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Old 02-10-2014, 05:50 PM   #1
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Alright lets try this again.. Turns out I'm not allowed to offer my laser cutter at cost, its a commercial business and not allowed on here.

Oh well.. So instead I will ask for suggestions of things/plans I can cut with it. Does anyone know of a really cool plan or item I could make..

I have made a couple of Flitetest planes. They turned out well, much easier than cutting with a knife (and cleaner).

If anyone has any questions about the cutter, let me know.. Its kind of a mysterious device and I would like to help de-mystify it. I'm still learning myself, but its an amazing device..
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Old 07-20-2014, 04:29 PM   #2
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Re: Laser Cutter
The obvious kit for today: dehavilland twin otter 8 foot wing span ,intended electric,standard construction,with posible mounting of landing gear,or floats.
Nobody is doing it,and a lot of demand for it.
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Old 07-20-2014, 04:32 PM   #3
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The next neat kit would be a 8 foot Dehavilland Buffalo,electric propulsion.Simple,and unique.
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Old 10-26-2014, 05:06 PM   #4
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Re: Laser Cutter
What kind of data do you require to cut parts?
Can a PDF drawing be used to guide the laser or is a DFX the only way .

The last parts I had cut offered as a separate cut file Mastercut .dfx
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Old 10-26-2014, 07:07 PM   #5
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I have never seen any cutter using pdf.That doesnt mean that a new cutter would not include that format,and convert it prior to cutting.
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Old 10-26-2014, 07:08 PM   #6
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The most recent ones accept dxf,dwg,cdr.Try calling around,see what response you get.Each cutter business can have different software to turn the files into one layer
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Old 10-27-2014, 06:24 PM   #7
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I have since sold the cutter..

Yes I could accept PDF. Its just a matter of having the right software to convert it to a cuttable format.
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Old 12-08-2014, 08:28 AM   #8
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Alright lets try this again.. Turns out I'm not allowed to offer my laser cutter at cost, its a commercial business and not allowed on here.

Oh well.. So instead I will ask for suggestions of things/plans I can cut with it. Does anyone know of a really cool plan or item I could make..

I have made a couple of Flitetest planes. They turned out well, much easier than cutting with a knife (and cleaner).

If anyone has any questions about the cutter, let me know.. Its kind of a mysterious device and I would like to help de-mystify it. I'm still learning myself, but its an amazing device..
If it where me I would get a top name set of plans to cut Like the Jerry Bates 1/5 Hawker Sea Fury that would be awesome and actually a plane that I would love to build . Just a few shots of my last build
and one of that sea fury from Jerry bates plans
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Does anyone know of a home-made cutter that will cut Depron? I want to build one
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You might be better off with a CnC,as the fumes from foam basically stick to the lazer lens,and it has to have a very strong fan to remove the plastic fumes fronm getting near the lens.
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