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May 12, 2013, 04:28 PM
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Canada, BC, Mission
Joined Sep 2012
351 Posts
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SplashPipe - a scratchbuilt waterproof PVC quad
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I haven't documented a build yet so I thought I'd show my process on this rig. I've accrued most of the necessary pieces, enough to get started at least.  52mm vacuum pipe trimmed to accommodate the 3/4" (22mm od) pvc water pipe:   Motor mounts being formed:  Main body and booms, trued and glued:  Bare frame weighs 310g, time to start designing the multiwii pcb. Updates to follow. |
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Last edited by Granted; May 19, 2013 at 01:57 PM.
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May 13, 2013, 07:47 AM
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Joined Feb 2013
52 Posts
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That's awesome. I like how the motor mounts were formed. Just some heat and clamps?
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May 13, 2013, 03:02 PM
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Jeffreys Bay South Africa
Joined May 2006
1,142 Posts
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cool idea , what FC you gonna use ? would be neat if it fitted in the tube ?
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May 14, 2013, 02:41 AM
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Canada, BC, Mission
Joined Sep 2012
351 Posts
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@Jirv - yep, heat and clamps.
@Blackrat - homemade multiwii with a GY-86 10dof IMU and everything is going in the tube. |
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May 14, 2013, 08:29 AM
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United States, NC, Garner
Joined Mar 2011
520 Posts
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Nice. Is that schedule 20?
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May 14, 2013, 10:06 AM
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Canada, BC, Mission
Joined Sep 2012
351 Posts
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2" built-in vacuum pipe and 3/4" potable water pipe. If either, both, or neither is schedule 20 I couldn't say.
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May 14, 2013, 10:15 AM
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Joined Dec 2012
96 Posts
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how did you "trim" the vacuum tube?
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May 14, 2013, 11:47 AM
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United States, NV, Pahrump
Joined Feb 2013
129 Posts
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Looks Good. I saw another person try PVC and the weight was just too much... what does this frame weight?
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May 14, 2013, 04:50 PM
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Canada, BC, Mission
Joined Sep 2012
351 Posts
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@jack - the actual tools were an xacto and dremel, the template I produced using this site: http://www.cycle-frames.com/bicycle-...e-Notcher.html
@trickedout - 310g so far. |
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May 14, 2013, 05:07 PM
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United States, NC, Garner
Joined Mar 2011
520 Posts
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May 14, 2013, 05:22 PM
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Canada, BC, Mission
Joined Sep 2012
351 Posts
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Well, according to a pipe chart the main body would be closest to 5s and the booms 10s.
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May 14, 2013, 06:52 PM
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United States, NV, Pahrump
Joined Feb 2013
129 Posts
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May 14, 2013, 11:10 PM
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United States, NC, Garner
Joined Mar 2011
520 Posts
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That was genius drilling an off center chord line for maximum surface for the glue.
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May 15, 2013, 09:24 PM
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Japan
Joined Apr 2010
2,395 Posts
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How's the stiffness in the sun?
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May 15, 2013, 10:17 PM
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United States, NC, Garner
Joined Mar 2011
520 Posts
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It's white, so even direct sunlight in lower latitudes probably will not raise the surface temp, at most, more than 30F above ambient. However, if it was to be painted flat black, that would indeed get to a surface temp to soften.
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