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Tom, the most efficient method for me has been to call a buddy with a laser and have him bust them out for me. There are several I have worked with, but prices have gone up so much as of late, I now do most prototyping by hand again. <BR>
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As for fuses, they are pretty crude for a reason. And the big watchout is that there are good profiles out there, and then there is mass marketed garbage. <BR>
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I'll shoot you some stuff off list that I think you'll enjoy : )<BR>
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<BR><BR>> Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 12:21:23 -0800<BR>> From: simestd@netexpress.com<BR>> To: nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org<BR>> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] R/C design software?<BR>> <BR>> On Fri, 30 May 2008 17:52:08 +0000<BR>> JEREMY CHINN <lagrue@hotmail.com> wrote:<BR>> <BR>> > <BR>> > Tom, I've been designing for too many years. Started with graphite and<BR>> > velum just like you did. <BR>> > <BR>> > When I made the switch to CAD, I began using TurboCad and have used it<BR>> > ever since. <BR>> > <BR>> > For Airfoils, I use a French program called Tracfoil. I never had the<BR>> > $'s to try compufoil, and Profili was always horrible IMO. Tracfoil<BR>> > has a free trial period with all the bells/whistles working and its<BR>> > cheap. <BR>> > <BR>> > Since I began using TurboCad and Tracfoil, I've designed approximately<BR>> > a dozen airframes per year with them. <BR>> > <BR>> > BTW, I've also been designing profiles for a while, if you need any<BR>> > assistance with that, let me know. <BR>> > <BR>> > My own current design project (at least the one that is under<BR>> > construction) is my first 2m pattern plane.......... I used Tracfoil<BR>> > for the airfoils and Turbocad to draw the airframe.<BR>> <BR>> That's great information Jeremy and a very generous offer! You're<BR>> very modest about your profiles :) I'm just noodling around right now,<BR>> but I was pretty surprised how crude the fuselage truss designs are on<BR>> some of the most popular profiles. That thought led to some aerodynamic<BR>> musings and now the full on descent to madness...<BR>> <BR>> By the way, when you're prototyping or doing limited kit runs, what<BR>> method have you found to be most efficient for cranking out say 5-15<BR>> sets of ribs or other complex balsa pattern?<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Tom<BR>> <BR>> ======================================================================<BR>> "Z-80 system stack overflow. Shut 'er down Scotty, the system's<BR>> sucking mud" - Error message on TRS 80 Model-16B<BR>> <BR>> Tom Simes simestd@netexpress.com <BR>> ======================================================================<BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> NSRCA-discussion mailing list<BR>> NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org<BR>> http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion<BR><BR><br /><hr />E-mail for the greater good. <a href='http://im.live.com/Messenger/IM/Join/Default.aspx?source=EML_WL_ GreaterGood' target='_new'>Join the i’m Initiative from Microsoft.</a></body>
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