Budget 3D Printed Quadcopter Build

Budget 3D Printed Quadcopter Build

     Immediately after building my first 3D printer I've wanted to 3D design and print my own quadcopter. It took a while but I finally got around to it. Turns out, it was surprisingly easy and I went from 3D designing to flying in a few hours. It took roughly 1 hour to design, 1 hour to print, 30 minutes to wire up, aaannnnd roughly 30 seconds of flying to crash and break my frame. I printed out a new frame and due to a transmitter setup error, promptly crashed and broke flight control board, requiring a two week wait for a replacement... I finally got the bugs worked out and have been happily flying since!

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Folger Tech Prusa i3 - 3D Printer

Folger Tech Prusa i3 - 3D Printer

     I have been following 3D printing technology for a few years now. I've always thought it was an expensive technology that required $1,000+ to get into. Recently I stumbled upon the Folger Tech Prusa i3 3D printer kit. This kit was modeled after the open source Rep Rap Prusa i3 printer. It seemed like a very barebones kit with basic documentation. When I saw the price of $315 I decided to take the plunge into the 3D printing world and patiently waited for my kit to be delivered...

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