Jman
Site Developer
Here is a quote from a homebuilder's website about a new method for getting your metal parts machined. Here is the link to his site: http://imagedv.com/aircamper/log/image-pages/06-10-03.htm
Jake
Very interesting.A few weeks ago I happened to come across www.emachineshop.com. They are a machine shop that allows you to submit your orders online. They have their own CAD drawing program that you download. You draw your parts and then it will tell you how much the parts will cost. I spent a few hours drawing some parts I needed for my wing and fuselage and then submitted my order electronically.
Today my 4140 steel fittings arrived from www.emachineshop.com. The fittings are GREAT! VERY precisely cut to +/- .005" tolerance. They also did the bending on the parts that needed it.
Cuts are extremely smooth and bends are done with the proper radius to prevent cracking. Price was inexpensive. If you need machined parts made this is the place to do it!
Now that I have the wing spar plates I can begin work on the wing center section.
The pics below show just a couple of the parts.
Jake