Originally Posted by
drube
The kit I want cut is a Flybaby from these plans
https://www.rcmplans.com/index.php?m...oducts_id=1771 I already have the paper plans. I have received a reply back from National Balsa about cutting the kit for me and they would prefer to have the plans in
a dxf or dwg file. They said it would be very expensive for them to do the conversion for me but would cut the kit. Where can I get the plans converted?
I also got another response from Kitcutters and they said if I were to wait until January they should have the time to cut the kit for me.
Here's their page with the kit.
http://www.kitcutters.com/RCM/RCMSport/RCMFlybaby.htm Thanks for the heads up on PCK!
I was looking over the plans today with a buddy and was seriously thinking of cutting the kit myself. All I have is a scroll saw and some sanders. I think I could do it.. The hard part for me would be figuring out how much wood I would need.. I would order from National Balsa.
You need a large plotter. You might check with a Kinkos to see if they can scan and put the file on a flash drive for you. When you get copies of plans at Kinkos, they have to be scanned first. The problem with the type of file that you need is those are usually found in CAD software. The DXF files are the types use that a CNC machine reads. That is needed for the laser cutter. Otherwise, you might contact a local custom woodshop or a machine shop that uses CNC machinery. At my job, we have a large scanner and run 4 CNC machines. If I had access, I could do it, but it would not be possible as I could not get permission. The best thing would be to make some phone calls to these places and see if they can do it reasonably cheaply. Then you could just email the file to National, or snail mail the flash drive. If you can get National to do it, you will be happy.
Here is my Stuka kit.....
The quality of the cut, and organized nature of the parts is pretty clear. These guys have found a dedicated customer here.