Hello,
Just for the laugh and DIY competition spirit, we saw two recent blog posts about how to do the cheapest as possible landing gear for quads. Here is my formula : estimated cost : less than 2 dollars for four legs using swimming pool foam sausages (i do not know how you call this in english, we say "boudin" in french but American do not eat "boudin" , sausage is the closest I find ;). So here it goes with my recipe:
-One long foam "sausage" , found in any sport's shop for old ladies needing support in swimming pools
-Cut the foam sausage in four equal pieces of length = original 3DR leg + one or two inches
-Cut at 60° the bottom of each piece
-Tie each foam piece with zippies on the 3DR leg
Other view:
Who can do cheaper ?
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Thx Jason, therefore your Wise name...
I have the cheapest idea yet....avoid the ground and dont land hard! this costs nothing :)
@Olivier, comme cela tu releves le niveau moyen francais ;)
@stefan, the aluminium foil (is in fact a thick aluminium tape) is used to shield againt EMI interferences all of the sensitive parts. It is indeed the sonar that you see shielded. Here is another picture for you:
Hugues, what have you covered in aluminium foil on the first picture? Is that the sonar?
Haha, nice one! Good idea!
I'll see if I can get a volume rebate if I buy my rubber parts in larger quantities, that should get the price down to 1 dollar :-)
@Cheap Rubber pods
Ahh nice one Hugues! I've seen the foam used several times, but not in the diagonal position. Unique and probably effective.
Plus I see you have the pingpong ball guards. I was thinking about doing that too, because we want to keep our fingers.
et en France, ils appellent ça des "frites"...
in France they call them "fries"
PS: je suis un compatriote expatrié en Haute Savoie :-)
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