Propwash October 2019 web.pub

Adventures in 3D Printing By Lohring Miller NAMBA Safety Chairman 3D printing has opened up new possibilities for modeling. There are many low cost printers available and almost anything you can imagine can be made in a variety of plastics. Metal parts can also be either directly printed or cast from plastic models. I have made a variety of models available on line, but am mostly interested in the design of model boat parts. Scale drivers, instrument panels, and engines are obvious applications. Aircraft pilot models should work well for drivers and are available on Thingiverse at the url: (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing: 1761697/files) and CGTrader at the url: (https://www.cgtrader.com/3d-print-models/miniatures/ figurines/rc-racing-boat-pilot. and https://www.cgtrader.com/3d-print-models/miniatures/ figurines/drag-boat-pilot-bust). Already printed engines, drivers, and boats are available from https://scale-3d.com/products. The first requirement for new designs is a good 3D modeling program. Fusion 360 is very comprehensive and is free to hobbyists. There are tutorials on line to help with the extensive learning process. My favorites are ones by Lars Christensen at https://www.youtube.com/user/cadcamstuff. Autodesk also has extensive videos. I have been testing ideas for sponsons using my Raptor P limited rigger as seen to the upper right. PROPWASH 16 October 2019 Right Sponson and Turn Fin Left Sponson