I've printed parts for small helis, and they've held up well so far. A tail boom mount for a Microheli MCPX frame out of PLA. A few tail motor mounts (with integrated tail fin) for a 2mm boom with 7 and 8.5mm diameter tail motors for the Nano CPX using bright yellow and green TPU, they seem indestructible. Also a tail fin for my Goosky S1 that has a recess for a second CF tail motor mount, also out of bright TPU. I crashed it tail first and snapped the original CF fin. The tail fins are firm enough to not hit the blade with a mild strike and soft enough to never break. I used Geeetech (i think thats the name) TPU with great results, also Bambulabs TPU, but it's a bit firmer and not as bright of colors are available.
@LifeAroundDamian I've also found the TPU is good for holding batteries in the battery box. I've been thinking about TPU landing skids, but they'd have to be beefy if they were 100% TPU. I may try to make a small shoulder piece that attaches to the frame (side to side) and use regular (PLA or modded) skids that have circular uprights to go into holes in the TPU. Kind of like this /---------\ the screws can go through the TPU and thread into the PLA frame, it may need washers or a PLA plate to keep the screws from pulling through.
3D prints scare me. I 3D printed an RV2 Model RC plane from Eclipson STL Files. On my first flight, the wings folded and the fuselage harpooned the side of my truck at high speed. It was an expensive phone call to Dent Wizard. lol
After that incident, I dont blame you for being scared at all, I would be too! Haha, there are definitely a lot of variables to consider when going into a project like that. I had my heli explode in front of me during flight, so I had to go back to the drawing board lol This heli is quite robust, but no worries I can do the flying so you don't have to 😂 as long as you enjoy the content!
I've printed parts for small helis, and they've held up well so far. A tail boom mount for a Microheli MCPX frame out of PLA.
A few tail motor mounts (with integrated tail fin) for a 2mm boom with 7 and 8.5mm diameter tail motors for the Nano CPX using bright yellow and green TPU, they seem indestructible. Also a tail fin for my Goosky S1 that has a recess for a second CF tail motor mount, also out of bright TPU. I crashed it tail first and snapped the original CF fin.
The tail fins are firm enough to not hit the blade with a mild strike and soft enough to never break. I used Geeetech (i think thats the name) TPU with great results, also Bambulabs TPU, but it's a bit firmer and not as bright of colors are available.
Thats awesome!
@LifeAroundDamian I've also found the TPU is good for holding batteries in the battery box.
I've been thinking about TPU landing skids, but they'd have to be beefy if they were 100% TPU. I may try to make a small shoulder piece that attaches to the frame (side to side) and use regular (PLA or modded) skids that have circular uprights to go into holes in the TPU.
Kind of like this /---------\ the screws can go through the TPU and thread into the PLA frame, it may need washers or a PLA plate to keep the screws from pulling through.
3D prints scare me. I 3D printed an RV2 Model RC plane from Eclipson STL Files. On my first flight, the wings folded and the fuselage harpooned the side of my truck at high speed. It was an expensive phone call to Dent Wizard. lol
After that incident, I dont blame you for being scared at all, I would be too! Haha, there are definitely a lot of variables to consider when going into a project like that. I had my heli explode in front of me during flight, so I had to go back to the drawing board lol This heli is quite robust, but no worries I can do the flying so you don't have to 😂 as long as you enjoy the content!
Holy Gain! Haha nice work Damian, looking forward to printing one out.
Thanks! I'm consistently impressed with what this heli can handle!
Love this project.
Thanks! I'm definitely happy with how its turning out!
Goosky watching this:
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They sure are lol