ORIGINAL: outdoorhunting
Question; If all I build are the newer ''lazer-cut kits, does THAT make me less of a builder ? If all I build are the ''older kits that every piece has to be sanded to make it fit, does THAT make me a better builder ? If all I build are ARFs does that make me less interested in our hobby?? I sure wish we could get over the petty stuff of '' you don't really build, you assemble a plane if you do ARFs. We need to remember what the ''end point'' is We pretty much ALL love the hobby for one reason or another, whether it's '' building kits, assembling ARFs, scratch building, or building from plans. Some for just flying,& some just to ''get out with the guys!!!! I know we ALL have our preferences, but if one guy does it another way does NOT make him any less interested !!! My favorite is probably kit building, ARFs come in second & plan building comes in third.( As I get older,I get lazier.) Some guys take 20 hours to do a kit build,it usually takes me 70 hours. That don't mean I am or they are a ''better builder !!! I admitt it's kinda fun to slap an ARF together in 3 or 4 hours & go fly sometimes. Like GB , ARFs don't last me as long as my ''kit builts do. But then the ARFS will give me more experience '' rebuilding'' when I put one in ! That's my 2 cents !!!
Nope, just a lucky one. Laser is just another form of cutting the parts. When someone has me build there kit for them I am thrilled to death when it turns out to be laser cut. Just because it is cut by laser doesn't always mean the parts all fit better. I have run into kits that were laser cut and total crap. The cutting is only as good as the plans/designs they were cut from. I have also run into crush cut kits that fit perfectly and just required the rough edges to be sanded. How well a die cut kit is also depends on how many kits have been cut with that set of dies. Last year I built two Golberg Cubs. One the parts just fell out of the sheets, the other I had to take to my wood shop and run the wood sheets through the over head micro sander several times and still had to use a razor knife to get the parts out. Same kit, same maker, just worn out die against a brand new set.