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Good way to make a quad blade guard?

3689397485?profile=originalSo I was reading the article on the MIT guys using the kinect to map out a physical space and what struck me was not the amazing mapping technology, but their really great guard they've got on their quad props.

 

It looks like the straight edges are CF Rods... does anybody know about the light-colored round pieces that connect under the motor?  Any ideas on the best material/process to make some that are reasonably strong?

 

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    I'm incredibly lame, and can't find it on either their german or us site, nor on x3d-shop.de.  Could somebody loan me as clue?  Many  TIA!!
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  • just ordered it directly from them...
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    Thanks, Abe, that's great information.  I couldn't find anything on their web site, so I've sent them a query regarding availability.  Would you happen to know any of the details regarding how you ordered them?
  • Those blade guards are actually manufactured and sold by ascending technologies.

     

    The black pieces are carbon fiber rods, and the tan is fiberglass (3 peices glued together). The bottom and top part are machined out of a thicker materical to form the shape, and the middle (wide) piece is flexed and glued into place.

     

    Our previous (self made) blade guards (which you can see in our older video) were machined out of polycarbonate. The new fiberglass  ones are stiffer/better, and obviously provide much better coverage

     

    -=Abe

  • these protectors are from ascending technologies
  • I am very interested in finding a good solution for this, too.  The STARMAC guys are also using these kinds of guards and I think they frequent diydrones, so maybe they will tell us how they get these.  I grabbed a frame out of this video and tried to enhance it a little bit in Photoshop to bring out some details:

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  • im guessing nylon but i think you could make it out of shapelock/instamorph http://shapelock.com/
    http://shapelock.com/
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