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SU25 Frogfoot
JohnPearson:
Hi Bill
Looks good, you will have to show me the cutter in action when I am down your way next. I would like to try this method myself for small wing cutting.
billscottni:
No problem John. check your e-mail, I have a website coding quesstion for you!!! :?:
billscottni:
Haven't managed much this week. The job as sceretary of NIAA has taken up a fair bit of time in the last fortnight :!:
Ordered a pilot for the model, (can't have an empty cockpit!!) Bought from Pete's Pilots on Ebay
http://stores.shop.ebay.co.uk/Petes-Pilots__W0QQ_armrsZ1
Need to give him a paint job when I find a decent pic of a Russian pilot
billscottni:
Well, lack of wind and forecast snow showers meant no flying today :cry:
Instead I got my a**e in gear and cut the foam wings and fin for the Frogfoot. I'm currently using a drop arm cutter for wings and as the fin is highly tapered, I use a single point cutter for that.
Using a drop arm cutter, you have an arm fixed at one end and by attaching the pull cords for the bow at different points, it pulls the ends of the bow through the foam at different speeds.
All set up and ready to go
Bottom template for the narrow chord at the tip
I'm waiting on a Hobby CNC kit coming from the US to complte my CNC cutter, which will make these cutters obsolete. They are useful for one off cuts and will satisfy the neds of most modellers
billscottni:
The obligatory "Bench Fly" pic!!
Lot of sanding and shaping to do before paint :wink:
And a couple of vids I took while doing the cutting. Quality isn't great, but it does show how the two types work :?:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/v/oVvE9CUALcQ[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/v/kb3Bz7IThkw[/youtube]
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