Thanks for the files and vids. That ornithopter looks beautiful in flight. I always wanted to build one but never have.

:idea: Wait, I think I see a FFF version in the near future... hhhmmmm :arrow: to be continued... (please excuse the drama, I get excited).

 

ooooooh. This one's definitely on my build list now!! Thanks, cmreel!

 

7up, Heres the start of a yardbird I was thinking I could cut out of thin ply 1/16"

Don't know when I will get back to it though Attached files

 

Mark, that is cool, you should really finish that one.

You are meaning that you cut that on your Phlatprinter, right?

 

Yup sure did, I really don't want to give out plans on this one because I traced it from a drawing and Im sure they do not want it out there, but I would like to make one for myself one day.
Mark

 

Yea, I can understand that.

 

This file is worked up for a 1/8" bit.

 

Thanks for setting this up in Sketchup, Mark. I'm prepping this file for another CNC machine and the original PDFs were all cruddy. I've hand cut and built this plane before in 3mm and it came out to 7.6oz all up and was one of my favorite no wind flyer! After countless encounters with mailboxes, trees and small children (nobody hurt!), I'm retiring mine to make a new one.

THIS IS AN AWESOME PLANE, but build it really light!

The original had the WORST part layout and breaks easily in the joined sections!

 

ToxicToast,
No problem thank you for the insight into the characteristics of this plane.
I have a question for you. Are you able to use the Phlatscript with your cnc machine? I ask this because I think that others should know that it is possible to do this, so far everyone I have talked to tells me that they can use it no problems. Which is really cool!
Mark

 

Kram, no the phatscript GCode is not compatible. Because the rb files are reversible, I could spend a considerable amount of time re-engeneering the code but it isn't worth the effort. Some of the numbers need to be reversed as the gantry Z axis on the MultiCAM is reversed from the numbers on the Phlattie.

But, the layouts in sketchup that you are doing make it incredibly easy to export the files in DXF, which I can then prep using an expensive program called Enroute. It is about as easy to use as phlatscript, and the tab controls are very nice. Plus, I can mill about 1.5 mm pockets easily with it.

When I get settled into my new home in CA, I'll be ordering the MK2 for myself since I won't have access to this amazing MultiCAM machine anymore.

I'm going to do a new parts layout of the Morback soon for personal use. Not a mini, but it will be a bit more friendly on structural side of things. The original (not mini) layout had some glue joins in bad locations, like right at the fuse/nose/wing connection, which is a very likely break spot (trust me!). I want to get it to be un-cut foam there.

I read recently that when possible, you should use Canopy Glue for the airframe as it tends to flex more on impact, rather than rip. We're talking 3mm depron here, which is a lot more brittle than our trusty blue stuff.

I'll share it here when time permits.