Laser cut your own ArduCopter replacement parts

I keep breaking my ArduCopter arches, so rather than order replacements, I just laser cut my own through Ponoko. I've uploaded the design, so you can do it too. Select 3mm clear acrylic, P1 size. It should cost $8.20 plus shipping for the four arches shown above. Note that these are laser cut, not CNC milled, so they don't have the notch on the side that fits snugly on the arms. But they work fine all the same.

Thanks to Sandro Benigno, you can also order a set of five replacement dome rings, as shown here:

All the other parts are in the ArduCopter repository, but need to be converted to SVG format to laser cut. If you see something you'd like to make, let me know and I'll convert and upload it to Ponoko. Most can be laser cut as easily as CNC milled, but in some cases you might need to do a little finishing work, like counter-sinking some holes. No biggie...

UPDATE:

I've added the Main Square:

And the Legs:

And the carrier board:

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Bill Vickers February 19, 2011 at 12:20pm

I'm having trouble seeing those files. Is there some program I need to view them?
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Chris Anderson February 19, 2011 at 11:43am

At Ponolo you can also choose Delrin as your material. It's a little less rigid, but essentially indestructible. Quite a bit more expensive, though. I would not choose aluminum, because it's too thin and won't fit the other parts right.

You can also choose ply, but I don't think that's any tougher than acrylic and doesn't look as good.
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Robert Krogh (hooks) February 19, 2011 at 11:24am

Clear acrylic will never be able to take the beatings these machines gets. It would be much better to look for other materials not so fragile. Clear acrylic is good for the look and business but bad material when it takes some hard landings. If acrylic is a must then look for ACRYLIC-pvc KYDEX^®
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Doug Weibel February 19, 2011 at 11:14am

Well, the trick is to order them before you need them. Otherwise you end up fabricating bits manually to get yourself back in the air. Sandro's dome rings look WAY better than what I produce with hand tools ;)

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