feather cut_vanishing point

[Koenig, Tom]

This is how I cut all my cores Matt.

Works perfect!

Tom

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> From: 	Rcmaster199 at aol.com[SMTP:Rcmaster199 at aol.com]
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> Sent: 	Thursday, 3 April 2003 9:20
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> Subject: 	Re: feather cut
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> In a message dated 4/2/2003 12:51:25 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> spbyrum at hiwaay.net writes:
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> 	Subj:RE: feather cut 
> 	Date:4/2/2003 12:51:25 PM Eastern Standard Time
> 	From: spbyrum at hiwaay.net
> 	Reply-to: discussion at nsrca.org
> 	To: discussion at nsrca.org
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> 
> 
> 	Brian
> 
> 	Try a larger harder wheel.  I'm trying to learn, too.  Wings are not
> too
> 	bad.  Stabs ok, too.  I tried cutting a vertical fin.  That didn't
> go
> 	very well.  The big difference between root and tip along with the
> very
> 	short span make it very challenging.
> 
> 	Steve Bryum
> 
> 
> 
> Steve,
> 
> There should be a way to use simple geometric principles to cut a very
> sort span, highly tapered wing such as a fin. Have you tried anchoring one
> end of the bow down, and only moving the other in a circular fashion. The
> anchored end will basically serve as the center of the circle. Depending
> on where you place the foam blank within the circle, you should be able to
> cut a very high taper and short span wih extreme accuracy.
> 
> BTW, this is true for all tapered wings, except it becomes somewhat
> impractical for wide chord wing tips, because the circle center is
> sometimes 10 feet away from where the cut is made.
> 
> Just an idea for you to mull over
> 
> Matt Kebabjian
> 

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