Jona day ago3 min"You've Designed This Wrong!"Since starting this project last year it has been a truly exciting learning curve. It feels like 3D printing is starting to become more a...
JonOct 212 minProject UpdatesWith the arrival of Autumn work is progressing on our latest two models, the Quickie and the X29. The Quickie is nearing release, I'm cur...
JonOct 133 minWhat 3D Printer Should I Buy?I get many messages asking me which 3D printer to buy so I thought I would write a blog post with my view. I have been 3D printing for a w...
JonOct 81 minQuickie UpdateYesterday had the first decent weather in a while so I decided I would make the maiden flight of the Quickie. Due to the unconventional w...
JonSep 261 minDesigning Winglets in Fusion 360To fill the void whilst waiting for all the parts to come off the 3D printer for the Quickie I thought I would make a quick screencast sh...
JonSep 211 minHow to 3D Print an Aircraft - Series 2 Part 11 - The First PrintIn this episode we finalise the model and move it over to the slicer, Cura. On my first run through Cura I noticed that there may be some...
JonSep 181 minHow to 3D Print an Aircraft - Series 2 Part 10 - Finishing Up - Canopy and Rudder ControlHere we are, the first iteration CAD model of the Rutan Quickie is finished. This episode involves me say "and we're done" several times ...
JonSep 171 minHow to 3D Print an Aircraft - Series 2 Part 9 - Shelling the FuselageIn this episode I shell the central fuselage sections. Rather than simply using the shell tool in the first instance I split the fuselage...
JonSep 161 minHow to 3D print an Aircraft - Series 2 Part 8 - Servo cutsThis episode is a nice short one. We make the servo cuts and wire channels for the elevator (canard) servos. This pretty much finishes up...
JonSep 151 minHow to 3D Print an Aircraft - Series 2 Part 7 - The Dreaded Wing JoinThis episode was not a lot of fun to make, so I apologise if it is not a lot of fun to watch. Getting the overall shape of the aircraft i...
JonSep 141 minHow to 3D Print an Aircraft - Series 2 Part 6 - Quickie - Cowling and Motor MountEpisode 6 focuses on the motor mounting and cowl. I have stopped cutting out holes in the firewall for mounting screws as often motor mou...
JonSep 111 minHow to 3D Print an Aircraft - Series 2 Part 5 - Quickie Rudder and Tail WheelThis episode was tricky. The rudder was not a problem, I essentially followed the same steps as for the elevator and ailerons but he tail...
JonSep 101 minHow to 3D print an Aircraft - Series 2 Part 4 - Elevator and AileronsPart 4 of our build, cutting out the elevators and ailerons and including a hinge line. Plenty of trial and error on show with the elevat...
JonSep 91 minHow to 3D Print an Aircraft - Series 2 Part 3 - Quickie Winglet and Main GearThis episode brings you the aft wing winglet, constructed using a sweep on a 3D sketch. It shows you how sometimes you need to think about h
JonSep 81 minHow To 3D Print an Aircraft - Series 2 Part 2 - Rutan QuickieEpisode 2, today we have built the wings. There is nothing groundbreaking in my fusion use today, I mostly used simple functions such as ...
JonSep 71 minHow To 3D Print an Aircraft - Series 2 Part 1- Rutan Quickie!I have been asked a few times to do another tutorial on how to design and print a 3D printed RC airplane. I have a quiet few weeks at the...
JonAug 262 minX-29 DevelopmentI posted a while back that there was another Grumman model in the works, the X-29. I have been fairly busy lately getting the other model...
JonAug 142 minPC-6 Porter Flight VideoI finally managed to get some flight video of the Porter this week. The Porter was the first of our designs and it is one of my favourite...
JonAug 32 minHow to 3D Print an Aeroplane - Cessna 337 gets its Maiden FlightThis project began back in March when the world and the UK where I live was thrown into COVID-19 lockdown.
