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Has anyone come across a build file for a model airplane? Is anyone willing to model one? I've been experimenting with balsa wood and I want to try to do a complicated build. I don't think I have the skills to design the entire thing.

So i finally had a chance to open the file and give it the once over. I found a few things wrong and I'm not sure if they were caused by the transition over to illustrator. It doesn't seem to be optimized for 1/4" material, the base plate is not wide enough and all the pieces, of your pieces, need t...

Modify it for 1/4" material and I'm all over that bad boy. I'll even record a video.

I use a really simple trick to see if my bit will fit before cutting. Its crude and I'm sure there are better ways, but this is bullet proof. In Inkscape or Illustrator or whatever you use, draw a circle the same size as the bit you intend to use and drag it around to the spots you're worried about....

Nicely done. Do you plan on ordering the kit from printrbot or are you piecing the rest of it together yourself?

Made a simple design in illustrator, cam'd it with JSCut and sent the job to my tinyG with Chilipeppr. It's a frued v bit for the outlines, and a Roman Downcut bit for the cutout and Center hole. Links for the bits are in the video description. This was a really quick project because I just wanted t...

Yeah if your looking to lathe metal get a proper lathe. A modified drill press would only work for wood.

I'm not sure what type of finish you could achieve with the setup you are referencing or with a drill press since turning isn't what they are designed for. Add a tail stock and a tool rest and its a vertical lathe. Finish would depend on tools and skill after that. The benefit of converting a drill...

Wow.. I hope you share the plans. It's a work of art.

Do you have a drill press? Nick Fury has a YouTube channel that shows how to turn wood on a drill press.