I need some help with cutting foam and bagging wings and making various molded parts.
In my other current reality I am a Prof. of Materials Science at Washington State University. Lots of wonderful theory of adhesives and composites. I've never been that interested in actually doing my own bagging of composites, I am happy to send the occasional check to Fred Sage, NSP, and Polecat Aero for the toys I want and like. I have about 6-9 undergraduate engineering students who want to learn how to make modern composite airframes. I'm the only Prof. the school who is interested in this activity and have decided to work with them. These are sharp kids, but not familiar with R/C planes. I have voltage regulator/power supplies, good vacuum pumps. I know that somewhere someone has on a web site instructions for making a device similar in function to the Feather foam cutter. I do not know where. I believe that somewhere out there on the web are plans for a CNC foam cutting system. I don't known where to find this, either. Are there any web pages to take a raw newbie through the process? If one were to purchase an instruction book, could one point me at it. In the last week or so I've saved many of the posts dealing with foam work, but I'm hoping to find a condensed, "here-is-what-you-need-to-do" page to start with. Any and all help that would be found on the web for making foam or molded airframes would be most welcome. Please contact me off line to cut down on what might be noise for many of you. If you would like to get a collection of all the info I get, please let me know and I'll forward what I collect to you. Thanks, Bill -- Being happy doesn't mean everything's perfect, it just means you've decided to see beyond the imperfections. Bill Johns Pullman, WA RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
