Montreal Maker Faire application rejected
Looks like no Squirrel (or other new designs) will be at the Montreal Maker Faire this year as I just heard back from my appliation: Hi Darcy! Thanks for…
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Was on CBC Radio last Monday. Blog this! Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on FriendFeed Share on Linkedin Share via MySpace Share on Orkut Share with Stumblers Share…
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Read moreNichrome!
Wohoo! I just found my Nichrome wire I got from my friend Slater. Michael and I are going to characterize it as a cutter tomorrow. Blog this! Digg this post…
Read moreMagnets for model airplanes
I got these magnets. 75 Of them at .8g. They are 2mm x 0.4mm. That comes to .01g each so I can use a few of them on one airplane and…
Read moreBlack and White Printer
UPS is dropping this off today. It’s an HP LaserJet CE461A P2035 B/W Laser Printer. This is for printing the instruction sheets for the Squirrel model airplane. Not theoretically exciting but…
Read more3d printer logistics
The 3d printer is finally in transit! It went Fedex as of Friday. Through the wonder of cardboard the shipping weight was dropped from 163lb down to 72+16 = 88…
Read moreTo like balsa you have to like stats.
Balsa is not a constant. It’s like buying produce. There is a lot of variance and this leads to a higher waste and labor content when using it in you…
Read moreModel plane design
I did more work on the “Voice” project which is a flying banner. I did a few experiments and made some progress. It’s actually easy to change the banner. There…
Read moreCrating of 3d printer progress
Brett has done most of the work for the crating. It looks pretty good. It has to withstand being transferred fro bus to bus a few times and also about 48h of…
Read moreModel Planes
My model plane project has been one of the most interesting projects of my entire career. It’s simple but I get to learn about a lot of different things and…
Read moreBusy Body
I’m not made many posts lately as I’ve been up to my eyeballs in model planes. That business is generally pretty easy but I’ve seen some higher volumes. I had…
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I’ve had this idea that a flying wing could be constructed for beginners. Lots of wing area, low parts count and simple assembly. I cooked this prototype up out of…
Read moreSquirrel model airplane made from another kit
Here’s a cool article on how to take an AMA Cub which is the competitive model for the Squirrel and using the kit to make Squirrel. It’s a nice DIY…
Read moreSquirrels at Sku
Michael gave me a hand with a model airplane workshop at a school in Ottawa. We made Squirrels. It was an interesting experience and we agreed it was worth the…
Read moreLaser vector grid (honeycomb)
One challenge with cutting small parts is that they may fall into the machine through the cutting table. Some lasers have a cutting grid that is fine enough to prevent…
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