3D Printed Racer
By Dave_C FPV on Dec 25, 2018
I took a shot at designing a printable FPV racing frame because I want to have a cheap "training" quad for racing practice with good component protection and the possibility to quickly print some spare parts when I need them. The design makes the quad as stiff as most carbon fames when printed with the right material. The weight turned out quite good (87g with hardware and w/o screws).Not much more than a regular carbon racing frame. I flew around 30 Packs so far without any issues. Crash resistance seems fine but i didn't have any really hard impacts yet.
To get the necessary stiffness I used carbon fiber reinforced PLA at 100% infill. Regular PLA will probably work just fine too although crash resistance might be worse. Haven't tried other materials yet...
Frame Specs:
5 or 5.1 Inch
Strech X
87g with 20mm alloy standoffs
20x20 and 30.5x30.5 mounts
SMA Antenna Mount
19mm Micro Cam mount
16x16 motor mounts & space for 23xx motors
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I like this design a lot!!! I'll have to try it now that I have a 3d printer
Thanks! I still have to give 3D printed frames a try. I just got one 1.5 weeks ago, so I'm new to it and I've only used PLA. This guy said polycarbonate works well: https://rotorbuilds.com/build/15694#c23803
Yeah same for me I got my first printer a few weeks ago so I don't have too many filaments yet to experiemt with. Carbon Nylon ist the one I'll try next. Carbon PLA made me quite optimistic that we can get to a more or less decent stability / weight ratio even for 5". Not as good as classic carbon frames but who cares when you can print as many spare parts as you like...
Well... I HAD to catch some 2204 2722KV Hyperlites for ~half off, and similarly... Ima have to build one of these too (because of course I'm buiding that Calimero right now (Hey Ryan... gonna put that extra 20mm ARX canopy on it =])). Well, there goes my "I'm not gonna build any more quads this year" resolution. It's hard.... when your bored and you have a bank balance.
hi. can you please do a nother post of this cause it needs to be seen by more people than just us trolls
hey man , this looks awesome. I am totslly new to this, what type of battredo you use? thanks!
Unfortunately I can't print it due to it not fitting on my tevo taranrula's bed. very interesting though!
I think i might give it a go in petg. will be interesting to see how it is. shuld be a bit more durable although a bit less stiff.
This looks amazing, i'm printing one out right now.
There you go: https://icefilaments.com/material/carbon/
But honestly I havent had the time to test alternatives. I need to get some Carbon Nylon next.
Btw thanks for your feedback! Maybe I will have to come a with a beefier Version 1.1 that works with less exotic materials...
thats a reallllyy smart design dude! i can see where you got some inspiration hahaha but its a great concept to put into 3d printing. got flight vids?
Super cool setup! Is your design available for download? And how is the frame dealing with general crashes so far?
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