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Rolffeof6
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Quadcopter

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When I introduced myself in the"New Member" section a couple days ago, I mentioned that I had come up with my own design for a quadcopter that I was going to print on the RMax. One of the replies requested photos when I got it printed and put together. Well, the RMax is still in the box, but I thought I'd provide some pics from FreeCAD of some of the pieces. Seemed like a fun thing to do.
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Main Body Top
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Oh man this is going to be cool :)
I loved my Rostock so much I now sell them in Oz :)
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Should have posted this in "What are YOU making?" Sorry for that. Live and learn... do better next time.
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I'm working on a design for a copter too. I'll make sure to share the build on this forum!
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Great! Absolutely fantastic! Two copters to print! Hallelujah!
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Jimustanguitar wrote:I'm working on a design for a copter too. I'll make sure to share the build on this forum!
Yes you'd better! The Rostock Virtual Army needs more robotic soldiers!

(note to NSA, this is a joke)
I loved my Rostock so much I now sell them in Oz :)
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Re: Quadcopter

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I've always had a fascination for the RC stuff; copters, quadcopters, planes, cars, boats, etc... but man is it expensive. At least with the printer, as you've shown, you could make a lot of your own parts or replacement parts, but the electronics are still a killer.
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Re: Quadcopter

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Yes it is expensive. I've attached an Excel worksheet with some pricing... fyi.
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