PT-17 Stearman 1.0

[Flying Farm Kid]

I just found this thread and I am interested in building this aircraft, should I design some 3d printed struts for this?

 

[luvmy40]

I just found this thread and I am interested in building this aircraft, should I design some 3d printed struts for this?

I'd welcome them!

I started setting the PT-17 up in Gcode for the ERC cutter today. Not sure when I'll have time to build it.

 

[Yankee2003]

I'd welcome them!

I started setting the PT-17 up in Gcode for the ERC cutter today. Not sure when I'll have time to build it.

Yooouuuu….can……doooooo…it!

 

[ROBERTO SUPERCHI]

I'd welcome them!

I started setting the PT-17 up in Gcode for the ERC cutter today. Not sure when I'll have time to build it.

Will it work with laser too? Can you pass vector files? I am unable to modify them

 

[Flying Farm Kid]

Ok I will hopefully get to making the files in the next week or so, or whenever I start building.
I will try to post the files as well.

Also, can you laser cut using the full sized plans or do you have to modify them.

 

[luvmy40]

Will it work with laser too? Can you pass vector files? I am unable to modify them

The plans, while freely given by Ben and Dan, are write protected for a reason. It is not really that difficult to trace them in Ink Scape. If both Dan and Ben approved it, I'd happily share my edited plans. That is not my call to make.

 

[Flying Farm Kid]

That would be very helpful
Thank you!

 

[Flying Farm Kid]

I am going to visit flite test on Thursday with my grandparents and was hoping to ask them to cut out this airframe for me.
That's why I am wondering.
My parents wont let me get a laser cutter yet, they already don't like my 3d printer.

 

[ROBERTO SUPERCHI]

The plans, while freely given by Ben and Dan, are write protected for a reason. It is not really that difficult to trace them in Ink Scape. If both Dan and Ben approved it, I'd happily share my edited plans. That is not my call to make.

Unfortunately I don't know how to use Inkscape and Adobe Illustrator, I've searched for tutorials but none that explain how to import planes and process them.

 

[ROBERTO SUPERCHI]

Ok I will hopefully get to making the files in the next week or so, or whenever I start building.
I will try to post the files as well.

Also, can you laser cut using the full sized plans or do you have to modify them.

That would be great
I've always imported the other plans to lightburn as they are

 

[Flying Farm Kid]

The plans, while freely given by Ben and Dan, are write protected for a reason. It is not really that difficult to trace them in Ink Scape. If both Dan and Ben approved it, I'd happily share my edited plans. That is not my call to make.

That would be very helpful please ask! Thank you

 

[Flying Farm Kid]

I have never tried to laser cut files, would a svg file be compatible?

 

[ROBERTO SUPERCHI]

Non ho mai provato a tagliare file al laser, un file svg sarebbe compatibi

I have never tried to laser cut files, would a svg file be compatible?

DXF files are compatible

 

[Flying Farm Kid]

This is a dxf file I changed in Incscape I do not knw if it is compatible for laser cutting could someone try?

 

[ROBERTO SUPERCHI]

This is a dxf file I changed in Incscape I do not knw if it is compatible for laser cutting could someone try?

Saving it saves it to LightBurn, but doesn't open it

 

[Flying Farm Kid]

Saving it saves it to LightBurn, but doesn't open it

What about this one
If you want to do this yourself all you have to do is download incscape, download the free plans, in incscape click the files, then open, click on the plans pdf and chose the import settings, try both types interal, less detailed or poppler, more detailed, then select the page you want to open,you will first have to unselect all pages, then click ok. Once you did that it should of opened that page. you can then click file then save as. in the file type menu click one of the two dxf files to chose from. then export. The file will go to the same place that you selected the pdf from. I hope this is Helpful, Jed

 

[ROBERTO SUPERCHI]

What about this one
If you want to do this yourself all you have to do is download incscape, download the free plans, in incscape click the files, then open, click on the plans pdf and chose the import settings, try both types interal, less detailed or poppler, more detailed, then select the page you want to open,you will first have to unselect all pages, then click ok. Once you did that it should of opened that page. you can then click file then save as. in the file type menu click one of the two dxf files to chose from. then export. The file will go to the same place that you selected the pdf from. I hope this is Helpful, Jed

many thanks, i will try.

 

[Flying Farm Kid]

If you figure it out please let me know

 

[ROBERTO SUPERCHI]

If you figure it out please let me know

I tried all available options but lightburn won't open it.. I'm old for some things. Thanks for all

 

[Draftman1]

Autocad will let you drop it in as a pdf but it has to be traced completely.
I’m sure most other drafting programs will let you do the same.