R2d2 Booster rockets

[wthierry]

These were my first successful mills for the blue things on the side of a full sized r2d2.

[wthierry]

i chose pink foam for 2 reasons, Its light and wont add much to the weight,

easy to mill.

[metalworkz]

Hello,
They turned out very good! Was it all machined from one side? Thanks for posting the picture.

[wthierry]

Wow another WES! thats weird. Yes, machined from 1 side in 2 inch pink foam. Im going to coat them with a shellac or marine sealer and sand and paint blue.

Cheers.

Wes Thierry

[wthierry]

I modified the design of the booster rockets to be cut out of flat styrene sheet. Much more sturdy and stable.

http://westhierry.net/wordpress/2011/01 ... r-rockets/

[knighttoolworks]

looks like you should have doen that in 2d most could be done with no 3d at all.

[wthierry]

looks like you should have doen that in 2d most could be done with no 3d at all.

the styrene design was done in 2d.. the first one was a 3d model, So Ive used both, and like the 2d one best...

[wthierry]

well the boosters are pretty old... but I did manage to make almost a whole r2 from the cnc machine, with cut2d and cut3d