Mostly 3D Printed CNC Foam cutter
30 Jun 2024 02:24 #304072
by my1987toyota
Replied by my1987toyota on topic Mostly 3D Printed CNC Foam cutter
WOW
4Kg is a lot of weight for a couple 2213 motors and 10" props to get into the air. That said you definitely
wouldn't be worried about the wind. You would probably need the wind to get off the ground. I will admit my
expertise in such matters is limited. If it were me I would probably go with a delta wing or a flying wing design so
it would cut through the air nicely and still give lots of lift for the weight. The old Avro Vulcan bomber would
give a good starting point. Lots of wing area . At that point though one would need to think about what size
servos and or how many to use per control surface. For my stuff I am staying in the under 1Kg region.
For now anyway. LOL
wouldn't be worried about the wind. You would probably need the wind to get off the ground. I will admit my
expertise in such matters is limited. If it were me I would probably go with a delta wing or a flying wing design so
it would cut through the air nicely and still give lots of lift for the weight. The old Avro Vulcan bomber would
give a good starting point. Lots of wing area . At that point though one would need to think about what size
servos and or how many to use per control surface. For my stuff I am staying in the under 1Kg region.
For now anyway. LOL
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16 Jul 2024 22:01 - 16 Jul 2024 22:02 #305424
by my1987toyota
Replied by my1987toyota on topic Mostly 3D Printed CNC Foam cutter
So it's been a few weeks since an update and I figured I would post a few pics of my recent progress.
Did someone say 5th axis? Because that's what this is
And with a piece of foam mounted on it
Did someone say 5th axis? Because that's what this is
And with a piece of foam mounted on it
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16 Jul 2024 23:15 #305433
by tommylight
Replied by tommylight on topic Mostly 3D Printed CNC Foam cutter
Yay, it's spinning ! 
I did build one of these some 15 or more years ago, dimensions are 1X1X2 meters (2 meter wire length) with all independent axis and a rotary table that can spin me, easily. Still working, the only issue it ever had is a lighting strike killed the old Dell PC so yanked the HDD and put it into a new-ish one, still working, still using Ubuntu 10.04 i had installed when it came out, it had 8.04.
It can do 3D stuff at 1X1X1 meter at once, so it did a lot of decorations for some fancy hotels around here.
As for GRBL/Marlin, sooner or later you will have to move to LinuxCNC, although i do recall vaguely there was a software for wings, no idea what exactly it did, but pretty sure it was open source.
I did build one of these some 15 or more years ago, dimensions are 1X1X2 meters (2 meter wire length) with all independent axis and a rotary table that can spin me, easily. Still working, the only issue it ever had is a lighting strike killed the old Dell PC so yanked the HDD and put it into a new-ish one, still working, still using Ubuntu 10.04 i had installed when it came out, it had 8.04.
It can do 3D stuff at 1X1X1 meter at once, so it did a lot of decorations for some fancy hotels around here.
As for GRBL/Marlin, sooner or later you will have to move to LinuxCNC, although i do recall vaguely there was a software for wings, no idea what exactly it did, but pretty sure it was open source.
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