To big to cut 5 by 10 panel

WebControl General Discussion
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I am thinking about building one of these but I will need to go out to 5 by 10 foot. cutting fiberglass skins
I know I’d have to make the top bar much longer for the top using 2 by 2 steel but worried about the weight of the chains on the motor

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the weight of the chains should not be a problem, use the spreadsheet to
experiment with different top beam lengths and heights.

David Lang

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David thank you what spread sheet ? cant seam to down load t Ground Control

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at this point webcontrol (the topic you are posting in) is recommended over
ground control

David Lang

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i been read about this type set up for the last 4 day don’t know who who . trying to find the webcontrol down load .thank you for the link but locked. I want to know if it works for my needs . before I buy all that aluminum tubing for a movable frame old person

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makermade offers longer chains so you can go past the original 4’ x 8’ restriction

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the fields that set dimensions should be available (or you can copy the entire
page to your own account)

David Lang

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I modified mine to be able to cut 4x8 but I’m pretty sure that it could cut 5x10. My motors eventually gave out but that is probably because I used them a TON. -I’m pretty sure that the use of bungees or a counterweight system is what helps to make it easier on the motors.

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When using the whole 4X8 sheet in you project. What kind of errors did you see across the sheet. I am attempting to use a whole sheet for a project and I am getting ~1/2 an inch of stretch on the height. ie. a cut on the opposite end of the sheet is occurring a 48.5 inch instead of 48 and all my circles are ovals.