Scale 18% De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver by MR Aerodesign

[WMcNabb]

Final version of the jack pad which was test fit yesterday and sent to the laser cutting company today.

 

[WMcNabb]

Shaving and sanding on the Beaver fuselage today.

 

[TonyHallo]

Nice Wade, fabric soon?

 

[WMcNabb]

Nice Wade, fabric soon?

A bit more sheeting, carving and sanding to go. Then glass.

 

[Snoopy1]

Can you explain the Laser cutting how it works and how strong it is and the material it ends up being made of. I need some fancy brackets made for the suspension on my Taylor craft and making by hand is difficult.

 

[TonyHallo]

I'm sure Wade will fill you in about the laser cutting. Many years ago I bought a complete set of steel fittings for the Nelitz Cub that dhal22 is completing. I'm fairly certain these were cut with water jet.

 

[WMcNabb]

The jack pad is comprised of 5 individual components which were modeled from the original Beech drawings and then modified to fit the airplane. The pieces are from 1/8” sheet chrome moly steel, will be laser cut and then welded together to create the final part.

I’ll find out which specific material we have sourced and which service we’re using. The process was simply sending the CAD files and then receiving a quote. We chose the standard service meaning pieces by the end of the month. Expedited service was available with pieces arriving in 2-3 days.

 

[WMcNabb]

One service provider is HERE, known as SendCutSend.

Video HERE

 

[WMcNabb]

We’re using the service called Oshcut for the jack pads. They are able to laser cut and bend, along with provided feedback on any changes needed to make fabrication easier.