WindyHillHobbies.com 4 Axis CNC info

[thenated0g]

Not going to write up another duplicate post, i have a big build log/thoughts post over in the flitetest forums, but i did want to get a thread going here where i could quickly share pictures, updates, and videos as i cut stuff.

windyhillhobbies - 4 Axis CNC hot wire cutter - Build / Review / Discussion

***I was sent the mechanical parts at no cost to help beta test this kit. So a few months back Martin, a fellow Hobbyist local to the Bay Area, asked if i would be interested in helping him beta test a hot wire cnc kit he was developing. Now i have had an interest in hot-wire cutting foam for...

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[thenated0g]

 

[thenated0g]

50" FPV wing copy of a defiant wings agressor

Flitetest Versa Wing

1.8 m, 1.2 kg PW51 Plank

Bronco OV-10 48" project

 

[Ma4din]

Thank you very much Nathan.

Please also checkout out our website www.WindyHillHobbies.com and don't hesitate to send us an email if you have any questions.

We are going to start shipping the HotwireCNC kit on July 18th. You can pre-order now for $0 on our website.

 

[thenated0g]

Bronco parts almost complete

 

[thenated0g]

 

[thenated0g]

Started on next project. Pilatus pc-6. 100" wingspan.

 

[thenated0g]

 

[Wayne]

Looking forward to the progress on this one. I do have a sweet spot for the PC6.

 

[thenated0g]

It is super nice being able to adjust my cuts on the cnc to match whatever carbon/aluminium tubes i have.

 

[thenated0g]

 

[thenated0g]

Cut out a Wisel/weasel this weekend and did some test cuts for a friends grumman pss.

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[Wayne]

Nice - I love the ice box recycling. Was that something from work?

 

[thenated0g]

Yes, its a medical facility. So pharmacy, medical, dental etc. We get stuff in those huge coolers and than smaller boxes that come made out of 6 nice rectangles of foam already.
Its 1" thick, which is good for small wings and building up fuselages.

##edit: Its super rigid stuff, like the pink stuff

 

[Wayne]

Should be good for PSS planes. Or disposable combat ships?

 

[thenated0g]

Yeah i printed out a bunch of printer paper with the Pilatus pc-6 fuselage plans fullscale on them. I'm going to glue a bunch of this foam together and trace out the top and sides of the fuse and than slice that in half on the CNC so i get the opposite side.

 

[thenated0g]

Maidened the plank i cut on the cnc a few months ago and started working on a Le Fish this weekend.

 

[Konrad]

Maidened the plank i cut on the cnc a few months ago and started working on a Le Fish this weekend.
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Don't leave us hanging like that. How was the control response with the plank?

 

[thenated0g]

@Konrad Sorry it wasnt much to speak about, didnt get any video. Really bad conditions on a bad hill. Was special to me as i haven't been out flying in months from the non stop smoke. But the fact that i was able to control it in such bad conditions tells me cg was pretty darn close and will probably do great in a better situation. This was also a test of half length controls, on my past 2 planks i did full span, really happy with how it did and can't wait to try it out in some good wind. This build was mainly a test of cg, the full build i am putting a ballast tube in.

 

[Konrad]

Ok, bad conditions really don't allow for a comprehensive test. I understand the smoke issues! I too haven't been flying, with the usual results in lost airframes from lack of practice.