Better VTOL Configuration for Personal Aircraft

I finally managed to install the cable carriers and the E-stop switches. The machine looks better and better now.

I've received the cable carrier drag chain and emergency stop buttons on Friday. I need to install them on the machine

As the purpose of the CNC machine is to cut and carve foam, I did some testing, adapted some hot wire tools for the purpose and cut some foam I had lying around. Cutting the logo of Aliptera Using a hot wire tool: Tried some 3D carving. The melted foam didn't have where to go so the bad result is expected. The tool used: Some more "Art"

It is time to talk about the tools used to build the machine. A drill press, bought specially for this purpose from Kijiji. A miter saw I borrowed from my friend Ion, Ion thank you for lending it to me, without it I would have a hard time cutting all those aluminum profiles! A bench grinder I made; A hand drill and various other hand tools.

Last weekend I didn't do too much: I cut the table out of birch plywood, it is not yet attached to the moving X axis frame; I mounted the electronics and did some wiring. I found some neat locations for the home position switches and wired them:

I decided to build a wooden base for the machine.

The 3D "pen" test