EvilC57
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After giving a +1 for the Speed Flea earlier in this thread, mine seems to have packed up and died completely 😩.
Looking around for a possible replacement I’ve come to the conclusion that all possible contenders are somewhat larger than the expired SF, and therefore too big to fit in a small fuselage. I am however attracted to the SkyRC GSM020 Performance Analyser, which works via an app on your phone. Does anyone have any experience with this device?
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1 hour ago, Brian Cooper said:
Reminds me of the story my father told me many years ago, of how he was behind an open top sports car in heavy traffic one day. In the passenger seat was what appeared to be a long haired blonde woman. ‘She looks a bit of alright!’, thought my father to himself, so he made an effort to pull up on the near side for a look at the next traffic lights. It was an Afghan hound.
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Joining wings where there's a large epoxy joint is my problem. Beasuse I know there's only one chance to get it right before the epoxy goes off. I'm always careful to get everything ready, and pre-check alignments, availability of tools, clean up tissue, solvent etc.. But I always have a fear that as soon as I've mixed up the large amount of epoxy required there'll be someone at the front door, or the phone will ring!
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Yep, I’d say as close to the fus as possible. I certainly wouldn’t do this…!
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Four times a second according to the Speed Flea website.
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1 hour ago, leccyflyer said:
Steve Webb tells a great story of a punter who phoned the shop as he was unable to get his engine started. Steve talked the guy through all the obvious step - fuel, air, glow etc and could hear the sound of a prop being flipped in the background. Eventually he heard the engine burst into life, followed shortly by "Oooh, ouch, ouch, ouch" then a clatter and the engine noise stopped. Steve asked the guy if he'd started the engine in his hand - which he had. It then turned out that he was in a phone box! 😮
Reminds me of the story I heard when I worked in hi-fi retail (as a junior bench engineer) back in the mid 1970s. One of the salesmen told us of a customer he’d had on the phone who was keen to buy a particular pair of speakers, but wanted to listen to them first. Once he’d established the shop had them in stock, he asked whether the salesman could play them down the phone to him before he went to the trouble of making the journey.
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8 hours ago, Keith Billinge said:
Buy some silicon rubber spring substitutes and once you dial them in, they stay dialled. No more problems levelling the bed...
Thanks Keith, hadn’t seen those before. They look like they might be the answer to the bed drift problems on my Ender 3 V2. I have the supposedly upgraded yellow springs which were OK for a while, but I suspect may be the cause of my recent levelling problems. I’ll get some on order…
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20 minutes ago, GrumpyGnome said:
Only operating difference to 2 strokes is the need to adjust the valve clearance occasionally - just check and adjust before each flying season is plenty.…
Not with an RCV!
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54 minutes ago, Keith Billinge said:
I have an Ender 3 V2 and it's cheap & cheerful. Not as fast as some printers out there but spares and upgrades are easy to source and the popularity of the printer means you can easily get help if you get stuck.
There is a learning curve to owning and using a 3D printer. so. it pays not to buy one that only 4 people in Myanmar have bought.
KB
My Ender 3 V2 has done sterling service over the 2+ years that I’ve had it. Getting a little fed up with having to do frequent manual checks on the bed levelling, which drifts sometimes. I’ll live with it for now, but I know I’m going to be tempted by a Bambu P1P or P1S and their auto bed levelling (and other refinements) sooner or later.
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1 hour ago, FlyinFlynn said:
I think you are about to discover a rabbit hole that has no bottom. This isn't 'mission impossible' where you can produce a perfect mask from a single simple scan, at least, not yet it isn't.
3D printing is a whole science in itelf.
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27 minutes ago, PDB said:
After years of fiddling with Ender 3’s my A1 has been a breath of fresh air, good quality, consistent and reliable prints.Note there is a design issue with the heat bed hence they’re not available for purchase until the redesigned heat bed is ready, should be soon.
Existing owners have been told not to use the printer and either return it for a refund or wait for the redesigned heat bed to be sent for self fitting.
Yes I’ve heard about that. Some issue with potential damage to the heated bed power cable isn’t it?
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Creality Ender 3 series are a popular starting point. Not expensive, easy to get parts for, and compatible with most common slicer software.
Or for a bit more money, the newer Bambu Labs A1 is well reviewed.
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55 minutes ago, cymaz said:
Reminds me of the (probably apocryphal) tale of the American tourist overheard complaining about how far they’d put Stonehenge from the visitors centre 🤪.
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I find that IPA (isopropyl alcohol) takes shrink covering adhesive marks off.
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20 minutes ago, PDB said:
Have you calibrated your temperature and flow rate? https://colorfabb.com/how-to-print-with-lw-pla
Yes, I’m familiar with that page.
The graphic on the page regarding the variables of temperature, speed and flow, and how they all interact is interesting and always worth bearing in mind when printing.
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Strange that your LW-PLA parts are coming out heavier bbuzz. Mine with ColorFabb LW came out the same or lighter than suggested for each part in the instructions. Like you, I was careful to spend time setting up the profiles as per Planeprint’s instructions. However I also did a series of test prints, and established that with my Ender 3 V2 I got the best expansion at about 230°C (can’t remember the other parameters now without looking them up).
I’ve subsequently built a second Jetwing encompassing all my suggested strengthening changes, but with winter weather etc. it hasn’t flown yet.
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1 hour ago, GaryW said:
AliExpress is one of the BIG 4 I will never use the other 3 of the 4 are Bangood, ShoddyKing.. I mean Hobbyking...... & Amazon
I much prefer to spend my money with UK Models shops for new stuff and a couple of friends that buy & sell Good Serviceable Secondhand stuff than buy cheap and sometimes overpriced crap quality rc stuff from any of the 4 I mentioned above
I agree with you regarding Amazon. I try to avoid if possible, and prefer eBay for general (non modelling) goods.
However most of my lipos are Turnigy Nanotechs from HobbyKing, and all have proved excellent over the years - and at a fraction of the price of some UK based options.
As for not buying from AliExpress or Banggood, it’s all very well standing by your principles, but you’re doing yourself out of bargains (such as cheaper FMS and Powerfun EDFs as suggested by F57) the rest of us are getting. Still, each to his own.
I have a Tarot gimbal from Banggood which has been very good, and certainly not overpriced crap - far from it in fact. I’ve also bought an number of brushless motors from AE and BG, all of which have been perfectly serviceable.
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3 hours ago, Engine Doctor said:
I was just having a light hearted jibe . Its a quad flying in an orchard so not really interesting or different .
If you put vids out then what do you expect and its not as good as Top Gun Maverick ....is it ?
I am not good at vids but occasionally put pics of work I have done . If someone doesnt like them fine but I like to know.
Ditto.
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Waited 6 minutes and 20 seconds for something a little different to happen, and it didn’t. Can I have my 6 minutes back please!
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Hello from Bournemouth
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Hi Elgwiz, and welcome. I have a DJI F550, what was it you need help with?