@pylonuk even more reason to look to use alternate materials such as Depron. It does mean looking at designs a bit different as load bearing areas hav...

@jono I made a mistake in my post above, my laser beam is approximately 0.1mm (spec says 0.08) not 0.01!

@jono I've created a new topic to deal with specific Lightburn tips and tricks which should clear this build topic up a bit I think!

Personally I would recommend using the Lightburn Help (from the top menu bar) as that provides excellent guidance about how to use the software: I...

The following has been copied from Jono's Akromaster build thread as it seems to be more appropriate here. ChatGPT is my new friend ...

Alternative tail, straight edges = easier build?

So my thoughts, drawn out into some form of basic model. This is loosely based on a model I had back in the 60s and was my first RC 'plane (!) powered...

@jono if you want to control it via Lightburn then I guess that the controller board would need to be changed too. To be fair mine is on 99% of the ti...

@jono imo air assist is a must as it helps to give a much cleaner cut.

@jono mine is a Sculpfun 20w, this may help

@pylonuk I think that as long as you understand the basic concept of construction planes>sketches>bodies then you can work your way through it.

@pylonuk the beauty of Depron is that it easily available, you don’t have to worry about different grades, it’s cheap and easy to work with plus allow...

@pylonuk it is quite impressive, the more you look at and use Fusion 360 the better it gets!

@pylonuk Yes you have the option to select the grain direction.