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Getting Started with DevFus Foam 2 – Hot Wire CNC Foam Fuselage

24th September 2018CNC, DevFus Foam, Hot Wire, Radio Controlled, Softwarecnc, devfus foam, foma cutter, hot wire, jedicut, wing g-code0

So you’ve made some wings with your Hot Wire CNC Foam Cutter and wondered if you can make fuselages as well I’ve been on that journey to and now I can share my knowledge and experience. I purchased DevFus Foam … Continued

How to build a Hot Wire CNC Foam Cutter – DIY

19th June 2018CNC, Hot Wirefoam cutter, hot wire, jedicut, linuxcnc, mach3, tb6560, wing g-code0

Why would you want to build a hot wire CNC foam cutter machine? For me it was a way to build wings and fuselages for RC airplanes that weren’t readily available. Doing it yourself (DIY) is not as hard as … Continued

Hot Wire CNC Foam Cutter Detailed Build

11th June 2018CNC, Hot Wirecnc, hot wire, plans, tb656010

The build of the Hot Wire CNC Foam Cutter machine isn’t difficult just measure twice and cut once as the saying goes. This page has the build instructions, plans and cutting lists. The controller board and the stepper I’d recommend … Continued

OpenBuilds OX DIY CNC router from Ooznest

19th November 2018CNC, CNC Router, ooznestcnc router0

This is the build log of the OpenBuilds OX CNC router from Ooznest. Having already built a Hot Wire CNC foam cutter I got the bug to build a CNC router. I’ve used the controller with Mach3 and LinuxCNC that … Continued

FREE g-code to make the fuselage and wings for a BAE Hawk/T45 Goshawk

30th October 2018DevFus Foam, Hot Wire, Radio Controlled, Software0

Here are files to make the BAE Hawk or T45 Goshawk with a Hot Wire CNC Foam Cutter. These files are based upon my Video Tutorial for DevFus Foam 2. If you don’t have a CNC foam cutter you can … Continued

Arduino CNC Foam Cutter

23rd August 2018Hot Wirearduino, foam cutter, hot wire0

Can you use Arduino to control a Hot Wire CNC foam cutter, is a question I get more frequently now. Yes you can. In this article l will show 2 options depending on the hardware you are using or intend … Continued

Free CNC software to make foam wings with a Hot Wire CNC foam cutter

15th May 2018CNC, Hot Wire, JediCut, LinuxCNC, Softwarefoam cutter, hawker hurricane, hot wire, jedicut, linuxcnc, mach3, tb6560, wing g-code2

You’ve built your 4 axis CNC Foam Cutter and now you need some free CNC software to generate g-code for that foam wing. If you can afford it then buying software may be the way to go, but expect to … Continued

Decals – make your own for RC airplanes with an Inkjet Printer

23rd April 2018Radio Controlledaffintiy photo, decals, inkjet printer2

When I purchased my FW190 at a model show I neglected to check if there were any decals in the kit. For several reasons I didn’t start the kit for a couple of years after I bought it. AeroTech went … Continued

How to get started with a Linux CNC router

20th March 2018CNC, CNC Routercnc, OpenBuilds, ox, router0

Why use Linux CNC I suppose the obvious answer is that a Linux CNC router software is FREE to use because its Open Source. This post shows how to get the OX CNC router from OpenBuilds working with Linux CNC and a TB6560 CNC … Continued

How to Cover Wings and Fuselages in Brown Paper and White Glue.

23rd February 2018Radio Controlled1

Cheap and Strong I’ve used the brown paper method on several projects including my latest flying wing. It makes and incredibly strong wing and can be finished in couple of ways. Best of all its cheap all you need is … Continued

RC Hawker Hurricane built with a Hot Wire CNC foam cutter

23rd December 2017Radio Controlledhawker hurricane3

Why build a Hawker Hurricane in foam with a Hot wire CNC foam cutter? Well as you may have noticed on my website I’ve built a Hot Wire CNC foam cutter and built a several flying wings. So I … Continued

Free CNC software for 3 and 4 axis machines

16th December 2017CNC, CNC Router, Hot Wirecnc, foam cutter, hot wire, linuxcnc, mach3, nema 23, router, tb6560, wing g-code0

Why would I use free CNC software You’ve built your 4 Axis hot wire foam cutting machine or 3 Axis router and now you need some CNC software to controller the machine. I often get questions through this website from … Continued

Hot Wire CNC Foam Cutter Parts List

24th November 2017CNC, Hot Wirecnc, cnc router, foam cutter, linuxcnc, mach3, tb6560

To build a Hot Wire CNC Foam Cutter the main parts you’ll need are stepper motors, a controller board, power supply. The lists below are my recommended parts that are required to build a machine just like mine. Nema 23 … Continued

6 Solutions for Mach3 Obsolete Parallel Port Interface

23rd November 2017CNC, CNC Router, Hot Wirecnc router, hot wire, mach3, parrallel port, tb65600

The parallel port has been discontinued on PC’s for several years now. It was mainly used to connecting a PC to a printer. Mach3 was designed to use this port to send the step, direction pulse to the CNC controller … Continued

CNC Hawker Hurricane Update

10th November 2017CNC, Hot Wire, Radio Controlledcnc, hawker hurricane, hot wire0

Here’s a progress report on my CNC Hawker Hurricane built with my Hot Wire CNC Foam Cutter. The video below shows how far I’ve progressed. it’s going to be built as a Desert Air Force Hurricane IID tank buster, with … Continued

Vintage Rangefinder – Yashica Minister D

1st October 2017Cars and Bikes, PhotographyYashica0

Yashica Minister D Vintage Rangefinder Reborn Here’s how I ended up taking pictures with an old Yashica Minister D Vintage Rangefinder . Let me explain what a Rangefinder camera is. When you look through the viewfinder you see a split image … Continued

Anet A8 heated bed upgrade using ATX computer power supply