zakqwyGetting closer to a print run! Three unique parts at this point:
- Four motor mounts with integrated landing gear
- Four adapters with curvy edges to hold the arms
- Two board spacers with built-in eyes
Pretty straightforward. I bumped the eye model opacity to 100% and temporarily added a hole so they wouldn't look quite so weird:
This stuff all comes together with a few pulltruded CFRP rods, two 0.8mm CFRP plates, the main control board, a tiny rear board spacer, a bit of 2-56 hardware, four motors, a battery, and plenty of Space Glue to look something like this:
Legs got extended to give me a bit more ground clearance; should be close to 10mm now. Wires will run through the arms and connect to the board via a hole in the middle CFRP plate. I haven't added holes at the bottom of the legs to accommodate dabs of hot glue per @Stryker295's recommendation, but this detail will be included prior to order placement.
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Make the parts red and you'll get a flying crab :) Those eyes will definitely help to recognize the flying direction. Will weight be an issue or are these motors powerful enough? Or is your case even lighter than the first one?
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I think it will be a bit lighter, but that is something I would like to quantify. I need a better scale! Eyes were originally just "this way forward" beacons but they morphed into something more. Should be helpful as I've eliminated the four motor LEDs.
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