Jcb's Quad copter Project,

That looks very nice! will you be basing your firmware on the code already available?
I was thinking about making a flightboard, if you board works with gimbals and such then I might be interested :)

i just took the wrapping off my ESCs and they have pads for programming it! win! gunna put Simonk Firmware on them :)

So flashing went successfully, they're much better with the new firmware and the throttle works properly.

I kinda almost finished my new arm,

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but as you can tell it's unfinished,
I had a little problem with it in the CNC. a structural issue that I'll learn from on the next model!
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Each side takes me about 5-6 minutes to do, but changing the tools and re-finding zero can take ages. I need to develop a manufacturing process :) and what order I do operations in.

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Originally Posted by jcb121

Each side takes me about 5-6 minutes to do, but changing the tools and re-finding zero can take ages. I need to develop a manufacturing process :) and what order I do operations in.

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It would be easy to make with a rotary tale and tailstock, but not really worth getting one for just these parts. Have you done any analysis to see if they're strong enough?

I can stand on it without it deforming and I weight 90kgs, I think they'll be strong enough :)

and I was thinking this would be easier with a 4th axis.

first class analysis me thinks :thumsup:

Wowo awesome mate .. you thinking about selling the frames when you have a fully working flyer , my Dads been looking for a project like yours to put together..?

+1 for a bad case of quadcopter infection! lol. No time to build one so bought RTF came today and now it rains for 4 days! grrrreat!

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Originally Posted by jcb121

That looks very nice! will you be basing your firmware on the code already available?
I was thinking about making a flightboard, if you board works with gimbals and such then I might be interested :)

i just took the wrapping off my ESCs and they have pads for programming it! win! gunna put Simonk Firmware on them :)

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It was desined around the Multiwii 2 code and has extra pins broken out for gimbal usage etc :) I'll dig one out and take a photo for you :)

Arms are looking good now, I'm not patient enough to make them, I bend too many :D

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Knew I had a pic somewhere :)

I just bought a multiwii board on ebay

MultiWii Flight Control Board With Camera Gimbal Control | eBay

so one of you PROs are going to have to help me with it!

I'm looking forward to making the gimbal