Help! David's hot wire Viggen templates

[kinch]

Does anyone know if you can buy or borrow a set of hot wire "balsa templates" for David's Viggen EDF?

 

[Whit Armstrong]

Does anyone know if you can buy or borrow a set of hot wire "balsa templates" for David's Viggen EDF?

On the main FT website, there is a build article, and you can download the templates at the bottom.

 

[kinch]

I was hoping some had some laser cut templates (just lazy).

 

[Whit Armstrong]

I was hoping some had some laser cut templates (just lazy).

No, there aren't any. You can trace the pdf in CAD, it wouldn't be too hard.

 

[Pieliker96]

I was hoping some had some laser cut templates (just lazy).

Import the pdfs into inkscape, then use this plugin to convert it to gcode: Select the desired geometry, go to Path -> Object to Path, then Extensions -> Generate Laser Gcode -> J Tech Photonics Laser Tool.

 

[kinch]

Import the pdfs into inkscape, then use this plugin to convert it to gcode: Select the desired geometry, go to Path -> Object to Path, then Extensions -> Generate Laser Gcode -> J Tech Photonics Laser Tool.

cool

 

[spondonste]

I downloaded the PDF plans and used a scroll saw to make the templates. I then hot wire cut the sections and assembled with a 70mm EDF. The images below show the model during the build.

 

[Pieliker96]

I downloaded the PDF plans and used a scroll saw to make the templates. I then hot wire cut the sections and assembled with a 70mm EDF. The images below show the model during the build. View attachment 214052

Looks rad and very very clean!