Re: Eco 6 beam reduction
Thanks Max, I tried to find DWGFastView at the Mac App store but it returned no results. I have searched the web for Mac CAD viewing software and came up empty. It may be because I have an older
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david.bryant4@...
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#7164
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Re: Eco 6 beam reduction
Hi Max and David Thank you for your solution to show DXF(DWG) files on the Mac. To the question of inaccuracy of files translated to PDF. You have the choice by translation of the accuracy. The more
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Bernd Kohler
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#7162
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Re: Eco 65 houseboat "Galadriel"
Dear Pepijn and David, thanks for pointing on this. I'll give it a try :) Best, Holger
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blitzeblau@...
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#7159
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Re: Eco 6 beam reduction
Other than the small early outright racing classes there are few Australian tralersailer catamaran cruising designs for home builders. Some of the Alan Turner Jarcats pushed hard have gone over when
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graeme19121984
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#7160
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Re: Eco 6 beam reduction
David, If you have aniPhone or an iPad along with your Mac, try DWGFastView - they have a free app and so far it¡¯s working beautifully for me. If you are using DropBox for your file storage you may
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Max
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#7161
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Re: Eco 6 beam reduction
Thank you Patrick, I also have a problem with "mission creep" but my drive way and my wife limit my ambitions. :) David
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david.bryant4@...
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#7158
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Re: Eco 65 houseboat "Galadriel"
Holger, I concur with Pepijn, vinegar is the BEST solvent for epoxy. I can't believe that more manuals do not mention it. Even the great Gougeon brothers do not say anything about it. It really
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david.bryant4@...
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#7156
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Re: Eco 65 houseboat "Galadriel"
Hi Holger, Beautiful craftsmanship. Will be good for the family that you don¡¯t use the loud tools like routers and electric planes. A tip on cleaning your tools: use cleaning vinegar. As long as
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Alweereengijp
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#7153
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Re: Eco 6 beam reduction
I had my bulkheads cnc cutted in Brasil were I live, the 650 was my second boat diy, for me it was worth since it kick starts the build, used the time for the pieces to arrive building the jig... and
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Luiz Boms
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#7155
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Re: Eco 6 beam reduction
Here is my email for the PDF files david.bryant4@... Thanks, David ---In k-designs@..., <Bernd@...> wrote : I was given no answer to the CNC cutting special to you. I have the
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david.bryant4@...
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#7154
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Re: Eco 6 beam reduction
Bernd, I have a Mac computer so I cannot install the free software. But regardless the printing shop that will plot the files only works with PDF files, so ben if I could open DXF I would still have
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david.bryant4@...
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#7157
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Re: Eco 6 beam reduction
I was given no answer to the CNC cutting special to you. I have the drawing files in PDF to. But be aware that with file conversion, in this case from DXF CAD/CAM/ files to normal read files system
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Bernd Kohler
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#7152
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Re: Eco 6 beam reduction
Hi Brendt, I wrote about CNC cutting of the panels for the Eco 6 but my name is not Patrick so I don't know if you were replying to me or not. In any event, I cannot read the files, nor can I print
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david.bryant4@...
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#7151
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Re: Eco 65 houseboat "Galadriel"
Give her my regards, and yes you found the right woman Bernd
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Bernd Kohler
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#7150
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Re: Eco 6 beam reduction
The gain is less as you will expect. Because it is a funktion of beam to height of the boat. The trailer would be a very expensive affaire and the boat can not so far canted that it will be inside the
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Bernd Kohler
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#7148
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Re: Eco 6 plans
Hi Luiz Thank you for your througts. I am also wondering. The KD 650 is easy to build, needs no boards, is fast, easy to set up. I know, many intersted persons ask there "expert" friends and get then
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Bernd Kohler
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#7147
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Re: Eco 6 beam reduction
Hi Patrick Thanks for joining in. It is as you mention uninteresting to have the bulkheads or any other part CNC cut. Was it a boat with U shaped sections the story would be different. It is it not
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Bernd Kohler
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#7146
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Re: Eco 65 houseboat "Galadriel"
Hello Holger Thank you for your nice introduction..?t is funny to see the 3 different boats from the same drawing sets and all under construction in Germany. Good start so to see. There is always a
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Bernd Kohler
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#7145
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Re: Eco 65 houseboat "Galadriel"
No Sir, lol I've been luckily married for 23 years and, as long as there's always time left for wife and family and building happens just in that room there's no reason to worry about that... The
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blitzeblau@...
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#7149
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Re: Eco 6 beam reduction
Hi David Just a quick note here. Remember you can use butt joints to connect the plywood if you don¡¯t want to scarf the plywood. And you can do the gluing on the boat itself, panel by panel. It is a
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voya12m
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#7144
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