How to cover 3D printed wings
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- New covering tutorial for 3D printed planes by KRAGA.
As the covering of 3D printed wings comes with its own set of challenges compared to covering of traditional balsa wings, I made this guide, showing how I cover my 3D printed planes.
Wing that I cover In the video was printed using material similar to PLA.
More at: www.3DprintedRCplanes.com
Thank you for posting this video, I have always wondered how you managed to do this and I must tell you that this problem has stopped me from downloading your STL model files, but now I have more confidence that I could make it work.
Thank you for sharing. Covering can be frustrating thing, but once you have the right tools and technique, everything goes ;-)
Nice video
@KRAGA models At what point do you know it's "good"? My fear is to over heat the PLA. Do you use LW-PLA or PETG instead of PLA to print the wings - it would be a bit more heat resistant.
What about self adhesive film like Orastick. Wouldn't that work if you apply it with some tension?
Hi there... question. Can't you use a heat gun to do the final shrinking of the film? Seems easier and less hot than using iron.
Hi, heat gun is not a good option. Although it is not as hot, it is warming up big part of the wing. It is enough to heat up the plastics by a few degrees and it already expands.
Only option I know of, is to use something like a funnel attached to a heat gun which funnels all the heat through narrow hole in order to apply it very locally - only to middle of the diamonds - areas where there is no plastics under the foil (I know a person who had pretty good results with that approach).
It would be helpful to know the model of the iron and a link to where it can be purchased.
I bought mine locally, it was roughly 16 EUR ($19), only thing I was able to find is this but different branding (not sold anymore) www.amazon.com/Hangar-9-ProTrim-Sealing-Tool/dp/B0006OBN7E/ref=sr_1_3
Would a hair dryer work?
When will the roa glider be finished?
I'm really looking forward to building one in the future
Well, it is done already :-) I just need to release it (make all the assembly guides and drawings and videos ...).
But first I'm going to release Kodo II, which will be soon.
So... no more Solarfilm Lite :o
What was the alternative you found?
Simply said: Oralight from Oracover or UltraCote lite in combination with covering film adhesive (like Cover grip from Deluxe materials) and trimming iron instead of standard one.