hope my boss doesn't have other ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Meade Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Resurrection! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly P Posted December 18, 2015 Author Share Posted December 18, 2015 Posted by Andy Meade on 18/12/2015 10:35:00: Resurrection! Nah, just determined actually do this build at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Jones Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Chop chop Olly, the first event is fast approaching!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Jones Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 Paging Olly!!! With all these Skyhawk mass builds underway it would be nice to see something different, how's it coming along?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Meade Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 Hey Olly - I was just thinking about this build as shortly I will be building a CNC foam cutter, as soon as I get my little CNC router finished off. Any progress or tips on the foam machine you can share? I was hoping to stick together a couple of those parasite fighters together to hitch a ride on your airframe too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly P Posted August 29, 2017 Author Share Posted August 29, 2017 I'm back! I'm planning to do some foam cutting this week if i can get the time! I have just checked and don't appear to have a complete wing plan sheet which I haven't cut at least some wing ribs out of. The problem is i appear to have taken ribs 1-6 from all of them (this is the only constant section) This plan is was published by Traplet, so getting another copy may be tricky. I have managed to find a traced copy of it, but need to make some photocopies I think. I have just realised that in typing this out I have stumbled across a solution - the fuselage drawing side view has the wing shown for the purposes of fitment - this gives me the cutting template i will need! Right, time to photocopy that part of the plan... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Meade Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 I'm glad that you're getting back into this one Olly, well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly P Posted August 31, 2017 Author Share Posted August 31, 2017 I have managed to selotape copy and cut a couple of outlines now. I am going to do the first foam cut tomorrow pm, hopefully. Need to see what I have in stock foam wise though, the centre section is over 60mm thick so need some thick foam. If not I might have to pick some up... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Meade Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 It works OK if you laminate it from thinner material, especially if you use something like gorilla glue to bond the layers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly P Posted October 29, 2017 Author Share Posted October 29, 2017 Not much to report I'm afraid. I had emergency surgery 6 weeks ago, and with my better half going back to uni i have had to take on more of the house/child related tasks so she can study. I have a major DIY task to do in a few weeks, which requires me to clear the shed a bit (lot) to give drying room, so the result may be a workable space to do some modelling in! Hopefully more updates by the end of November....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly P Posted October 29, 2017 Author Share Posted October 29, 2017 Not much to report I'm afraid. I had emergency surgery 6 weeks ago, and with my better half going back to uni i have had to take on more of the house/child related tasks so she can study. I have a major DIY task to do in a few weeks, which requires me to clear the shed a bit (lot) to give drying room, so the result may be a workable space to do some modelling in! Hopefully more updates by the end of November....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly P Posted October 29, 2017 Author Share Posted October 29, 2017 Not much to report I'm afraid. I had emergency surgery 6 weeks ago, and with my better half going back to uni i have had to take on more of the house/child related tasks so she can study. I have a major DIY task to do in a few weeks, which requires me to clear the shed a bit (lot) to give drying room, so the result may be a workable space to do some modelling in! Hopefully more updates by the end of November....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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