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  1. lemuba

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    New IPhone Bumper - All parts printed with in 0,1mm layer and 100% infill

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  2. lemuba

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    My latest prints in PLA:

    T4 Mini Copter 250 size - parts as motors, brushless controllers ordered at Hobbyking and on the way - this will be my fun copter for the winter season and in house/hall flights...:

    T4 Mini:

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    Cargo Hook for water bombs :)

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  3. Mike Kelly

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    Quality looking prints and fun stuff!
     
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    Does it run in 4 motors or one?
    I flew ducted and delta wing and I am wondering if I could use my gear in the quad copters or is it a different beast?

    Got a really good brushless and 4 channel radio and I figure I'd give the copters a try. Any tips?
     
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    There are specific motor controllers (ESC) for the quads (if that helps answer your question).
    That is what we used in ours.
     
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    Today heavy lift and fun....:



     
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    Peter,

    Quad: 4 Motors, Hexa Copter 6 Motors, and so on. A 4 channel radio is just the minimum to fly and controll a copter (throttle, yaw, nick and roll = 4 channels) - but then a 6-better more channel programmable radio required to programm the different flight modes and to switch additional functions as the cargo hook of my T4 Mini Quad Copter. For beginners I suggest to buy a mini Hubsan Copter to learn flying, to read more at e.g. rcgroups.com, to go the next steps step by step...

    To built an individual Quadcopter is NOT plug and play:) The same as starting with 3D printing for me a couple of months ago.

    http://www.hubsan.com/

    Best regards,

    Matthias
     
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    Good analogy. Expect to crash a lot learning how to fly...
     
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    Granted the radios have changed. We use a Futaba-7 and a Fuitaba-8U simply because that we what we already had (from back in the robot days).
    The simulator is a win regardless.
     
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    P.S. and finding a correct transmitter module for the Futaba radios that worked with the 2.4ghz stuff was... a challenge (and pricey). However sooooo much better than the old days of frequency management with channel clips and the like.
     
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    Futaba is 1A quality! To contoll my big Black Widow Quadcopter beast, fully equipped with Gopro/Gimbal, 2nd Sony FPV Cam, R/C Video Switch, Horn, Telemetrie, etc., etc. I use a 12 channel Graupner Hott MX20 Radio - my "old/beginner" Dx6i I use still for the Simulator.

    Br,

    Matthias


     
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    You know, I could totally find a use for 12 channels too....:D

    I have learned the hard way that getting a good controller module (the ESC equivalent) is really key.
    We used a Naza (the v2 w/GPS) and it is pre-programmed to a certain extent (which takes a bit of getting used to).
    There are better ones out there I am sure.

    Speaking of which I GOTTA get a camera installed ... That is too cool.
     
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    What about the autonomous stuff? What makes that work?
     
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    Next copter in the Pipeline....
    http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:511668

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    Simplify3D is great!:
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    Still printing this parts in 0,3mm with the E3D V6 and a 0,4mm nozzle - but for this kind of parts I will try/use in the future a bigger nozzle for faster printing speed as high resolution is not really necessary...
     
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    Awesome man. Is that the new design that was just featured?
     
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    Yes it is... Will use this copter then for short distance speed FPV flights and not worring about a possible crash... Have you watched the trailer? Looks like a lot of fun :)

     
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    I can't watch too much drone stuff or else there will be multiple few hundred dollar charges on the credit card and a very angry wife.
     

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