Hmmmm.....
Yeah, but I can tell my wife I *need* the new router to cut the fin slots...
Looking at CNC routers, it looks like I can spend about $150 for a Vevor or Sainsmart 3018 Pro, or I can build an even better one, starting with a router such as a Makita or DeWalt.
I have had both the Dewalt and Makita - I recommend the Makita. They have lasted longer for me (in a CNC router) and have a wider range of speeds available.
https://docs.v1e.com/mpcnc/intro/ to get started. You'll either need a 3D printer, or someone to make the 3D printed parts.
That's what I was thinking. A jig to hold the airframe under the CNC and Bob's yer uncle!
You can use the router to cut out the parts for the jig. But nepotism is unethical.
My mother had been pestering my father about some bookshelves to go in a corner. I'm sure she would have been happy with purchased shelves, but my father wanted to make them himself. One Christmas, a nicely wrapped table saw showed up as a present, for my mother. As I recall, she was not particularly amused. Eventually, my dad used the saw when making the bookshelves, but I think it took a while. I inherited them. They are a real pain to move and I have to be careful because some of the shelves are slanted outwards!My wife once asked me to hang a pair of antique skis on the wall. I told her I needed a new 12" compound miter saw to do that. That silver bullet only worked
once... But, I still have my miter saw
I stacked 3 and got exactly 1/8" slots.
And got 50 percent more itching dust than if you had cut two slots close together. A lot more than if you were enough of a wizard to cut slots with the old style discs. ;-p I think they might have been less than 1/32" thick and prone to shattering.
