DIY 3D Printer with OpenBeam
I’ve been tempted to build a 3D Printer for the last couple of years. I’ve followed their development on reprap.org and on message boards and forums but never really liked the print quality and the ribbed, non-smooth appearance of the printed items. A few months ago I finally decide to try out the 3D Printing […]
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Convert a CNC Router to a 3D Printer
I didn’t have a ‘large project’ budget for 2013 so I decided that I would do something a bit more low key and convert a CNC router to a 3D Printer. I have been looking at 3D printers over the last few years. They looked kind of cool, but the quality on most filament 3D […]
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New Multicopter FPV Flight Video
Posted on July 15th, 2012 in Custom Projects, FPV, GoPro, Multicopter, Radio Control, Technology, Video
I shot another more interesting multicopter FPV flight this evening. My buddy Ollie shot the video from the handycam and was my backup pilot and spotter and I flew the camera on my Y-6 hexacopter. On my previous flight, which was my first time flying a multicopter via FPV, I just lazily strolled around because […]
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Another Silly Quest – Dynamic Balancing
I really want to get the best results out of my Y-6 Multicopter camera platform and I know a big part of that is reducing motor/prop vibrations in the airframe. I’m looking into a dynamic balancer for the purpose because even with static balancing there are still vibes. The system is not running smoothly and […]
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Y-6? Why not!? My Custom Built Y-6 Multicopter
Posted on March 11th, 2012 in Arduino, Custom Projects, DIY CNC, Electronics, GoPro, Helicopter, Lighting, Radio Control, Technology, Video
I have wanted to get into multicopter building and flying for a few years now but this year I finally took the dive and got into it pretty quickly. I did a lot of reading and shopping for which flight controller to purchase and while I would like to experiment with the open source software […]
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