Thank you so much !!!!
Thank you so much !!!!
Does anyone have a template for a model 3 panel? I copied a link from this forum for https://sendcutsend.com/. It looks like a good place to get a panel custom cut. I just need a blank template or file with the dimensions to send them.
Thanks,
Jay
I put a bunch of cad models up at https://grabcad.com/tracstarr-1/models
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Airmaster Prop
Garmin Stack
C-FKLO
Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. The model of the Kitfox 6 panel is what I am hunting for, just for the model 3, it looks like the shape and dimensions are very different.
Jay
I am looking to re-do my panel also. I opened the Zip file and I was able to get to the CAD file however, I do not have an application to open the file with. Is there a good easy to use CAD application out there that I could use to open the file with. Further, could it be used to add the cut-outs that I want for the various items to the file so that I could then take the file to a shop to have the panel laser cut?
Fred
EAA, AOPA
KF5 (N49FK & N36KJ)
Phoenix, AZ
You have a EAA member number in your signature, so you can download a fully functional version of Solidworks for free. I've spent my entire working life doing CAD and "speak" many languages. I can honestly say Solidworks is hard to beat. While it has a learning curve if you want to become an expert, importing a panel file and poking some holes in it is a great place to jump in. Start with some of the built in tutorials and you'll know when you're ready to pull in the panel.
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Kitfox 5 (under construction)
Commercial SE/ME, CFII
5-7 are the same. You won't see a return flange on most of the CAD files being shared because many are going to have a place like sendcutsend cut the panel for them. Forming that flange along the bottom requires a press brake with some "oomph" to keep the flange straight, well beyond the capability of a Harbor Freight or similar sheet metal brake.
Solution? Rivet an L angle extrusion to the bottom of the flat panel, which is what I'm going to do. Only someone who has built a Kitfox would ever notice the difference, and only if they stared at it long enough.
I do have a flat pattern drawn up with the flange included (and accounting for the material stretch during forming), in the even that someone has access to a good sheet metal job shop.
Kitfox 5 (under construction)
Commercial SE/ME, CFII
Thanks Alex. I downloaded tracstarr's DWG file from grab cad, which has the return. We've got a machine shot that does a lot of press brake work for us so I think I'll go that route. Do you happen to know what gauge aluminum is used?
I don't know what the gauge number is, but mine (Series 5) is 0.062" thick.
Eric Page
Building: Kitfox 5 Safari | Rotax 912iS | Dynon HDX
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