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Free tutorials and GCODE to Build Full Sized R2d2
Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 9:26 am
by wthierry
I started a blog and someone suggested I share it here with you all. Its goal is to be a complete tutorial on how to cnc build a full sized R2D2 from star wars. I am going step by step and suppliying the files and such as I generate them. check it out if you like.
http://westhierry.net and below is a pic of one of the ones I have built in the past.
Re: Free tutorials and GCODE to Build Full Sized R2d2
Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 9:59 am
by GARYR6
Does he serve drinks at parties?
Re: Free tutorials and GCODE to Build Full Sized R2d2
Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 10:13 am
by wthierry
believe it or not, there are plans for a drink tray like he had in the movie Return Of The Jedi.....
Re: Free tutorials and GCODE to Build Full Sized R2d2
Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 1:57 pm
by tonydude
Hey everybody,
You have to check his blog
http://westhierry.net it's really amazing what you can do with cut2d and cut3d. I saw this on the vectric forum
http://www.vectric.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=10351 yesterday. Check it out.
Tony
Re: Free tutorials and GCODE to Build Full Sized R2d2
Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 2:43 pm
by cdat
Looks good. What do you do with it now that it is built?
Re: Free tutorials and GCODE to Build Full Sized R2d2
Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 8:52 pm
by wthierry
If you like sci fi, this is the ultimate toy... Its also a fun project to do. I am making all the tutorials and gcode available as I build him. This is my 5th droid by the way, so I have a bit of experience in doing this
thanks