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  • Mongoose Parts (Part 2)

    I decided to try and get into racing as well as freestyle so my Old mongoose frame gets another redesign back to a lightweight race. However I still don’t like the default standoffs so I decided to try a more typical standoffs + TPU parts arrangement. Cue the designs: The Camera mount moves the camera…

  • Tango 2 Parts

    For me the Tango 2 is near to the perfect radio. This is most certainly a matter of personal preference but it is the most comfortable radio by far that I’ve held (surprising given I’m a pincher), it’s small and neat, the gimbles are full size and the battery life is great plus the ability…

  • Another Custom Canopy

    Another Custom Canopy

    I’m not 100% sure what the frame is but someone wanted a custom canopy. The feature tree was a bit messy but I’m pretty happy with the result. One thing I’m pretty pleased about is using standoffs for to mount the canopy. It provides a fair amount more protection for the flight stack, provides a…

  • Armattan Mongoose Parts

    Armattan Mongoose Parts

    As someone who owns both 3D printers and Quads I have of course designed several parts for them over the last few months. But recently I decided to give my Armattan Mongoose an overhaul. The Armattan Mongoose is a really light frame at <90g. So far it’s held up great in crashes, it’s not that…

  • Wall Storage (part 1)

    Wall Storage (part 1)

    I bought a house which is very exciting in itself. However the best part about owning a house is of course the ability to mount stuff on the walls. Expect a lot of wall mount storage solutions coming in the not to distant future but for now let me show you what I have so…

  • Printed Finger Blocks

    I really started to feel the lack of exercise from Covid-19 recently. I can go for runs and do bodyweight exercised to help but I needed something to help with finger strength. The pockets are relatively deep so they aren’t the most challenging holds. But they serve my purposes perfectly. I printed them in PETG,…

  • Dishwasher Wheels

    Dishwasher Wheels

    We have a dishwasher…but it’s a bit rubbish. Besides many other issues the biggest annoyance is that the wheels the carriages ride on constantly fall off. So lets fix that. The design of the part is simple and I actually took it as an opportunity for my partner to try her hand at CAD. We…

  • Printing Topology

    Printing Topology

    I had the idea that it would be fun to print out a mountain. Specifically, Cader Idris, a mountain in Wales that I had walked up. I assumed that someone (probably smarter than me) had done this before. The good news is that they had but it took a bit of research to find the…

  • “New” Printer

    “New” Printer

    It’s about time I wrote this one up… Way back in December (yep, took me that long) I bought a new printer, a Craftbot Plus…that was broken. But it was cheap and I felt pretty confident I could fix it, eventually. What was wrong with it? Short answer, quite a lot. I found what was…

  • Ultimaker Upgrade (Part 3: Getting Started)

    Ultimaker Upgrade (Part 3: Getting Started)

    Before I could get started printing I had to configure both Cura and the firware. I’m already running “Tinker Firmware” on my ultimaker and luckily there is a version available for dual extrusion. If you aren’t running this firmware already I would highly recommend it even if you don’t plan on an upgrade.. The only…