Comments sought on new build: A CNC Router for RC Gliders and Planes

[Lee Roberts]

Sweet Neil!

Knowing "how you roll" it sounds and looks exciting, i look forward to seeing how it goes down ;-).

Check out dubbleboost on YouTube as he's into his R-Tec stuff and so has a couple of reviews on the go.

The Mrs got me an auto darkening helmet for Christmas (asked what i wanted, I said "food, a decent meal for dinner will do me babe"), not tried it out yet but they seem to be quite ok for the price, has yours got a grind function too? I didn't think she new I was abit of a grinder...must have been watching from the house while I had the tunes on....

I'll show you mine, if you show me yours? Its got one of them spunky detail/graphics jobs on the outside, looks to nice to chuck about on the floor

.Me

[njhussey]

Sweet Neil!

Knowing "how you roll" it sounds and looks exciting, i look forward to seeing how it goes down ;-).

Knowing how I roll.....it'll be another 5 years till it's finished!

Check out dubbleboost on YouTube as he's into his R-Tec stuff and so has a couple of reviews on the go.

I've seen them, they're linked to on the R-Tech web site...they helped sway me (and the reviews) into buying it.

The Mrs got me an auto darkening helmet for Christmas (asked what i wanted, I said "food, a decent meal for dinner will do me babe"), not tried it out yet but they seem to be quite ok for the price, has yours got a grind function too? I didn't think she new I was abit of a grinder...must have been watching from the house while I had the tunes on....

I'll show you mine, if you show me yours? Its got one of them spunky detail/graphics jobs on the outside, looks to nice to chuck about on the floor

.Me

I got a plain R-Tech Speedmaster XL, nothing fancy...not opened the box yet but it's just a plain colour I think. Yes it's got a grind function....just checked :)

[njhussey]

Had 20 mins before work this morning, drew up a motor mount and this morning cut it out using Trochoidal milling on my router...I wanted to use the "onion skin" method instead of holding tabs but my MDF bed is obviously not level!! The piece finished with the 2 finishing operations around the bosses and outside profile still to do! Still it gives me the opportunity to tweak the design a bit and re-cut it in lunchtime :D

There are 4 off 25mm long aluminium tubes (10mm OD, 6mm ID) to press in to the bosses for spacers which I'll then mill to the same height (should be OK as I did them on the lathe)

Anyway not bad for a first effort I think! Video will be up a bit later....internet connection is soooo slow today!

[njhussey]

Video of machining the piece here.....no editing or anything fancy...just pressed pause a few times

[Clive S]

Its always nice to see a part that has been designed and machined coming off.

[njhussey]

Its always nice to see a part that has been designed and machined coming off.

Cheers Clive, not as shiny, smooth and polished as some but nevertheless satisfying

[CharlieRam]

Looks good but pretty certain you wouldn't catch my fingers in the slot with the tool that close while in cycle!