Old Style Tug or Puffer Plans
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@ColRay "...Hello Dodgy Thanks I will take a look Col..."
What do you think of the Amber Spyglass system? Very cheap - less than £300 for the smallest basic frame - and it goes together like meccano. I got one at 1mx0.5m - ideally I should have got 1.5mx0.5m - and made up my own electronics from the kit they provide. Worked first time, and has been very easy to use. I have made up a cutting base which will hold a 36"x4" sheet of balsa firmly, and draw all my parts to fit in that space... Initially, I used an MFA 800 motor to do the cutting, but I've since moved to a cheap router from eBay, which has more power for metal...
What do you think of the Amber Spyglass system? Very cheap - less than £300 for the smallest basic frame - and it goes together like meccano. I got one at 1mx0.5m - ideally I should have got 1.5mx0.5m - and made up my own electronics from the kit they provide. Worked first time, and has been very easy to use. I have made up a cutting base which will hold a 36"x4" sheet of balsa firmly, and draw all my parts to fit in that space... Initially, I used an MFA 800 motor to do the cutting, but I've since moved to a cheap router from eBay, which has more power for metal...
Hey there ColRay!
Cults3D has a ton of files for tugs, here is a classic New York City railroad tug.
Good scale too. 😉
https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/game/rc-tugboat-model-1-32nd-scale-files-and-instructions-mrsandler
Cults3D has a ton of files for tugs, here is a classic New York City railroad tug.
Good scale too. 😉
https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/game/rc-tugboat-model-1-32nd-scale-files-and-instructions-mrsandler
Hello Dodgy Thanks I will take a look Col
@ColRay +'B' look at the next from another way invest in a laser cutter and build plank on frame using the 3D printer for the addons .
My gut feeling is B sounds like a nice new challenge, never have enough of them .
I have done searching but have drawn a blank, anyone have a link for a set of old style plans of a Tug or Clyde Puffer that can be copied into laser cutting files.
My budget is okay for something that isn't costing an arm and a leg Col.+
I have been doing 'B' for some years now.
My CNC cutter is an eShapeoko frame by Amber Spyglass - https://amberspyglass.co.uk . The advantage of this one is that you can specify the X and Y axis lengths - and boats usually need a thin, long cutting base. I don't use a laser - just a thin milling router, since I only cut balsa. But I could mount a laser if I wanted. I find that I can cut aluminum fairly easily...
Current 3D printer is a Saturn 4 resin printer for the accessories.
Unfortunately for you I don't do plank-on-frame - my models are intended for children and beginners, and follow the Keil Kraft EeZeBilt eggbox design technique. But drawing your own plans is quite possible!
On my http://eezebilt.uk site there are plans, DXF cutting files for the CNC cutter and STL files for the 3D printer - all free to download. The aim was for people who had their own CNC and 3D printer to be able to recreate old-style kits. I have only put the 'full DXF' file sets up for a few of the models so far, but if there's one that takes your fancy, just ask and I'll add it...
My gut feeling is B sounds like a nice new challenge, never have enough of them .
I have done searching but have drawn a blank, anyone have a link for a set of old style plans of a Tug or Clyde Puffer that can be copied into laser cutting files.
My budget is okay for something that isn't costing an arm and a leg Col.+
I have been doing 'B' for some years now.
My CNC cutter is an eShapeoko frame by Amber Spyglass - https://amberspyglass.co.uk . The advantage of this one is that you can specify the X and Y axis lengths - and boats usually need a thin, long cutting base. I don't use a laser - just a thin milling router, since I only cut balsa. But I could mount a laser if I wanted. I find that I can cut aluminum fairly easily...
Current 3D printer is a Saturn 4 resin printer for the accessories.
Unfortunately for you I don't do plank-on-frame - my models are intended for children and beginners, and follow the Keil Kraft EeZeBilt eggbox design technique. But drawing your own plans is quite possible!
On my http://eezebilt.uk site there are plans, DXF cutting files for the CNC cutter and STL files for the 3D printer - all free to download. The aim was for people who had their own CNC and 3D printer to be able to recreate old-style kits. I have only put the 'full DXF' file sets up for a few of the models so far, but if there's one that takes your fancy, just ask and I'll add it...
Peter that Puffer is very nice Col.
Hello Bob I'm really looking forward to seeing your venture I must do a search for the 'Sealight ' plans , just a question how large is the hull at 1/48 scale ? Col.
Bonjour,
La solution B est à mon avis la plus cohérente, la decoupe laser est certainement un trés bonne solution toutefois il faut savoir tracer les couples à l'iade d'un logiciel informatique pour transformer ce tracer en fichier propre à la découpe laser....je suis en train de dessiner le puffer SEALIGHT d'aprés un plan de chez BROWN, SOON et FERGUSON.LTD que je retrace au 1/48° j'ai bien avancé les couples sont retracés mais il reste un peu de travail...!!! je reviendrais sur le forum pour parler de l'avancement.
J'ai commencé également les fichier 3D pour l'accastillage...
La solution B est à mon avis la plus cohérente, la decoupe laser est certainement un trés bonne solution toutefois il faut savoir tracer les couples à l'iade d'un logiciel informatique pour transformer ce tracer en fichier propre à la découpe laser....je suis en train de dessiner le puffer SEALIGHT d'aprés un plan de chez BROWN, SOON et FERGUSON.LTD que je retrace au 1/48° j'ai bien avancé les couples sont retracés mais il reste un peu de travail...!!! je reviendrais sur le forum pour parler de l'avancement.
J'ai commencé également les fichier 3D pour l'accastillage...
Old Style Tug or Puffer Plans
My motto has always been never have enough projects on the go at the same time.
The 3D printed bluebird is ticking over nicely , now I'm already thinking of what next.
Because of age related issues working in the shed with power tools is a tad of a problem, my gifted 3D from my son really has given me a new lease on model making , just one problem it can't handle fine detail , now I'm wondering.
'A' Upgrade the printer or work on a model that hasn't much detail.
'B' look at the next from another way invest in a laser cutter and build plank on frame using the 3D printer for the addons .
My gut feeling is B sounds like a nice new challenge, never have enough of them .
I have done searching but have drawn a blank, anyone have a link for a set of old style plans of a Tug or Clyde Puffer that can be copied into laser cutting files.
My budget is okay for something that isn't costing an arm and a leg Col.
The 3D printed bluebird is ticking over nicely , now I'm already thinking of what next.
Because of age related issues working in the shed with power tools is a tad of a problem, my gifted 3D from my son really has given me a new lease on model making , just one problem it can't handle fine detail , now I'm wondering.
'A' Upgrade the printer or work on a model that hasn't much detail.
'B' look at the next from another way invest in a laser cutter and build plank on frame using the 3D printer for the addons .
My gut feeling is B sounds like a nice new challenge, never have enough of them .
I have done searching but have drawn a blank, anyone have a link for a set of old style plans of a Tug or Clyde Puffer that can be copied into laser cutting files.
My budget is okay for something that isn't costing an arm and a leg Col.
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