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Zip Tie Gopro mount: Quick review

Recently, I 3D printed a zip tie GoPro mount from Thingiverse for my 250 racer. This Particular model was made by TMORIS9 and you can find it by clicking here. The overall design was fantastic and was able to be printed quite strongly using only 25% infill.

I used:

PLA printing filiment

CURA 3d slicer program

Prusa Mendel iiiP 3d printer

Settings:

I would highly recommend printing this model (and most others) on a raft type platform. This helps the printer get flowing before starting the actual print and preventing the object itself from sticking to the build plate. Just follow along with the settings in these settings, and you will most likely end up with a camera platform that is both strong and light.

Final thoughts:

This is a great 3D project for anyone who needs to secure their GoPro camera! All you need to have in order to complete this project is the GoPro case and knob that tightens the base. Other than that, this 3D printable project is ready to put on your quad immediately after printing!

StatiK

Upcoming posts

There have not been many posts on this blog for a while, but I thought I should let you guys know what to expect in the coming months: First of all, I recently purchased the Prusa Mendel IIIp 3d printer. You should be expecting some tips and tricks on what and what not to print (and what settings to use). Also, I have started building the FT Explorer, so you should be seeing a review of that coming soon. Stay tuned for the many posts that will be coming in January and all throughout the rest 2016!

StatiK

UPDATE: Sport wing V1

The article Sport wing v1 has been updated. Click this link to see the update.

AMA Reacts to DOT UAS Registration Rule

AMA Reacts to DOT UAS Registration Rule

PVC Air Gates for Multi-Rotor Racing

Recently (as you can probably tell by some of my latest videos) I have gotten involved in multi-rotor racing. I noticed however, that air-gates were sometimes very expensive and other homemade types were not durable. Many places on the Internet you can find instructions for air gates made out of pool noodles. These designs work fine for a while, but after a couple of crashes, they tend to fall over and get droopy. After seeing this, I decided to create my own air gates out of PVC Pipe from my local hardware store. Here are a couple of pictures of my first design. If this works out well for racing, I will post some plans.

STATIK

dys 250- First Flight of the Day

Here is a short video of my first time flying through air gates. Unfortunately, as you can see in this video, the Go-pro I was using fell off in a crash and I was unable to capture the rest of the day's footage.

Frame: DYS 250- stock from HobbyKing-find it here
Camera: Go Pro Hero3 White edition
Battery: 2200mah 3c
Receiver: FrSky X8R 8/16ch S-BUS ACCST telemetry receiver-find it here
Transmitter: FrSky Taranis- find it here