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victorp
Nov '15

Hi guys,

After a nice teaser a while back, about our x0mb1e drone project from @CobraGad 1, I think it’s more than time to give you an update.

So here I am again, this time with all the parts printed and ready to assemble!

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Here they are, in our lab with the Leapfrog, BeeTheFirst and Zmorph (from @ZMorph3D), waiting to be assembled!

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Took me quite a long time to get all these printed, because I was working on other projects and experimenting with Carbon Fiber Filament. However if you have a well calibrated printer, with the right settings dialed in and a decent build volume, I guess you can print all of the 24 parts in 2 or 3 batches.

All the parts were printed with XT-CF20 filament from @ColorFabb on our Leapfrog Creatr HS:

  • Speed : 50mm/s (no so HS in fact)
  • Flow : 105%
  • Temp : 250°C
  • Layer height : 0.1mm
  • Infill : 50% for most of the part, 100% for the thinner one (Legs)
  • Cooling : 20% (any higher value gives an horrible mess for me…)

All printed without support, I have to say that the design is really optimized for 3D printing ! Awesome job @CobraGad !

For those who printed with this filament already, feel free to share yours for comparison!

I find XT-CF20 to be a really nice material once you get the right settings for your printer. It’s really stiff and remains quite light !

Talking about weight, here is the total of all the 3D printed parts (W/O electronics) in grams :

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For comparison, we received the battery the other day. Seriously we thought it was a mistake in the order. We double checked aaand… it’s not.

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This drone is gonna be a freaking war machine !

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So basically the weight of the whole structure is not even the weight of this monstrous battery…

We are still waiting to receive the propellers. They’re due in about 1 week.

Next, we’re gonna talk about electronics & miscellaneous parts, then the assembly and the first flight, of course!!

Stay tuned :wink:

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Anybody else 3D printing a drone out there? Let me know in the comments below!

Cheers,

Victor

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petervl
Nov '15

awesome work Victor! really looking forward to seeing it fly.

victorp
Nov '15

Thanks Pete !

Me too, but we probably have to order some security Helmet before flying it in the office :slight_smile:

CobraGad
Nov '15

Awesome! Great work Victor! I can send you the new ardupilot controller configuration if you wish. We have already tested it and everything is working great.

TangibleCR
Nov '15

As you know I have been working on my drone too!!
I am turning my drone into an RC car. I will post some pictures soon.