Can’t wait to see it!
@matt22 That’s a beautiful glider. I used to watch them fly in Germany–it takes some serious piloting skills.
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Very cool.
I hold a GA state record (2-place, ASK21)…
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Nice. I learned to fly in a K21.
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So cool, and excited to see the flight results! Great project.
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Amazing. Envy the work and talent.
That’s beautiful work. I used to fly slope soarers years and years ago, and am delighted to see this stuff. Being able to “print” repair parts would have been a game changer!
Simply WOW
Thanks. Now we just need a 3D hot wire foam cutter!
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How about cutting with an electric chainsaw instead?
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They are out there but the Glowforge of hotwire cutting has not arrived yet so you can DIY or PAY.
A great alternative that I might try is to make templates (can you say glowforge?) and then just cut with a bow wire cutter.
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A-ma-zing!
Brilliant!
Really beautiful, I love that you can see the internal structure.
Wow! Nice job.
Hi Matt, would you so kind and send me the numbers you used to cut the balsa. I own a glowforge plus. TIA
Since wood is variable you’ll still need to verify settings work - and if you use the search function you’ll find the answer to your question:
https://community.glowforge.com/search?expanded=true&q=balsa%20%23beyond-the-manual
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This is what worked for me:
for 1/8" balsa: S=500, P=full (45w), 1 pass
for 1/16" balsa S=500, P=95, 1 pass
for 1/2" balsa (wing tips) S=365, P=full, 3 passes
for 1/16" bass ply gussets, etc. S=400, P=full, 1 pass
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We’re only allowed to have no PG settings posted in Beyond the Manual, so I’ve moved your post.
Here is an early flight of the hand launch RC glider “Feather” after a little tuning. Looks like it’s going to thermal well, given the chance.
Matt
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