MASSIVELY WARPED speedbuild kit.....
So my speedbuild kit was picked up at FliteFest '17 or '18 and is massively wArPed.... Things are not flattening out as I build. This may become an experimental wackily warped explorer for combat '24!!!!
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I am experimenting with the heated bed and weight on my 3D printer for the horizontal and vertical stabilizers....
The rear boom has a really bad twist that I have tried to work out... hoping after the servos go in and as the top get's glued on I can get the twist out.
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I also ended up with foam sheets that has bowed up and twisted and even on some of my built models. Enter the monokote heat sealing
unit.
After exploring the temp range, found that at 248 degrees F,(used a laser temp device) and moved around slowly on the foam wiped out the bends and twists. It takes a lot of practice to know when to pick up iron and let foam cool before moving. It works, because if you overheat, it bows or bends the foam the other way.
Since water removes the paper from the foam, explored applying a thin and evenly hot glue over the iron's surface (use an old credit card) and then cover the area of foam board that gets wet or the edge of foam board to reseal the paper.
I had to replace the initial struts(wires too short), so used pointy edge of iron tipped up and removed glue which allowed me to extract strut and replace it rather then starting over. So if the bed doesn't work, maybe an iron will work for you.
