The materials for the models have arrived, albeit extremely late (Friday).
The foam seems to not be terribly difficult to work with. However, I am finding it very odd that there are very few, if any, tutorials on molding and working with Depron foam. The tutorials that we have here on the blog are useful for other types of foam (i.e. BlueCor) where one would be able to cut through blocks. Depron, however, comes in sheets, so molding is a crucial step in working with the material. Preliminary tests with the foam show that the foam is easy to mold when heated, so we may be able to work with irons or ovens to mold the foam.
Modeling of the 3D glider is nearing completion. We determined that the 3D model will be used primarily for visualization purposes, as we found no good way to transfer the data from the model to any cutting / printing machine. From this model, we aim to gain a sense of proportions from which we can create our physical models.
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