Peon 230
By Silicon_Dreams on Mar 21, 2018
First quad build, thought it would be a fun challenge to 3D print the frame. Went with a 3D printed frame because of the availability of a 3D printer at work, but also because this is going to end up becoming the trainer drone for some younger kids. 3D printing the frame means we've got tons of spare parts, as well as getting them more involved in using a 3D printer and the software that goes with it.
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for the arms, wouldn't you want the fibers of the print to go lengthwise instead of short fibers across the arm? cool idea :)
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what plastic is this printed in?
Printed with PLA, but would definately see it being much better with ABS or PETG.
Well PETG would surely be stronger, but if you get bored and don't mind taking it all apart again, there's actually a little hack that works for PLA prints only and makes it actually significantly stronger than ABS. Look up PLA annealing. You basically just have to leave the prints in the oven overnight.
Hadn't heard about it. Will definitely have to give it a try. Already replaced a few parts after some heavy crashes so bound to have to replace parts in the future since its going to be a training Quad for some younger kids. Thanks for the heads up!
it might shrink on you. rule of thumb is 4%, the motor mountings might get messed up.
have one my self!