RC Planes and Drones - Need help building them

Can we use any of the laser cutters in DMS to cut the airframe?

If it’s polystyrene foam, it’s probably ok to cut. If it’s got Chlorine or C (like PVC) in the abbreviation it’s probably not. The laser committee docs have a list of approved materials.

Regarding Spektrum vs other brands for bind-n-fly models - you can buy a DSMX Tx module for the Taranis and it’ll work with those: https://hobbyking.com/en_us/orangerx-dsmx-dsm2-compatible-2-4ghz-transmitter-module-v1-2.html

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Yes, several of us have cut out many Flite Test planes on the Lasersaur. We have also converted many of the plans to SVG for use with the laser cutter:

https://dallasmakerspace.org/wiki/Flitetest_Planes

Also, instead of laser-cut ply for things like motor mounts and control horns, we’ve had good success with 3d printed parts instead. They’re stronger (one-piece plastic versus glued together ply), and typically easier/cheaper to build.

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Yes the flitetest planes are just made out of dollar store foam board it is very easy to cut on the thunder laser. Flitetest started posting their plans with extra lines to serve as instructions for people cutting it by hand but you don’t want that for laser cutting so you have to go in and delete the extra lines but I already have done it for a lot of planes and I can give you the files.

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Thanks, that is a relief. I am not sure if I am qualified to use laser machines. Could you or some one help me in cutting them. I can learn too so that if some one needs any help even I can pitch in.

Gotta take the class to use the lasers. You’re in luck - there’s a Laser Basics class Sunday 12/10 at 1:00 pm. Still open for registration: https://calendar.dallasmakerspace.org/events/view/4429

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Awsome…registered. Any 3D Printer class?

When and where does the Aerospace members meet?

Let me know if you have questions after you take the class or need the files that are ready to cut.

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Sure, will touch base.

Check this out, quite rustic but simple.

I attended the classes. I believe the FlightTest plans in PDF wouldn’t work. What files do you have?

I have svg files, to use them on the thunder lasers you need to covert them to ai files on adobe illustrator which is on the computers.

Which planes do you have svg’s for?

Here is a dropbox with all of them, https://www.dropbox.com/sh/0x8tqyang0kcf8t/AADczE4Rzxwn2OdIuhSwhj6Oa?dl=0
Black is cut so like %80 power
Red is cut half way through which is tricky but around 20% should be a starting point
and blue and green are just etch so like %5

Also this page has a lot of files and info https://dallasmakerspace.org/wiki/Flitetest_Planes