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Brian Boatright commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Flight of a "Cyclocopter"
"I watched the video and the hover was not that stable. As far as the design feature, it's massive and has more mechanical parts to fail during flight. Even if it's more efficient it will never been so much more efficient than the cost of maintenance…"
May 23, 2013
Brian Boatright commented on weelian soh's blog post GoPro Wire Rope Mount with Furniture Coasters
"It would be even more stable if it was hanging below the frame."
Mar 10, 2013
Brian Boatright commented on Luke Olson's blog post DIY Power Distribution
"There are all awesome ideas for power distribution for various loads.
@R_Lefebvre that is a piece of art! Is their a related blog post about that build?"
Dec 20, 2012
Brian Boatright commented on John Hestness's blog post Lifehacker interview of Chris Anderson
"Chris, what CNC machine are you adding to your workshop?"
Nov 29, 2012
Brian Boatright commented on Mike Bristol's blog post 3D Printed Quad Copter
"@dudz - I did look at it when it was on Kickstarter a while back, however I would suggest looking and backing http://ultra-bot.com/ instead, for $899."
Oct 2, 2012
Brian Boatright commented on Mike Bristol's blog post 3D Printed Quad Copter
"Two different technologies. If you are looking for that kind of 3D printer there is already one available as a kit and soon the entire plans and software will be released to public. Go to http://www.b9creator.com"
Oct 2, 2012
Brian Boatright commented on Mike Bristol's blog post 3D Printed Quad Copter
"Does the density or shape of the ABS change the material contraction amount? If not both should remain the same other than the normal 3D printing stubble. You could also make the male part of the snap slightly larger and sand it to a more precise…"
Oct 1, 2012
Brian Boatright commented on Mike Bristol's blog post 3D Printed Quad Copter
"Printed nuts and bolts from the 3D warehouse :-). What about making them snap together."
Oct 1, 2012
Brian Boatright commented on Mike Bristol's blog post 3D Printed Quad Copter
"I'm very curious about the cost of materials as well. 
As far as construction. Did you consider welding the pieces together with acetone instead of using bolts or screws? That would reduce the weight and my understanding from others is the chemical…"
Oct 1, 2012
Brian Boatright commented on Mike Bristol's blog post 3D Printed Quad Copter
"There is nothing wrong with Sketchup. I've tried other CAD programs and unless you want to spend countless hours learning how to do things "right" there is no need. Sketchup files can be cleaned up and exported into many formats. I don't have a 3D…"
Oct 1, 2012
Brian Boatright commented on Norman Sanchez's blog post Complete Guide to lipo batteries
"Thanks for this post and sharing your knowledge."
Aug 14, 2012
Brian Boatright commented on Jordi Muñoz's blog post 3DR Customer support nightmare (Our bad, sorry!)
"Try desk.com it's great and we've been using it for over a year."
Jul 27, 2012
Brian Boatright commented on leonardthall's blog post Head first into the deep end :)
"Did you use the Fat Shark camera or hook into the GoPro somehow for your FPV camera? "
Jul 24, 2012
Brian Boatright commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Sparkfun Autonomous Vehicle Competition recap video
"Better spectator area is the best idea, I agree wholeheartedly! :-)"
Jul 24, 2012
Brian Boatright commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Sparkfun Autonomous Vehicle Competition recap video
"I think any vehicles with props or potentially dangerous mechanics should have a dead man's switch from a remote which must be held down during the entire course. Maybe held by the judge or an official just like the robot wars use. 
Also couldn't…"
Jul 23, 2012
Brian Boatright commented on Ed Kirk's blog post Ducted Fan Tricopter
"that would be very COOL. Can the existing software accommodate one or more of the motors changing orientation like that?"
Feb 9, 2012
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