Delboy
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Leading Seaman · 92 pts
Guernsey, Na h-Eileanan Siar, United Kingdom
Member since May 2013
Last online 6 years ago
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Re: Graupner Optimist 1978Thanks for the memory jog. I had completely forgotten that I have had an unfinished optimist kit in the loft for 30 years. Time to have some building fun..♥ 1 like973 views3D Printing.It's mostly elbow grease to remove support material or stringing. ABS can be smoothed using acetone vapour but PLA requires chloroform. I don't know where you might get that.♥ 1 like219 viewsCNC boat kits...?Which is where laser cutting leaps to the fore with a tool diameter around 0.1 mm. The Cyclone is a pcb cutter which uses a taper-point tool so there is no offset. The goal is to mount a laser rather than a Dr…♥ 2 likes210 viewsCNC boat kits...?Having built (well, assembled really) i am currently building a small CNC router with 3D printed parts. See https://reprap.org/wiki/Cyclone_PCB_Factory. Currently redesigning to be driven by GT2 belts and pull…♥ 2 likes210 viewsCNC boat kits...?Have a look at the Banggood website. They are selling A3 sized laser cutters for less than £200. it is sold as an engraver with a 2500 mW laser but this can be upgraded. it should cut ply up to 3mm albeit with…♥ 2 likes210 viewsCNC boat kits...?Our local Makerspace has just acquired a laser cutter. The accuracy and clean nature of the cut are breathtaking. The edges are razor-sharp and the cut width is in the order of 0.1 mm. I know there are a few f…♥ 2 likes210 viewsPort holesWell, he's 3D printed so I can scale him as needed. Scaled at 80 percent he turns out around 1/24. Scale it to around 55 percent and that should give you 1/32.343 viewsInspiration for beautiful boat builders ;-)I was working on a contract for Digital Equipment Corp at Unterfoering and was staying at the other end of town at Westkreuz (Gaestehaus im Forum). I've had the Ultimaker for 2 or 3 years now. it's great for m…318 viewsInspiration for beautiful boat builders ;-)Hi Doug, A phenomenal place, the Deutche Museum. I visited it when I was working in Munich back in '87/'88. I agree with the views on scratch building. it's the difference between Model Making and model assemb…318 viewsPort holes-
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