Actually in the process of building a bigger tri, I'll incorporate folding arms into this one, shot for the inspiration. Motor to motor will be 80cm will definitely be more practical.
Yes certainly, it's great to see the end result.. If it's built well, it will fly well.. that's my motto with these things. Ultimately I'd like to design (using a cad prog) a quad from the ground up and have it cnc'd/laser cut too but I have not much experience in this field.
Great, will check out what you're building, I'll keep an eye out.
Thanks very much, every time I make these arms I think of a more automated system, yes, a cnc machine would make short work of it.. one day. Using the milling machine one has to crank it along counting the turns.. one slip up and you have to start again. I've built all my frames this way and every time I say to myself this is the last but, I love this hobby too much.
Hi Daniel, I use aluminium square tubing for the booms. A milling machine is used to machine the holes accurately, it's quite labor intensive and takes time but results in a light weight and still very strong arm. I used a spray can to spray it black.
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Actually in the process of building a bigger tri, I'll incorporate folding arms into this one, shot for the inspiration. Motor to motor will be 80cm will definitely be more practical.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XZZxLuWHhY&feature=youtu.be
Yes certainly, it's great to see the end result.. If it's built well, it will fly well.. that's my motto with these things. Ultimately I'd like to design (using a cad prog) a quad from the ground up and have it cnc'd/laser cut too but I have not much experience in this field.
Great, will check out what you're building, I'll keep an eye out.
I'm uploading a vid to youtube now, showing a bit of the process.. will add link.
Thanks very much, every time I make these arms I think of a more automated system, yes, a cnc machine would make short work of it.. one day. Using the milling machine one has to crank it along counting the turns.. one slip up and you have to start again. I've built all my frames this way and every time I say to myself this is the last but, I love this hobby too much.
Hi Daniel, I use aluminium square tubing for the booms. A milling machine is used to machine the holes accurately, it's quite labor intensive and takes time but results in a light weight and still very strong arm. I used a spray can to spray it black.