Foamy Season is here - Milling Depron Foam -> A How To

[Huckeneer]

I know but to mill out one little spot doesnt seem worth the hassle. I milled mine out a bunch on mine!

jamie

[Donatas]

	Quote: Originally Posted by Huckeneer
	I know but to mill out one little spot doesnt seem worth the hassle. I milled mine out a bunch on mine! jamie

If you have in mind my plane, then as i told it was just first attempt, next plane will have much more material removed. And Jeremy i totaly agree about 5%, thats why i start doing this.

[Matchless]

Donatas, you did an extremely clean job on your milling! Very nice work!

Huckeneer, I tend to do much what Donatas did with his. I start without milling so much and then 'open up' the template to take more material. Doing so allows me to evaluate how much has been removed and its effect structurally.

[Wojcigitty]

It all adds up. Take a moderate amount of weight out wherever you can (for example, stickers, servo plugs, wheels, etc.) and although each little bit is practically nothing, it will add up. Get rid of the grams, and the ounces will take care of themselves.

My dad used to race motorcycles, and he told me that they would strip the bike down to the frame, and go nuts with the lightening. Every hangar, cable guide, or bracket that was not used was taken off. Each individual component is tiny, but they would add up considerably.

[Comp Arf Kid]

Thanks for the help on this thread! I love the way the end result looks!!!

[Matchless]

	Quote:
	Thanks for the help on this thread! I love the way the end result looks!!!

Todd, I'm glad you liked it. If you like the way it looks, you'll really like the way it flys.

[0llie]

Been busy over xmas messing with my mini drill

Early days yet but its amazing how easy it is, even without a template you can get good results

I've used an old broken drill bit and ground it flat bottom




Cheers Shaun

[FENWAYFLYER]

Nice looking tool.

[ChrisBowker]

	Quote: Originally Posted by Huckeneer
	I dont really see the point of milling unless you take alot of the weight out. What do you guys think?

on the last foamy I milled i saved 30% of the raw airframe weight, to me thats MORE than worth it. plus I cheat a little when it comes to milling.

Chris

[Matchless]

Ollie, that is a great looking milling tool you've built there. Chapeau!

Here is my own most recent milling work. Not up to the standards of MyCamel at FancyFoam, but I think dern good for something busted out in about 3 hours....... : )

[jfassino]

Here is my milling of an ElectriFly Yak 54.

Takes a while to cut the template but after that its pretty fast.

Jim

[Alexzzz]

I know it is in Dutch, but here's another one;

http://www.modelbouwforum.nl/forums/...k-elipsia.html

Cheers

[Matchless]

Very Nice Jim! Great job on the template and the milling.

[reuben65]

Hi Matchless,
I am from Singapore and am new to this forum. Indeed you have done a great job here, and i can't wait to mill my first foamie! Thank you!

[reuben65]

Hi Guys,
Was thinking..... In a downward flight, will a 140gram vs a 105gram f3p plane( totally identical in built, except in the weight) be different in downward vertical speeds? We know that in a vacuum, all things accelerate at 9.8m/sec2. so weight was never the issue. But in the real world, this might not actually happen. What I'm trying to say is.....if it does not really make a difference, the way to slow things down during the down-line flight is by drag devises, not so much as by reducing weight. What do you think? Just my thoughts....