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by bnzelener 4247 days ago
I organize a drone enthusiasts group in Fort Collins, CO, and we have some members working on similar custom racing rigs. One member has his own CNC and is designing frames for around ~$200 cost of materials that can jet around at 60+mph. It's incredible to watch.

I've focused more on building a custom rig for getting great video of backcountry skiing, but there's a lot of overlap in the video/radio tech. If anyone has drone questions, feel free to send them my way.
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thisjepisje 4247 days ago
That's great, got a video of the custom frame in the air perhaps?

Edit: what material by the way? And what do you think of 3d-printing for drone parts?

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bnzelener 4247 days ago
Unfortunately I don't have a video of his frame - My goal is to get one at our next meetup. It's hard to capture because the thing is zipping around so fast!

My videos (trying to iterate on getting better cinematic quality) are at www.vimeo.com/bnzelener

I believe his frame is CNC'd steel. It's really malleable, so when he crashes he'll just bend the bent arm back into place. He uses SunnySky 2300kv motors, KissESCs, a MultiWii flight controller, and a 1300mAh 3-cell battery.

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bnzelener 4246 days ago
Got a confirmed answer - he uses aluminum.

And on 3D-printing, YES - this guy is making awesome progress: www.hovership.com. I have one of his MHQ V1 frames.

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thisjepisje 4245 days ago
That's great, thanks for confirming :)
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