How to Build a Cool & Cheap 3D Printed Mini Drone
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 พ.ย. 2018
- We're going to build a 3D printed mini-drone with an FPV camera and high-RPM brushless motors. To learn more about this project, visit www.prusaprinters.org/how-to-...
This little beast is suitable for both indoor and outdoor flying and thanks to our 3D printers, you'll never run out of spare parts :)
Frame download: www.thingiverse.com/thing:324...
Original Prusa i3 MK3:
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Some people really doesn't know the joy of making things by yourself. Yes, diy things like things takes a lot of fixing and tweaking but the experience and knowing how things work and why they work are more than the money can buy.
I like the vid by the way. XD
Amen
one of the main reasons is alot of these props go through alot of r&d so even if u printed perfect props from say SLA or somthing or really low layerheight 100% infill PETG, The props probably wont be as effficient or powerful or good at turning etc etc or lightweight etc
Ah that cheaper guy, lol.
@@amrfwws4461 Thanks, lol
@@TylerDurden-lx2ee lmaoo
Fine work, great design! One of these days I need to get back into drones. I decided to pursue other interests when I felt my lack of a 3D printer was limiting my ability to pursue my ideas...but here it is nearly four years since I got a printer, and it's basically the one thing I _haven't_ done since!
Very nice! I actually got started with 3D printing to create things to enhance my quadcopters. I liked 3D printing so much, that most of my hobby time is now devoted to 3D printing!
Really cool to see u guys promoting FPV !!! It was also the reason i got into 3D Printing back then to print parts for my drones :).
Im a beginner to all this, but how would you connect this drone to an FPV headset?
@@matthewchen3815 The drone has a VTX (video transmitter) and the FPV Google a Video receiver which work with analog frequencies. And there are digital systems available nowdays that need to be paired like a controller to a Xbox or Playstation.
Fantastic! I've been meaning to learn about RC controllers for a long time. I will do it when time allows.
Wow, I like drones and 3D printers, great build!
You guys are awesome geniuses. Way to cool for this wold. 👍👍
This was a really simple but useful video would of been very handy when I did my first build simplicity without the technical jargon
Very cool. Another idea along this one might be a tutorial on how to 3D print parts to up grade the fpv headset for better fit or functionality. Keep this type of content coming and great job.
Nice project
Thanks for sharing👍😀
Great vid! I would recommend printing the prop guard out of petg.
awesome project, thanks.
wooow .reallllly AWESOME
I wonder if it would be possible to add a HD recording camera like the Caddx Turtle V2 / RunCam Split Mini 2. I guess the motor mounts / prop guards would need to be adjusted?
Super Video tohle klidne skusim i doma sam, vypada to celkem lehce
Cool. Great video. It makes building a drone so easy. Great job.
Do you have a tutorial for a bicopter? After seeing your video i really want to try to build one of my own, but i rather try a bicopter. Im absolute new on the field, so i dont know if those elements could be used as well.
By the way, sorry for my english
im looking at this video now and a lot of the parts are discontinued, what would be good replacements for them? this is going to be my first homemade drone so i still don't know anything about the parts.
Thanks for the awesome video! I am trying to find the best material for printing drone parts. Is seems polycarbonate (PC) is widely used for props, canopies, and even frames. Can you add profile for PC in future updates of Slic3r Prusa Edition?
Print in Nylon easier to print and cheaper than PC but just as robust not as stiff but shouldn't be an issue for a small drone. You can use Taulmans Nylon 230 that prints at 230 Degrees and a 40 degree bed just with a little bit of glue stick or PVA. Used it alot and works well.
@@thegarageluthier Sounds great! Will give it a try. Thanks for your information!
@@thegarageluthier Not sure nylon will stiff enough with this frame, the arms get quite thin at the hub side, would probably be ok with a brushed micro but I think the power of a 2s 110x is gonna cause flex issues on acro. Petg would be better I'd imagine, much stiffer but still impact resistant and easy to print.
Hi, thanks for the video for I find it very interesting. I am very new to drones and while I have a DJI, my grandkids want to fly it, so I thought this would be a better solution! The drone stack and transmitter you used are no long available. I am not sure what kind of stack I need. Some seem to be a lower cost while others are very expensive, but I not sure of the difference. Is there another stack you would recommend? What about the transmitter?
Thank you a ton!!!!
Your videos are great.
Fantastic! I also designed and printed a drone..but my version is a little bit larger!
some of parts are not available
where i can buy it
Hello just finished my one right now and directly started flying, but i didnt think it would be that fast and crashed ! BE carefully with yours and take much space to learn if you are new to this hobby like me :)
This is really cool. I want to make one in the near future. Is it always low battery tho?
@@michaelkim8452 Make sure you start with a simulator on your PC. This isnt like flying a DJI drone, it is a lot more involved than that and will take quite a while for you to learn how to fly well and you will crash a lot at the start.
would it be possible to print drone parts with tough resin?
josef Prusa love his zip tie
Perfect modification.
is there an alternative 4 the hglrc micro f4 + 4in1 esc becuase they are sold out in every page
I have been thinking about building a betafpv brushed drone. Is that a good way to learn?
Awesome build, little disappointed the propellers were not 3D printed as wel making this project 100% 3d printed but perhaps there was a good reason. None the less I may have to build myself. Thanks for sharing.
It wouldn’t be well balanced it will be hard to print and be fragile
You are probably right, but I can see makers out there reading this as a challenge to overcome. :-)
RCLifeOn did a video about 3d printed propellers on drones. It is possible but they are tricky to balance and won’t last as long as bought ones.
I was thinking more on the lines of support material needed and the removal of that support material. Im sure with dual extrusion and water syllable materials that you could get a propeller to print but i never thought that balancing would be an issue. Perhaps in a single nozzle setup youcould print the propeller in 4 separate interconnecting parts and you could weight each to spec to insure proper balance.
Fragility, quality and most importantly the smoothness. High friction surfaces from 3D printing would not good rotors make.
How do I get a 3D-printed Josef? :)
I can't wait to fully build this thing!
It's a shame that some of the parts are out of stock, with some being discontinued. I imagine that some patience and looking for alternative parts will still produce a good drone.
Please let me know if you find some good alternatives !
i ordered the same flight controller and esc and it came with a small 24V 470uF Cap. would you suggest soldering it to the + and - or am i good without?
Any link to that sir? I want to buy
give me link please
Great project but could you please update some of the links for the parts on your website?
I am surely going to make it
can I able use 2cell 7.4v 30 1000 mAh lipo battery for this configuration?
Oh dude, if I had known you were a FPV guy I would have bought a Prusa. LOL! Got an Anycubic X but will buy your stuff next machine.
I realy love the entire Project.
But didn't get the Battery or the Motors to hot that the Plastic melts?
Nope, it's safe - the spinning props actually cool down the motors and the battery was (after some really demanding power output) just very slightly warm to the touch. Plus, you can always print it with PET-G if you are looking for a more durable material. We printed it with PETG as well (it's the orange one at the end of the video) and the print went perfectly fine with default Slic3r PE settings. In fact, there was almost no stringing and the frame is quite flexible and durable.
what 3d printer app do you use
The motherboard is not for sale. Can tell me another chip to buy which i can use for follow this tutorial? Thanks
can you add all of the links for the drone I cant find the microf4 and the 4in1 esc
Joseph, what is your favorite 3D pgrogram to build models in?
For me it is sketchup
Nice video good to see prusa came with more thing for 3d community , ideas too , i just recived my prusa mk3 i assambeled perfect thnx to manuel 📚 Keep going prusa
By the way you can’t use reciver frsky xm+ with transmitter flysky ;) gg
The FS-RX2A Pro V1 has 4 wires, there's an additional beige wire in addition to the red black and yellow. Where does it connect to on the receiver?
The beige is not used. Also :
The video is wrong if you buy and use the recommanded part in this guide :
FS-RX2A Pro V1
FS-I6
HGLRC XJB F413 Omnibus F4 Flight Controller
When in Betaflight, you wont be able to get the Receiver to communicate.
I found the anwser buried in some post on Reddit : www.reddit.com/r/Multicopter/comments/7nbc1z/no_radio_input_in_betaflight_hglrc_xjb_f428_fsa8s/
You need to solder the IBUS wire of the FS-RX2A Pro V1 (which should be yellow) to the RX6 pad(which is on the othe side of the board, not the same side as the 5v/ground/sbus/ppm).
Then in Betaflight : in Configuration, its IBUS, and in Ports its UART6.
This solution worked for me.
Did you say how long the battery lasts and can you add bigger batteries?
Bit late of an answer, but they last ~4 mins
@06:40 If I had a company this would probably be how I'd check on my staff... A small drone with a SD Doll of me sitting on top xD
Question; How does one create threads for real-life item. I have a paint pole extender with male threads and I don't know the specs on these threads. Is there a way to create female threads to fit the male threads on the pole?
Wrong place for this question. Next time try asking in a 3D print design group.
But here we go...
1st. Measure the threads thickness and how many threads per inch you have, if the paint extender's threaded part isn't an inch long, use .5in and then double it. Now you know your thread count. Get the other dimensions you will need such as the diameter of the threaded part (inside and outside of threads). Now you know the height of the threads.
2nd. Pick your design program for this problem. Fusion 360 works great and can be used for free.
3rd. Design your female end with the inner diameter (ID) the same as the outer diameter (OD) of the male threaded part.
4th. Use the Thread tool and input your thread counts that you got from step 1.
5th. Print your part and smile while you screw it together.
@@jeremybuscay Arent you sweet.
Question: Does it rip?
What is a good online store to order all these electric components?
Bangood
3d printer drones are easy to fix but also need to be fixed more often ;)
Weeeelll, you could try printing in nylon
This looks great but 4 mins flight time? Is there any way to make the flight time longer?
just add a 2s battery with more mahs
I wish I had the money! also I feel like petg wouldn't be good for this (they used pla) petg breaks easy with shock and sudden force afaik
Pla breaks even more easily with shock, doesn't it?
@@ELValenin Ill be trying this with pla+ in a few weeks so ill let you know
Normal people: spacer
Me hearing the word spacer: SPACER
His voice saying spacer burned into my brain lol
my one doesn't work.
there is anything with my receiver false
pease help meeee
The video is wrong if you buy and use the recommanded part in this guide :
FS-RX2A Pro V1
FS-I6
HGLRC XJB F413 Omnibus F4 Flight Controller
When in Betaflight, you wont be able to get the Receiver to communicate.
I found the anwser buried in some post on Reddit : www.reddit.com/r/Multicopter/comments/7nbc1z/no_radio_input_in_betaflight_hglrc_xjb_f428_fsa8s/
You need to solder the IBUS wire of the FS-RX2A Pro V1 (which should be yellow) to the RX6 pad(which is on the othe side of the board, not the same side as the 5v/ground/sbus/ppm).
Then in Betaflight : in Configuration, its IBUS, and in Ports its UART6.
This solution worked for me.
@@milleniumdawn THANK YOU! You saved this project for me. Was really close to throw every thing away and never touch this topic again!
At least this is more open then anything XYZPrinting related lol
How much can this drone pick up
will try this with a 3S/4s stack...hop i doesn't explode first crash
Does it have GPS? If not, how can I add it?
Its not really made for gps flight so you would probably need a different flight controller and or bigger motors for the added weight
Can you make an updated Video?
A mini flying bomb
can i build this without the camera?
sure
Viva o Prusa e a sua Equpe, vivam as Engenhocas faça-você-mesmo!
7:03 I see there Czech names.
Are you Czech Prusa?
Is that a serious question? O.o
He is
Watch Dogs 2 3D printer be like:
Where do I buy these components
go to the linked website in the description there youll find the links
Drone in beginning of video crashes... Original Prusa MK3 lead time increased by 2 weeks.
How can you config the camera for streaming video?
The camera has a built-in transmitter and an antenna. So you just start the FPV goggles and start the autoscan - it will automatically find the signal from the camera.
The FPV goggles mentioned in the video/article can record videos to MicroSD card. Or you can buy this www.banggood.com/Eachine-ROTG02-UVC-OTG-5_8G-150CH-Dual-Antenna-Audio-FPV-Receiver-for-Android-Tablet-Smartphone-p-1242422.html and connect it to your PC - it acts like a web camera and it converts the analog signal from the FPV camera into a digital stream, so you can record it in your PC
Can you please share the same idea but for RC car? We would highly appreciate that
ahmad nobah look up the Open RC project. There is a F1, Truggy, Quadcopter & Touring Car.
www.thingiverse.com/thing:1193309
@@rileyfenley522 Thank you my friend :-) .. I will check it and get back to u .. I really need to find easy steps to make an RC car for those who does not have engineering background
@@ahmadnobah9472 the Open RC F1 car was my first major 3D printing project - it's been very well designed for the 3D printing and ease of assembly. Recommended!
how long does the battery last on this?
Mentioned in the video.
@@jothain thx for nothing.
You couldve saved yourself the trouble and not write something which wouldve had the same result
@@MrFrisMich Incorrect. You didn't know how long it lasts. Now you'll know 😊👌
@@MrFrisMich Po
Great Video, but won't PLA melt on a hot day, or when the drone is left in a car on a hot day?. Does Prusa have any filament that would be better suited, and can be printed on the Prusa. Afraid of using ABS or NYLON due to the fumes produced.
You can try PETG - it has the high melting point of ABS but none of the fumes. PETG suffers from stringing (looks a bit like the fine strands of a spider web) but that shouldn't be a problem here. PETG is also hygroscopic so long-term storage should be in an airtight bag with some silica bags.
@@johanneshass1614 Id use PETG just because my printer cant print ABS, but everything you are saying is completly correct.
Be Josef. Invent Prusas. Revolutionise 3D printing. Fast Forward a few years and your employees are flying a mini bobhead of you in a 3D printed drone. :D #goalz
@@teeemm6415 My 3 year old did too
More video like this
so where is the XL printer?
In the development. -Mikolas
give me please link of board. Aliexpress if you can.
???
do your best
0:48 size of drones are measured diagonally, not straight like that.
Could you provide me a cheap c4 or semtex recipe to place in that drone? I just know how to make nytroglicerine but it is very vollatile
Dude has pictures of himself on the wall 😭😭😭 imagine a massive portrait of your boss on the wall at work 💀
Flysky radio but Frsky receiver? What? :D
TheZippyMan flysky Rx’s are too big xD
@@EnzoM but dude he makes a good point. He suggested a flysky i6....but hes using a diff. transmtter...that shouldnt work and needs clarifications. also dude there are some small RX for flysky you know like fs a8s, rx2a pro, fli14, fli14+ which use ibus which is faster than sbus...he also didnt show the configuration completely but i guess there are a lot of videos about that already
@@sticky_ricebowl Yup
Although the video shows an FrSky tx & rx, the parts list contains a FlySky tx & rx. This actually needs to be connected up differently to the video, as it uses IBUS rather than SBUS. The BetaFlight configuration for the serial provider needs to be adjusted accordingly too.
@@EnzoM You can buy small ones also like flysky rx2a (weight almost 1 gram)
I find it funny they try and pass it off that its cheaper to print one versus buying one complete or pieced together.
hmm you could send project packages with all the parts needed for a project to people as a subscription :thonk:
I feel like the software part of this tutorial alone should've been like 20 minutes longer
Me Like Me Want ... but also i wanna do this with a raspberry pi si that i can program stuff in python like go to point A and then B
Make it downloadable.
Switch that thing to acro! Then it would fly.
We did that - and it was impossible to record it with our camera, it was just a blur :D
@@Prusa3D that's how you know it works right ☺️
I have to say this seems like a great build and all but, get the emax whoop for 99$ and use those components to build this! cheaper
I'm afraid it's not about drones buying guide, but about how to make it yourself with 3D printer. The channel name was obvious.
@@amrfwws4461 Tixo isn't suggesting just buy a emax whoop. He's saying you should use the parts from the emax in the 3D printed frame because it's cheaper to get all the components in a whoop than buying them separately.
Are you interested to sell that ??
$164 / $244, I could literally buy one that has a flying time of an hour with that much, and one that is much larger.
But no proper FPV, not that fast or agile.
The video is wrong if you buy and use the recommanded part in this guide :
FS-RX2A Pro V1
FS-I6
HGLRC XJB F413 Omnibus F4 Flight Controller
When in Betaflight, you wont be able to get the Receiver to communicate.
I found the anwser buried in some post on Reddit : www.reddit.com/r/Multicopter/comments/7nbc1z/no_radio_input_in_betaflight_hglrc_xjb_f428_fsa8s/
You need to solder the IBUS wire of the FS-RX2A Pro V1 (which should be yellow) to the RX6 pad(which is on the othe side of the board, not the same side as the 5v/ground/sbus/ppm).
Then in Betaflight : in Configuration, its IBUS, and in Ports its UART6.
This solution worked for me.
Hello my friend, i have some questions, can you give me your facebook? i will write you there. Thanks.
@@gamingisnotacrime this is the one and only drone I ever built, and haven't touch it in a years. I stumble on that solution, sorry to say I'm no help in building drone
@@milleniumdawn yes i understand, but i have noyl 1-2 questions, im sure you can help me.
@@gamingisnotacrime for privacy, i wont share my email/facebook here, ask you question in this discord chat : discord.gg/8WmQUr6U
@@milleniumdawn can you send me once more your discord?
saddly for a experiment thats a lot of money on my country in the actual situtation....dam...
Yeah, "only" 160 USD. Then why not just buy a Tello for 99 USD? DIY stuff is suppose to be cheap!
Diy is supposed to be enjoyed planning and building imo, for me it's a bonus that it's often cheap
A dji tello has brushed motors, brushless motors are way better.
Cheap is one hundred and sixty what now? O- O damn, am I poor...?
Cheap is relative to other racing quadcopters, which even enthusiasts will admit are an expensive hobby. :)
For that price u can get a beta 75x which is prebuilt and way more durable
People with 3D printers want projects for our other toys :p
Also you're missing the 're-printing parts that break' part of the equation.
This is cheap ??
Prusament??? xddd
Great project, but the Tello drone from DJI is still better. The Tello can run much better FPV as well, but you need a controller. The best part is that it has a 13 minute run time, can hover in place unassisted, and is programmable for around $80-$100 (extra for remote). The only thing that is poor about it is the speed, but with some firmware tweaks, you might be able to increase the speed.
these googles look ridiculousXD ... so i prefer to call e.t...or a ufo..lol
First ;)
but still last in life.
Tha camera and the goggles are a little bit trash , you will regret buying those
cheap, lol