Re: [Openrocket-devel] Printing (Was: Re: Porting to android?)

[Gary C. <gar...@gm...>]

Problem with a template on a lathe is that it doesn't 'fit' until the shape
is finished.  When you turn down that last high spot, it's a bit late to
find out that you've turned down too far someplace else.  When I turned
nosecones, I'd cut rings at the specified diameter points, measured with
calipers, then remove the material between.  Never used a template.

Gary

On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 12:02 PM, Doug Pedrick <do...@4h...> wrote:

> How would you use the X,Y (or any numeric values for that matter)?
>  Transfer it to paper/cardboard/wood to use as a profile?  Wouldn't it be a
> lot easier just to print the 2D profile (the feature I added) at real size
> (no scaling) and use that as your shape template for turning the blank wood?
>
> Doug
>
> On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 12:30 PM, Sampo Niskanen <sam...@ik...>wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 19:19, Bdale Garbee <bd...@ga...> wrote:
>> > The other interesting thing to consider is what you'd want as an output
>> > file to go turn the nose or transition section on a lathe.  For manual
>> > turning, a set of X,Y data points, where X is the major axis of the
>> > airframe and Y is the radius from the airframe center line to the outer
>> > edge might be useful?
>>
>> If numerical data is wanted, I'd suggest adding it to the same profile
>> image, like in the attachment.  This would combine the best of both
>> world.  It still needs some way of informing the distance between the
>> points though.
>>
>>
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