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Don Reeves - 12 Feb 2004 15:37 GMT

Looking to build a foam cutter to cut a few wing cores.
Have looked on the web and find cutters that are bows. Is there a better way
than these?? Is the a cutter that is auto-matic?? one that is cheap that can
be pluged into a cad program to cut things??
Looking for plans or purchase. Looking for cost effectiveness.

Thanks in advance
Don

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E - 12 Feb 2004 19:35 GMT

Bob Mellen of www.flyingfoam.com developed his own CAD/CAM foam cutter for
about $10,000 and his extensive knowledge of the automation industry. Good
luck on developing your own. For a few bucks, Bob will cut any wing core you
want. You decide which is cheaper.

Editorial
RCers are great people but this is the only hobby I know of with the
obsession for "cheap". Have priced a day of golf lately?
/Editorial

Earle

> Looking to build a foam cutter to cut a few wing cores.
> Have looked on the web and find cutters that are bows. Is there a better way
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> Thanks in advance
> Don

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Paul McIntosh - 12 Feb 2004 20:12 GMT

No luck involved! Absolutely no reason to spend more than $1000 for a
top-notch foam cutter. Me and several hundred others have designed and
built CNC foam cutters for under $300. I have one in my garage that can
handle a block of foam 48 X24X16" and cut as many cores as you like. The
software only costs about $50 and has all the features you could ever want.

Start here: http://www.hobbycnc.com

There is a 684 member yahoo group devoted to CNC foam cutting:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CNCFoamcutters/

> Bob Mellen of www.flyingfoam.com developed his own CAD/CAM foam cutter for
> about $10,000 and his extensive knowledge of the automation industry. Good
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> > Thanks in advance
> > Don

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E - 13 Feb 2004 02:06 GMT

Thanks for the heads up on the site. I've looked into CNC a bit - there is a
great suplus place near me - C&H Surplus on Pasadena CA. All the Cal Techies
go there. http://aaaim.com/CandH/

Earle

> Start here: http://www.hobbycnc.com
>
> There is a 684 member yahoo group devoted to CNC foam cutting:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CNCFoamcutters/
>
> "E" <esl722@hotmail.com> wrote in message

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Paul McIntosh - 13 Feb 2004 07:24 GMT

Great site with lots of toys! A little on the expensive side for steppers,
though. Check http://www.allelectronics.com

> Thanks for the heads up on the site. I've looked into CNC a bit - there is a
> great suplus place near me - C&H Surplus on Pasadena CA. All the Cal Techies
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> >
> > "E" <esl722@hotmail.com> wrote in message

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Paul McIntosh - 12 Feb 2004 20:14 GMT

Don,

If you just want to cut a few cores, it will be lot cheaper to have them cut
for you. A good hobby level CNC cutter can be built for around $300 if you
are a good scrounger and mechanically inclined. There are also complete
kits available for under $1000.

Start here: http://www.hobbycnc.com
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CNCFoamcutters/

> Looking to build a foam cutter to cut a few wing cores.
> Have looked on the web and find cutters that are bows. Is there a better way
[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
> Thanks in advance
> Don

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Foam wing core cutting