H.Zwakenberg Posted January 6, 2006 Share Posted January 6, 2006 Hi group, just a small update: for my IBIS project, I'm teaming up with three other builders (one also based in Germany, two based in The Netherlands) to have our flat plate metal work cut by a CNC water jet cutter. We'll end up with a 0.1 mm precision. There is almost 250' of cutting to do per IBIS parts set. We're also having IBIS wing and canard templates cut out of metal to the same precision. When it's ready, I'll have pictures on my RJ.03 Ibis homebuilt aircraft project site. One warning to others: if you have your metal stuff cut with a laser CNC cutter, the local heating will harden up the edges of the cut parts. Then, if you have to bend those cut out parts to shape, the hardened edges will crack and you have to weld them up to make them reliable again. A lot of work for nothing, at great cost.... This is the reason our IBIS group is resorting to CNC water cutting. Thanks a lot to Hans Holsink for relaying his bad experiences with laser cutting... bye Hans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spodman Posted January 6, 2006 Share Posted January 6, 2006 We're also having IBIS wing and canard templates cut out of metal to the same precision. If these are for hot-wire templates I understand non-metal templates are easier to use, won't cool the wire as much. There are some that have reported success with metal templates, though, some with a bit of tape around them. Quote Mark Spedding - SpodmanDarraweit Guim - AustraliaCozy IV #1331 - Chapter 09www.mykitlog.com/Spodmanwww.sites.google.com/site/thespodplane/the-spodplane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AP3_C Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 I cannot talk from any experiance hot wiring homebuilt aircraft foam cores but I have made quite a number of r/c aircraft cores. Principles all the same. For templates we just used plywood but ran a bead of cynoacrolate type glue (instant glue, super glue) along the edge which gave a very hard and when given a light sand became very smooth. The hot wire also ran quite well across it. Jamie Quote "An upsidedown Australian that wants to build an aircraft that flys backwards" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Matcho Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 If these are for hot-wire templates I understand non-metal templates are easier to use, won't cool the wire as much.Spod, the context was for CNC cutting the metal bits and pieces, and wouldn't be worthwhile for wing foam. You're 100% correct though -- it's critical to get the hotwire templates to be as smooth as possible so that there are no snags with the wire. I cannot talk from any experiance hot wiring homebuilt aircraft foam cores but I have made quite a number of r/c aircraft cores. Principles all the same.Not sure this is necessary, as it would require a LOT of CA, but sounds like it would work. There are metal templates floating around, which, if smooth, would be very nice. I plan on using the plans recommended material myself. Hans, thanks for the info. -- I've heard the same about laser/plasma cutting w/metal. Quote Jon Matcho Builder & Canard Zone Admin Now: Rebuilding Quickie Tri-Q200 N479E Next: Resume building a Cozy Mark IV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.Zwakenberg Posted January 10, 2006 Author Share Posted January 10, 2006 The CNC cutting is doing the all the aircraft metal parts that are fabricated from flat plate. We're also having wing sections templates cut this way, but only so because we were dealing with a CNC cutting outfit for those flat plate aircraft parts anyway. Also thanks for pointing out that a template can possibly cool a cutting wire enough to create trouble, I hadn't thought about that one, yet... bye Hans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Innova Posted January 15, 2006 Share Posted January 15, 2006 The CNC cutting is doing the all the aircraft metal parts that are fabricated from flat plate. We're also having wing sections templates cut this way, but only so because we were dealing with a CNC cutting outfit for those flat plate aircraft parts anyway. Also thanks for pointing out that a template can possibly cool a cutting wire enough to create trouble, I hadn't thought about that one, yet... bye Hans I made my hotwire templates out of aluminum. If you're concerned about the temp conductivity of AL, just take a bit of flox or epoxy and brush it along the edge of the template. Once it hardens, sand it lightly. You'll have a smoother edge, and it won't conduct heat well (that is, in the 1/10 second the wire is dwelling on that point of the edge). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cncdoc Posted January 15, 2006 Share Posted January 15, 2006 flat plate metal work cut by a CNC water jet cutter. We'll end up with a 0.1 mm precision. There is almost 250' of cutting to do per IBIS parts set. Whoa...! 250 feet of flat plate metal work? Let me see.... I didn't know there was that much aluminum in the IBIS parts set. What is the IBIS parts set? Why use the cnc water jet? As opposed to laser? Whose laser? Cinncinati? GE? or Toshulin? What resolution? .1mm? Apples, oranges, grapes and bananas guys! Are we still talking about building a composite airplane here? Or what? Quote Back to building... #618 Cozy MK IV My Cozy web pages, courtesy: Rick Maddy... WN9G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.Zwakenberg Posted April 21, 2006 Author Share Posted April 21, 2006 It's done! I have had the sheet metal parts CNC water cut and have them in my 'workshop to be' since this weekend! I'll try to put up pictures of it on http://ibis.experimentals.de/ sometime the coming week. Now I really have to get serious about learning to properly bend sheet metal and weld parts together... Take care! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.Zwakenberg Posted July 17, 2006 Author Share Posted July 17, 2006 Hi, it's taken a bit more that a week , but now the pictures and decription of some of the CNC cut parts are up on my IBIS website. On the main menu, just navigate to 'Building material', then 'Metal & alloy'. enjoy! Hans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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