meat
02-17-2007, 07:50 PM
Okay, I'm happy with my machine. It's ben routing and cutting and annoying my neighbors (you try using this in an apartment building full of whiners!).
Now, it's time to use it for The Big Project.
I'm building a 70% scale P-38 Lightning. One that can actually fly. My CNC machine isn't quite big enough to cut out wing ribs, but the CompuCarveWright machine certainly seems like it's more than capable of doing this (it's got the length!)
I do have a few questions, though:
Can I cut out 1/4" thick stock with the new machine? I've seen some posts that say yea, some that say 1/2" is the thinnest stock the machine will accept. What's the verdict with the new machines sportin' the latest version of the software?
The entire airplane is laid out in TurboCAD. I've also got CorelDraw files (full size) of all of the parts, too. I know that the machine can do cutouts and the software can create cutpaths ... but is there some kind of tutorial on how to do this here? I couldn't find one.
Why use the machine to do these cut outs? because I can't do it. I'll be the first to admit that I can build a kit car or an airplane or anything else from parts ... but I can't make the parts myself with any kind of accuracy.
Thanks for the help!
...and I'll be making kayaks using the machine as one of the tools, too!
Your pal,
Meat.
Now, it's time to use it for The Big Project.
I'm building a 70% scale P-38 Lightning. One that can actually fly. My CNC machine isn't quite big enough to cut out wing ribs, but the CompuCarveWright machine certainly seems like it's more than capable of doing this (it's got the length!)
I do have a few questions, though:
Can I cut out 1/4" thick stock with the new machine? I've seen some posts that say yea, some that say 1/2" is the thinnest stock the machine will accept. What's the verdict with the new machines sportin' the latest version of the software?
The entire airplane is laid out in TurboCAD. I've also got CorelDraw files (full size) of all of the parts, too. I know that the machine can do cutouts and the software can create cutpaths ... but is there some kind of tutorial on how to do this here? I couldn't find one.
Why use the machine to do these cut outs? because I can't do it. I'll be the first to admit that I can build a kit car or an airplane or anything else from parts ... but I can't make the parts myself with any kind of accuracy.
Thanks for the help!
...and I'll be making kayaks using the machine as one of the tools, too!
Your pal,
Meat.