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I recently built a 4 axis foam cutter to cut wings for RC airplanes. To build this project I used mostly hardware store parts combined with old 3D printer components. I put together a youtube video explaining a little more of the details. The link is posted below. Let me know what you think!
Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQN6KdKg7DI
Wow, terrific project and many thanks for posting here. I'm so used to the 4th axis being something rotary I love the 4 linear drives! I can imagine some of the beautiful shapes it will make. Because of current projects I have put off looking into Arduino but you have now given me a reason to start down that path. Looking forward to your other work in the future. All the best.
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Thanks m2rechtin! We've added your 4-Axis Hot Wire Foam Cutter to our Foam Cutters category,
as well as to your builder page: m2rechtin's Homemade Tools. Your receipt:
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VERY nice project!!!
This is an amazing project. Well done! :bow::bow: You can probably find other uses for it than RC planes, such as making custom foam inserts for hard cases and drawers.
The one thing I would recommend is to separate high voltage wires from your low voltage into different bundles for safety.