That should work very well. I have the largest Gong that is 2800 cm square. it is about 48" wide. I think yours will be easier to ride. All of the width makes it torque sideways alot getting up. I have it on a big inflatable wing foil that makes it super easy for learning how to foil behind a boat. The board has enough volume to stand up on. Can't wait to try this one. It should be great for wing foiling or a home made e-foil!
You shouldn't worry that much about drag, because bigger wing=greater lift at lower speeds. This wing doesn't need speed to do it's job, because if there is speed then there will be too much lift. The surfer will really have to apply an uncomfortable amount of downforce to ride it. Strength would be the biggest concern. A little bump during transport could shatter it.
Good points. If the wings turns out nice, I ship them stuck inside of their own cutout from the foam stock... I will of course need to order larger blocks for this one. That along with a few other shipping braces makes for a great box. So far only one out of a few hundred has shown up broken!
@@clearwaterhydrofoils4313 I think you know what to do. Main thing is to get it made and into the water and surf. Just experiment. You know the trailing edge doesn't need to be one single edge, because as the wing get's bigger it becomes a "delta" shape. You can make a "v-shape" or "curve it" . You can even experiment in the z-direction by adding a dihedral angle, which is what you typically see on "trainer airplanes" vs. "flat wing". I think that will make the wing "less responsive" , which would be good for beginners. Anyways, have fun and just crank them out.
You should switch to XPS (construction foam) dude. I recently did this and my trailing edges are coming out much sharper after CNC machining, no EPS beads coming loose. Also not as brittle as EPS and much smoother finish.
Absolutely. Before I got the CNC I shaped out HUNDREDS of wings by hand. Obviously the more you do the easier it becomes. But if you work methodically you can get pretty good results.
Great DIY! Looking forward to seeing how this larger area wing performs. Most of the largest off-the-shelf seem to be around 2400sq.cm max. Do you change your angle-of-incidence setting depending on wings or settled in on a good all-around aoi?
GoFoil has the big Maliko 280, 41" span which looks about the same size as the 3000. Seems to have more downward tip curve and dihedral though compared to the 3000. M-280 is a beautiful wing for light wind windsurf foiling, Wing foiling, small wave SUP foiling and downwind foiling. Hope your 3000 is too!
I'm planning to build a small CNC machine to cut foam shapes and, if I understood your design correctly, you're using a 3D printing software to slice the opposite shape of the wing, right?! Thus, you design the wing and place a cube surrounding it, subtract and export these two halves to the slicing software slice each side separately.
@@trexinvert hobbysts like me usually don't have CNC machines at home, however, the principle of a CNC machine, or any other g-code guided machine, is the same. 3 (or 4) step motors guided by a software. My concern is about the software. For 3D printing we have some good software for free but we must adapt the workflow according to a 3D printing job. Moreover, I do have a cheap 3d printer and it would be fairly simple to build a clone of it to cut foam...
@@rnelias Okay I understand you don't exactly have a full machine shop and cad at your disposal. What is your priority? You are just interested in creating hydrofoil geometry? You are a surfer and just want to make it and surf it.
Very nice! I wish it works as you expect and I hope you add this new wing to your store shortly after.
hell yes ..love your work
That should work very well. I have the largest Gong that is 2800 cm square. it is about 48" wide. I think yours will be easier to ride. All of the width makes it torque sideways alot getting up. I have it on a big inflatable wing foil that makes it super easy for learning how to foil behind a boat. The board has enough volume to stand up on. Can't wait to try this one. It should be great for wing foiling or a home made e-foil!
Have you thought about making a high aspect wing ? Maybe something in the future
You shouldn't worry that much about drag, because bigger wing=greater lift at lower speeds. This wing doesn't need speed to do it's job, because if there is speed then there will be too much lift. The surfer will really have to apply an uncomfortable amount of downforce to ride it. Strength would be the biggest concern. A little bump during transport could shatter it.
Good points. If the wings turns out nice, I ship them stuck inside of their own cutout from the foam stock... I will of course need to order larger blocks for this one. That along with a few other shipping braces makes for a great box. So far only one out of a few hundred has shown up broken!
@@clearwaterhydrofoils4313 I think you know what to do. Main thing is to get it made and into the water and surf. Just experiment. You know the trailing edge doesn't need to be one single edge, because as the wing get's bigger it becomes a "delta" shape. You can make a "v-shape" or "curve it" . You can even experiment in the z-direction by adding a dihedral angle, which is what you typically see on "trainer airplanes" vs. "flat wing". I think that will make the wing "less responsive" , which would be good for beginners. Anyways, have fun and just crank them out.
You should switch to XPS (construction foam) dude. I recently did this and my trailing edges are coming out much sharper after CNC machining, no EPS beads coming loose. Also not as brittle as EPS and much smoother finish.
Great job.could you please share the drawings for the big one? Thanks
How would a cat go about carving one of these out by hand? Yes it would take longer but would it be possible to shape out an even foil?
Absolutely. Before I got the CNC I shaped out HUNDREDS of wings by hand. Obviously the more you do the easier it becomes. But if you work methodically you can get pretty good results.
Great work! Any CNC files available?
Did you find the files ?
Awesome!
Great DIY! Looking forward to seeing how this larger area wing performs. Most of the largest off-the-shelf seem to be around 2400sq.cm max. Do you change your angle-of-incidence setting depending on wings or settled in on a good all-around aoi?
I have found with all wings, the angle of incidence should be perpendicular to the fuselage... this also makes it easy to set up and jig when molding
@@clearwaterhydrofoils4313 Thanks.
GoFoil has the big Maliko 280, 41" span which looks about the same size as the 3000. Seems to have more downward tip curve and dihedral though compared to the 3000. M-280 is a beautiful wing for light wind windsurf foiling, Wing foiling, small wave SUP foiling and downwind foiling. Hope your 3000 is too!
please tell me what software do you use to draw? Thanks
Fusion360
Renato Elias thanks bro 🙌🙌
I'm planning to build a small CNC machine to cut foam shapes and, if I understood your design correctly, you're using a 3D printing software to slice the opposite shape of the wing, right?! Thus, you design the wing and place a cube surrounding it, subtract and export these two halves to the slicing software slice each side separately.
If you have a CNC cutting in all 3 directions and tooling like vacuum clamps for final z-direction cut. That's all you need. Cancel your 3d printer.
@@trexinvert hobbysts like me usually don't have CNC machines at home, however, the principle of a CNC machine, or any other g-code guided machine, is the same. 3 (or 4) step motors guided by a software. My concern is about the software. For 3D printing we have some good software for free but we must adapt the workflow according to a 3D printing job.
Moreover, I do have a cheap 3d printer and it would be fairly simple to build a clone of it to cut foam...
@@rnelias Okay I understand you don't exactly have a full machine shop and cad at your disposal. What is your priority? You are just interested in creating hydrofoil geometry? You are a surfer and just want to make it and surf it.