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3D Printing for Mould Making Part 1- FEBRUARY 2021
For my new Gee Bee R2 model, I decided to create a mould for the wheel pants. The wheel pants will be created with carbon fibre cloth and epoxy resin.I decided to 3D print a plug using PLA filament. … more
Date Posted: 23/02/2001 10:00:00 PM
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Weight and Balance - October 2020
Balancing a model aircraft is normally one of the last steps of the build process and in most cases, this is achieved by repositioning components or by adding some weight to achieve the desired CG … more
Date Posted: 18/10/2020 8:42:00 PM
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Decals Part 2 - August 2020
After last month's success with creating my own decals, I was determined to find a way of creating clear decals with white backgrounds so that I could match the full-scale Gee Bee R2 markings.I spent … more
Date Posted: 31/08/2020 9:00:00 PM
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Decals Part 1 - July 2020
I decided to try my hand in making some decals for my new Gee Bee R2 profile model so that it had a more realistic appearance.I used Corel Draw to create the logos and racing numbers. Corel Draw has … more
Date Posted: 30/07/2020 8:00:00 PM
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Wing Jig Part 1 - June 2020
After building two twisted wings, one which led to the loss of the aircraft, I decided it was time to start using a wing jig.I happened to be at a local Bunnings Hardware store one day and came … more
Date Posted: 29/06/2020 10:00:00 PM
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USB CNC Upgrade - May 2020
When my desktop PC failed I thought that after buying a new desktop PC with Windows 10 and adding a new parallel port card I would be up and running again in no time.Unfortunately, as soon as I … more
Date Posted: 18/05/2020 9:00:00 PM
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3D Printing for R/C - April 2020
At the time I built my CNC Router I looked at 3D printers and resisted buying one due to the price, printer reliability and durability of the printed parts.Times have changed and prices have dropped … more
Date Posted: 3/04/2020 10:42:00 PM
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CNC End Mills For Cutting R/C Plane Parts - MARCH 2020
My R/C plane parts are cut from 6,3 and 1.5mm ply. I also cut wing ribs from 1.5 and 3mm Balsa and occasionally cut 6mm foam board.For cutting accuracy and cutting slots and complex shapes I use 1.0 … more
Date Posted: 10/03/2020 10:00:00 PM
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.jpg "Hardware Pack")
.jpg "Assembled Jig")
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.jpg "Wing rod ready to be snapped into jig bracket")
.jpg "Wing rod snapped into jig bracket")
.jpg "WIng Ribs")
.jpg "Ribs ready for spars.")
.jpg "TE and LE sheeting glued in position")
.jpg "Clamps used to hold birch spars in position whilst glue dries.")
.jpg "Wing in Jig")
.jpg "Replacement Robot Vacuum Cleaner Wheels")
.jpg "Motor Mounts")
.jpg "Printed Wing Jig Brackets Plus Calibration Cube")
.jpg "Turnigy G25 Motor Mount Printed in PETG")
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