My new 3D printer is pretty much fully operational. It's a Prusa i3 with an aluminum frame. I got it from NorCal-RepRap. I am VERY happy with it so far. I've been printing out parts for my Hex mostly. However, I've also printed out the blue case (shown in the picture) for the Smart LCD controller.
I'll post some more pictures and stuff soon (maybe
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Brian
I'll post some more pictures and stuff soon (maybe
)Brian
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Fuselage bulkheads, longerons, and parts for the canopy plug. -
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A view of the bulkheads and such that will make up the canopy plug.
Well I think I've made some significant progress on the new laser. 
I've assembled all of the extrusions. I've got the v rails super glued to the extrusions. These form the linear rail system which gives you the needed X & Y axis movement.
I've also got the CO2 laser tube and power supply in hand as well as most of the electronics necessary to complete the system.
Bart (buildlog.net) is going to be cutting custom skins (alupanel) for me. I should have those in hand in a couple of weeks.
I've assembled all of the extrusions. I've got the v rails super glued to the extrusions. These form the linear rail system which gives you the needed X & Y axis movement.
I've also got the CO2 laser tube and power supply in hand as well as most of the electronics necessary to complete the system.
Bart (buildlog.net) is going to be cutting custom skins (alupanel) for me. I should have those in hand in a couple of weeks.
Well I've had my laser for a while now and I love it!
Buying a laser was an absolutely fantastic decision. This laser does have a few issues.
First, the cutting area is a bit misleading. Sure it will hold a 12" X 16" sheet of plywood, however, the true cutting area is really only 9.5" X 14.5". That makes cutting larger parts a bit challenging. I've gotten pretty good at interlocking longer parts.
Second, The laser also doesn't cut real aircraft plywood very well. The glue has a tendency to burn. That doesn't mean the parts catches fire it just means it can take several if not many passes to cut through thicker plywood and the edges get kind of chard!
Anyway, I love lasers so much I've decided to build a bigger one. Take a look at Buildlog.net. I'm on the list to get one of the first ten batches of kits for the 2.x laser. My plan is to take a little time and effort to lengthen X and Y axises. I know that I want to be able to cutting area of at least 12" X 24". That would require adding only 4" inches to the X axis. The questing is do I want to add more. Thinking...
Brian
Buying a laser was an absolutely fantastic decision. This laser does have a few issues.
First, the cutting area is a bit misleading. Sure it will hold a 12" X 16" sheet of plywood, however, the true cutting area is really only 9.5" X 14.5". That makes cutting larger parts a bit challenging. I've gotten pretty good at interlocking longer parts.
Second, The laser also doesn't cut real aircraft plywood very well. The glue has a tendency to burn. That doesn't mean the parts catches fire it just means it can take several if not many passes to cut through thicker plywood and the edges get kind of chard!
Anyway, I love lasers so much I've decided to build a bigger one. Take a look at Buildlog.net. I'm on the list to get one of the first ten batches of kits for the 2.x laser. My plan is to take a little time and effort to lengthen X and Y axises. I know that I want to be able to cutting area of at least 12" X 24". That would require adding only 4" inches to the X axis. The questing is do I want to add more. Thinking...
Brian
