@@TroyMcMillan it's okay man, I'm glad to see that there's no "and crash" in the video title. Good thing that you waited a bit, but still I could hear the wind blow in the camera mic. Do you enjoy building the planes or flying them more? I know that it always hurts to crash any of the build but you're really nice pilot when you managed to get the plane in the air and then safely land on water. Great job, love the vid editing too.
@@LordMarinade I definitely prefer the building and tinkering aspect of this hobby. It is kind of both though because it is really satisfying to see it fly well after spending so much time building it! Crashes are a part of the hobby and I always learn a lot from them, but it is soo nice when you can bring it back home in one piece 😂 And I appreciate the feedback on the editing! Thank you!
great job , i purchased this plane off someone else on eBay and had a bad experience assembling it so now Im going to get a 3d printer and make my own piper cub , then the zero ,i purchased the files off 3dlabprint , your video answered a lot of my questions thank you
I printed one as well, it came out really nice. It was great of 3DLabprint to make this a free download. I printed mine in Polymaker Lightweight PLA on my Creality Ender 5 printer and it was an easy print.
What was the weight like for your print? I'm printing one out of Polymaker LW PLA right now and my fuselage came out at 117g, almost as much as the PLA version in this video.
Nice build and flights, welcome to float flying! I have about a 2-acre pond on my property that I prefer to fly from, float planes are always on my list. Super glad to see this Piper out there, and free! I've purchased a few from 3D Lab thus far and have been very happy with them. Currently building the AICHI M6A SEIRAN/NANZAN from them with floats. Love your videos, and it's nice to see someone with the same hobby. Yellow PLA ordered :)
Hi Troy, Great video! can't wait for your next video, lately i have been watching this one over and over, I printed the shark a few months ago, it looks great, hanging on my ceiling as a static model, I am a beginner RC pilot, so I thought it best just to leave it hanging...pun, and it was printed with regular PLA, so flight speed would have been above my level anyway, the reason why I bought a 3d printer in the first place, was to print RC planes, I have 5 static models currently, and think I am ready for a flying model, so I am printing a 50% scale of the cup now, using blue filament, actually looks good, but still not the correct color, but anyway, wil be on a full go next week, ordering every part to make my first flying 3D printed RC plane, thank you Troy, and yes, it will crash at least 3 times!🤣😆 But that is what this hobby is al about, cheers.
Hi, I'm having trouble finding the push rod wire or cable. Where does one find 0.8mm music wire? Not seeing any thru Google search and not in the build list. Most push rods are at most 450mm and one will need at least 500mm or more to fit.
Yeah, so I looked at this print; then I found this video. I'm pretty familiar with RC helicopter builds and wanted this to be my 1st airplane. You're video and tutorial showed me everything I needed to know! Just FYI, some of the critical details were blipped over by the 'keep with the music beat' pace of the video. It wasn't missed by me, but I'm sure a few are asking WTH just happened between build segments 🥸 Thank you so much! It looks like the perfect thing to practice with!
I built this using the eSUN LW PLA and the printing of the files was easy using the prepared gcode or the 3mf files on a Prusa i3Mk3S. However a couple of words of warning - don't try to save time by printing more than one item at a time (filling the build plate). The filament oozes when travelling (even with 10mm retraction), so everything ends up covered in strands of plastic. They scrape off, but it's a pain to do. And secondly, I can't find any sign-writing vinyl that sticks to the LW PLA.
Yes, I agree, to get the best quality print one part at a time. For the vinyl, I use 3M high stick material that is meant for textured walls. It sticks so well, some have lasted for years now.
Thanks!! Have struggled with LWPLA printing, but really want to finish a plane. Downloaded this and Prusa slicer. Fuse printed beautifully in ColorFabb LWPLA! Wing just started. Thanks for the Prusa hint! Seems to be the ticket for me.
did you use the original prusa printer setup or did u go for the printer setup in the 3mf file? I haven't started printing yet, but i'm thinking go for the fillament and print settings in the 3mf file but use the prusa printer settings.
@@andreasaure6420 I used the Prusa slicer, and the 3mf files. I used 100% whatever settings came with the 3mf file - I didn't change a thing. I didn't even change to a Ender 3 in the settings - just loaded the file, sliced, saved to the card, and printed
@@scottiniowa1 ok i didnt use the 3mf files i used the gcodes :) but i think i should maybe do some tweaking since i use esun material insted of colourfabb
So cool! I got a Bambu P1P for Chriistmas and I just recently stumbled onto 3D Labs planes. After sifting through everything, I chose the Piper Cub as my first project. You definitely paved the way with this video! Excellent work. If mine turned out half as good as yours, I'll be happy.
Its a little funny that I don't think 3D Lab Print was ready for the response from your video. They must be happy at the sametime with all the traffic you brought them.
I love this vid. Great job & thx for the help/demonstration. When printing the wings, how do you get good/solid ribs to print when they are essentially spanning the print walls/wing skin? All off my ribs are sagging because theres nothing to keep them flat during the print. Help please!
I'm in the process of of printing and assembling the Piper. Very, very impressed with the model. It is obvious that a lot of thought went into its design so as to make it both strong and easy to assemble. It appears to be much more robust than the Eclipson models.
Hi, I'm having trouble finding the push rod wire or cable. Where does one find 0.8mm music wire? Not seeing any thru Google search and not in the build list. Most push rods are at most 450mm and one will need at least 500mm or more to fit.
Instead of cutting the engine shaft, you can uclip it on the other side and smack it couple of times with hammer and it goes through (comes out on other side). That way if you later need the normal shaft, you can re-use the engine.
I still have some ColorFabbs LW-PLA to use up before purchasing the Polylight and wondered what, if any, the difference is and if so what settings I may need to change.
@@nickademuss42 hot glue is something worst you can use for attaching servos. Much better way is to use thin shrink plastic tube and CA. Just place shrink tube on servo and shrink it with hot gun, than glue it with CA glue.
Great build Troy! I'm printing mine right now and I am wondering what material have you used for gear legs and float holders? Is it their yellow PolyAir?
@TroyMcMillan Im about to build this, build sheet shows push rod ends? I dont see them on the video anywhere, do you use these on this piper build ? Also i see lead weight? Where did you put lead weight at on this build if so? I have a bambu a1, will the gcodes need tweaked for Lwpla ? Thanks for your help in advance!
Strangely enough, that little thing added under the rudder the help steering in water is called a... wait, what is it... ah, a rudder:) Ah, like an airport is a port for ships/vessels/craft that fly;). As you know, mankind knew how to travel on water long before we could fly and there was a pretty extensive vocab that was right there for the taking for the flying folks.
that little part added to the tail isn't a traditional part on a full scale float plane. 3DLabPrint designed that to make the plane steerable in the water, but also to save weight by not adding an extra servo to the floats. It worked really well. it makes me think about 3D printed boats!
@@TroyMcMillan sure. But still a rudder. But you did call it that later on;-). It’s all good - I love your work. As for boats, it’s a good challenge for you but please do me a favor and research by checking out the printed sailboats like RG65 and IOMs. People have figured out the print settings for how to make waterproof hulls straight off the printer already. Still, I see tons of people doing their own boats and having to spend a lot of effort making them watertight. Not saying you should build a sailboat but do look into these print settings. As far as I remember, it’s about printing hot with no or few retractions and making sure your walls don’t have gaps. All stuff you’ll pick up faster than most:-). And thanks for replying!
@@AntiVaganza Haha, no you are totally right. 😉Thank you, I appreciate it. I have seen that! That would definitely be the goal to print it with it being watertight. With a boat it could stand to be printed out heavier with the extra material that would take too. A cool project for the future.
Yes, the weight penalty matters a whole lot less there. Good luck with it - I actually think you will be helping a lot of people with that project as it seems boats are something a lot of people want to tinker with. But not many think they can print them watertight so they don't look into it and instead have to deal with coating the hull afterwards. Once again, thanks for taking your time to reply. Really appreciate it!
Hello Troy, what camera do you use for the fpv at this place on the video 12:00? I would like to print this plane but I have to make my adjustments first.
Troy, currently printing this Cub, but I'm having trouble sourcing some steel pushrods for the elevator/rudder. Where do you suggest getting some 1mm steel rods that are long enough to connect? Thank you!!!
On Printing with regular PLA I have so much issues in all Wing parts. The brodges which start at layer 78 hangs always, no matter which setting. Bridging settings doesn't have any effect to it. How you did that? Or did you have same issues in the Wing parts? Thanks for tipps and tricks!
This is my fist build. Took a little time to get the settings on the 3D printer just right (Ender 3 3D). My only question, where do I get .8 mm push-rod wire that is long enough? I see a whole bunch online that is 12" long, but it looks like this projects take a longer piece. Thank you for all of your cool videos. Looking forward to building more!
Thank you!! I get them printed from a local print shop. Ask for them to be printed on 3M High Stick material, like material that is used for textured walls
Hi, nice job!!! did you have any problems with unsupported areas of the nose? I am trying to print with esun white lw PLA but using 3d lab print settings in prusa slicer I found that bridged areas on outside skin near the tip of the nose come out really ugly!
How much LW filament is required for the complete plain, and which brand of filament do you use , also what glue do you use for joining parts together?
I have been waiting for this video since I saw you were working on it. What prop adapter are you using? I don't see it in the parts list. Do you need to cut off the original shaft to use this motor?
I seen the amount of super glue you used on the servo's when putting them in, would it not be better to use just a bit on the edge of the servo in case something should happen to the servo and it needs removal to be replaced?
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Hi...great channel. Its been a long time since I've been in this hobby and am thinking about getting back into it. What would you suggest for a printer. I have -0- experience with 3D printing but this seems to be a lot of fun. Any other suggestions would be great...perhaps a video for people thinking about getting into this. Thanks in advance!
I owned and flew 2 full size Luscombe airplanes - an 8A and an 8E. If you ever think of making a Luscombe with the same technique, that would be awesome! Great job Troy! Love the build and video! What camera(s) are you using from the plane?
How do you print off the decal sheet? I cant seem to find anything compatible with my laser printer. Did you print it using the Actual size setting? what size is your label sheet?
Did u ever build one? I'm mid build using an Ender 3 V3 KE and it was not perfect but prints done. Can see that am going to need packing tape reinforcement is some places. Also have issue sourcing the push rod wire that's long enough...
Old video i know but what settings did you use for the floats? Printiing using the same settings as the plane leaves you with open ends and a float you can see right through. Noticed yours has solid layers at the ends but i didnt see it mentioned in the build guide
You should be able to! It will be heavier, so it likely will not fly as well. You just need to really check that the CG is set right. Let me know how it goes if you do this!
I’m trying your cub as a first lw-pla plane print. It’s going ok but.. like many I’m a ender 3 entry level series printer owner. The Prusa printer is it seems is a big step up but too late now. Also most advice given in user groups is to use Cura or a Creality supplied version of it. So knowing nothing about 3D printing some time ago, we/I ended up with a Creality printer using cura. Trying to sort out the Prusa settings to load into cura has me a bit overwhelmed. So I’ve used a work around of loading the .3mf into Prusa and custom add the cura start code with a BL/CR touch g29 and left purge line the .3mf files don’t add. I save these for future Prusa reprints. Your gcodes are great except no BL touch support or left purge line included. Is it possible to include actual cura files in your place for purchase? I hope try printing some of them after I master printing and assembling the test cub. Yes I will focus on using Prusa slicer but I need to find out how to make the start code I like/need permanent and not over ridden by the imported prusa start code. Adding it to every to be printed file is time consuming. All said, the prints are slow going dealing with the start code, but gong good and I hope to be test flying the Cub very soon. Not planning on printing a lot of yellow planes my first roll of lw-pla is while so I’m assuming a coat of testers cub yellow paint will work. The way your designs snap fit together is a amazing design.
Hello my friend, what you have done is very nice, I congratulate you. I'm having trouble finding a 2830 1300kv motor, can you recommend me an alternative motor?
The brand that I use is kind of challenging to get, unfortunately. Have you tried to just type that size of motor in and use another brand? Also have you checked the description of this video, I listed an alternative there!
I know it's an old video and you probably won't be reading it, but I'll take my chances... The motor and prop that you are listing are bigger than the ones listed on the make from 3dLabPrint. Is it just cause you had those on hand, or you felt the suggested ones were underpowered? I'm starting this build, and I'm a rookie (I know, I will crash and destroy the plane, that's fine...), so I don't want to have it too powerful, I want to learn flying nice and slow, but I see you achieve that as well. Just wondering which way to go really, thanks!
Honestly I’m not sure it matters, I am going to be building this and doing a video on it and I have ordered a 2470kv motor! Which is like double The power of the one he used, even if it’s too much power, you just fly faster and use your elevator to make sure the nose doesn’t go up. I’m sort of new to flying RC PLANEs and I crashed my first RC plane abut 15 times! I have a video on my channel. Now I am pretty decent at flying only because I did a lot of training on a flight simulator. If you are a first time pilot, I would highly recommend to do flight simulation before flying
@@RobertGRitz thanks! Ya I've been told to use a simulator, i think I'll check them out. My budget is kind if going towards the plane and equipment,but i see the benefits of the simulator, it'll save me money in the long run. Your motor is not double the power though, KV relates to rpm. I think your motor is more suited to a drone and might lack torque for the plane. But if it works post here, i have 4 of those on hands from my drone, I'd reuse them instead of buying a new motor.
@@DarthBane555 Oh, the flight sim is free in the app store, thats what i use. Just wondering if you have heard of AliExpress? You could build this plane for under $30 buying all the electronics except the bat and trans/receiver. Usually I get way more thrust with the higher kv motors on a 6x8 prop, thats why i use them. If I was using a huge wood blade like this video I would probably want a lower kv. U should look into AliExpress, i got my 3-d printer on it for $197 it was a tronxy 5xsa whatever, i am going to see it when it comes.
Awesome video :D! Just started printing it. Really well designed, but I have problems printing the engines that go on the side. The print fails if I don´t use supports but if I do use them I can´t get them out due to very tight spots. Do you have a tip to solve this? Oh and did you print the front gear legs out of regular PLA or LW-PLA?
Thank you!! I printed the engine both ways, with supports and without. The better quality one was actually without supports, it doesn't look right initially, but just keep letting it print and it should come out all right in the end! I printed it out of LWPLA using regular PLA settings
Thank you for bringing us this great model!
Thank you! It was such a fun build. Hope you enjoyed it! 😊
What a fun and amazing build. Very cool to see flying on floats, with all the scale details!
This plane turned out great, and I'm so impressed it flies so well too!
Ty for sharing this, I am printing one of these to learn how to fly RC.!
This float addition is cool!
Its my favorite part!!
Everything fits so nice
Your results may vary. Mine printed like junk. So much that I’ve given up on LW-PLA and airplanes.
That's what I've been waiting for like 2 weeks 😍
Same as you 🍻
Yes!! The wind is crazy here in Vegas, I had to wait an extra week for it to calm down
@@TroyMcMillan it's okay man, I'm glad to see that there's no "and crash" in the video title. Good thing that you waited a bit, but still I could hear the wind blow in the camera mic. Do you enjoy building the planes or flying them more? I know that it always hurts to crash any of the build but you're really nice pilot when you managed to get the plane in the air and then safely land on water. Great job, love the vid editing too.
@@LordMarinade I definitely prefer the building and tinkering aspect of this hobby. It is kind of both though because it is really satisfying to see it fly well after spending so much time building it!
Crashes are a part of the hobby and I always learn a lot from them, but it is soo nice when you can bring it back home in one piece 😂
And I appreciate the feedback on the editing! Thank you!
Always, Great job!!
thank you so much! 😊
Hey, can you link the tire and engine pieces that you custom made? I just thought it would really look nice on my plane :)
Yes that would be nice.
Oui je pense aussi
great job , i purchased this plane off someone else on eBay and had a bad experience assembling it so now Im going to get a 3d printer and make my own piper cub , then the zero ,i purchased the files off 3dlabprint , your video answered a lot of my questions thank you
Highly underrated video. Nice work man!
这是我见过装得最好的视频！
I printed one as well, it came out really nice. It was great of 3DLabprint to make this a free download. I printed mine in Polymaker Lightweight PLA on my Creality Ender 5 printer and it was an easy print.
What was the weight like for your print? I'm printing one out of Polymaker LW PLA right now and my fuselage came out at 117g, almost as much as the PLA version in this video.
Hey guys, I'm going to be using the same Polymaker Lw-pla. What were your settings?
For the engine detail parts you could put a colour change in the print at the required layer height. It's easy in prusaslicer.
Super easy.
Nice build and flights, welcome to float flying! I have about a 2-acre pond on my property that I prefer to fly from, float planes are always on my list. Super glad to see this Piper out there, and free! I've purchased a few from 3D Lab thus far and have been very happy with them. Currently building the AICHI M6A SEIRAN/NANZAN from them with floats. Love your videos, and it's nice to see someone with the same hobby. Yellow PLA ordered :)
Been waiting so long and its totally worth to watch. U rock 🤘
Thank you so much!! 😊
Great job! Nice video! Thanks for sharing!
Hermoso... Gracias por compartir tan maravilloso talento. Algún día seguiré tus pasos.
Excellent job
thank you!!
Awesome as always!
thank you so much! 😊
Nothing better than a cub on floats great job
Great job! Really nice little Cub. Going to print this now. 👍🏻😁
Thank you! Have fun with it 😊
Great job!
Hi Troy, Great video! can't wait for your next video, lately i have been watching this one over and over, I printed the shark a few months ago, it looks great, hanging on my ceiling as a static model, I am a beginner RC pilot, so I thought it best just to leave it hanging...pun, and it was printed with regular PLA, so flight speed would have been above my level anyway, the reason why I bought a 3d printer in the first place, was to print RC planes, I have 5 static models currently, and think I am ready for a flying model, so I am printing a 50% scale of the cup now, using blue filament, actually looks good, but still not the correct color, but anyway, wil be on a full go next week, ordering every part to make my first flying 3D printed RC plane, thank you Troy, and yes, it will crash at least 3 times!🤣😆 But that is what this hobby is al about, cheers.
Super nice video. Great first water landing! Keep it up!
Thank you so much!! Flying it off water was so much fun
You make excellent video's ,, so well edited
Thank you so much!! I really do appreciate the feedback 😊
Wow, thank you for sharing it!🙏🏼
Very nice prop!
GREAT JOB Troy!!! Can you consider sharing cover of the tire .STL Please. Thanks.
Yeah I will put it up on my Cults page in the next day!
Hi, I'm having trouble finding the push rod wire or cable. Where does one find 0.8mm music wire? Not seeing any thru Google search and not in the build list. Most push rods are at most 450mm and one will need at least 500mm or more to fit.
Found it on ebay finally
Awesome video Troy, I'm building this one!
Impressive
thank you!
I printed this in lightweight pla. I also printed your a21 airliner. Keep up the good work 👍
Fantastic model¡¡¡ I noticed a wooden propeller when you were assembling the Piper. It is better a plastic prop if you go to water. Regards
What is the Wingspan Troy! Very nice looking Micro RC Piper J-3 Cub Troy! Wonderful building skills my friend!!😉🛩💯
Thank you so much!! 42" wingspan!
@@TroyMcMillan your welcome sir!!
Yeah, so I looked at this print; then I found this video. I'm pretty familiar with RC helicopter builds and wanted this to be my 1st airplane. You're video and tutorial showed me everything I needed to know! Just FYI, some of the critical details were blipped over by the 'keep with the music beat' pace of the video. It wasn't missed by me, but I'm sure a few are asking WTH just happened between build segments 🥸
Thank you so much! It looks like the perfect thing to practice with!
😊
I built this using the eSUN LW PLA and the printing of the files was easy using the prepared gcode or the 3mf files on a Prusa i3Mk3S. However a couple of words of warning - don't try to save time by printing more than one item at a time (filling the build plate). The filament oozes when travelling (even with 10mm retraction), so everything ends up covered in strands of plastic. They scrape off, but it's a pain to do. And secondly, I can't find any sign-writing vinyl that sticks to the LW PLA.
Yes, I agree, to get the best quality print one part at a time. For the vinyl, I use 3M high stick material that is meant for textured walls. It sticks so well, some have lasted for years now.
What if you use PLA and print multiple parts at same time, will the same problem happen?
@@TroyMcMillanHow do you print vinyl to make drawings and letters?
@@TroyMcMillanMe too I tried with the gcode but obviously it’s not available with my nozzle
@@awssassim Yes because it's using Vase mode. One path start to finish.
Thanks!! Have struggled with LWPLA printing, but really want to finish a plane. Downloaded this and Prusa slicer. Fuse printed beautifully in ColorFabb LWPLA! Wing just started. Thanks for the Prusa hint! Seems to be the ticket for me.
That’s awesome to hear! Thanks for letting me know it’s working for you! 😊
did you use the original prusa printer setup or did u go for the printer setup in the 3mf file? I haven't started printing yet, but i'm thinking go for the fillament and print settings in the 3mf file but use the prusa printer settings.
@@andreasaure6420 I used the Prusa slicer, and the 3mf files. I used 100% whatever settings came with the 3mf file - I didn't change a thing. I didn't even change to a Ender 3 in the settings - just loaded the file, sliced, saved to the card, and printed
@@scottiniowa1 ok i didnt use the 3mf files i used the gcodes :) but i think i should maybe do some tweaking since i use esun material insted of colourfabb
So cool!
I got a Bambu P1P for Chriistmas and I just recently stumbled onto 3D Labs planes. After sifting through everything, I chose the Piper Cub as my first project. You definitely paved the way with this video! Excellent work. If mine turned out half as good as yours, I'll be happy.
Did you get the files to work? When I slice fuselage part 2 it wheigh 142g alone.
@@PhoneyBill Did you try too decrease the infill? And is the weight with supports? And what kind of pla do you use?
How many spools of LW PLA does it take to make.
Little less than one
Its a little funny that I don't think 3D Lab Print was ready for the response from your video. They must be happy at the sametime with all the traffic you brought them.
Haha! 😂 I’m glad everyone likes this plane as much as I do!
Another great build! I’d love to see you make Planeprint’s Rise glider
I love this vid. Great job & thx for the help/demonstration. When printing the wings, how do you get good/solid ribs to print when they are essentially spanning the print walls/wing skin? All off my ribs are sagging because theres nothing to keep them flat during the print. Help please!
I'm in the process of of printing and assembling the Piper. Very, very impressed with the model. It is obvious that a lot of thought went into its design so as to make it both strong and easy to assemble. It appears to be much more robust than the Eclipson models.
Hi, I'm having trouble finding the push rod wire or cable. Where does one find 0.8mm music wire? Not seeing any thru Google search and not in the build list. Most push rods are at most 450mm and one will need at least 500mm or more to fit.
Awesome !!!
Love your work! Wish my prints came out like yours .... will you share the Prusa settings?
Instead of cutting the engine shaft, you can uclip it on the other side and smack it couple of times with hammer and it goes through (comes out on other side). That way if you later need the normal shaft, you can re-use the engine.
Possibly needed the room behind the motor.
Very Beautyvoll Airplane
Avery nice project that you have presented. I have printed and assembled my model and am wondering about the C.G ??
Sorry about that ...just found it (should have read the small print. :
I still have some ColorFabbs LW-PLA to use up before purchasing the Polylight and wondered what, if any, the difference is and if so what settings I may need to change.
It prints out pretty much the same, I use 245C for PolyLight and I use 235C for ColorFABB. Everything else should be the same!
Nice job.
Why not use an adhesive other than CA for the servo's in case you have a hard landing and break some teeth?
I used hot glue, I dont glue in servos either.
And to add onto that the servo mount poimts have to be cut off
As someone who recently had a hard landing, I'll be using something else other than CA going forward ;)
@@nickademuss42 hot glue is something worst you can use for attaching servos. Much better way is to use thin shrink plastic tube and CA. Just place shrink tube on servo and shrink it with hot gun, than glue it with CA glue.
Great build Troy! I'm printing mine right now and I am wondering what material have you used for gear legs and float holders? Is it their yellow PolyAir?
To get as close to the same color I printed the same 3D LabPrint LWPLA with regular PLA setting and it worked really good
@TroyMcMillan Im about to build this, build sheet shows push rod ends? I dont see them on the video anywhere, do you use these on this piper build ? Also i see lead weight? Where did you put lead weight at on this build if so? I have a bambu a1, will the gcodes need tweaked for Lwpla ? Thanks for your help in advance!
@@TroyMcMillan oh that’s clever 😎 Thank you for a tip 👍🏻
pretty cool
Nice design job. Flies well. Is it strong enough for aerobatics - loops, rolls, spins?
padu bro🇵🇸🇷🇺ilike
😊😊😊 thank you bro
Very nice!
Strangely enough, that little thing added under the rudder the help steering in water is called a... wait, what is it... ah, a rudder:)
Ah, like an airport is a port for ships/vessels/craft that fly;).
As you know, mankind knew how to travel on water long before we could fly and there was a pretty extensive vocab that was right there for the taking for the flying folks.
that little part added to the tail isn't a traditional part on a full scale float plane. 3DLabPrint designed that to make the plane steerable in the water, but also to save weight by not adding an extra servo to the floats. It worked really well.
it makes me think about 3D printed boats!
@@TroyMcMillan sure. But still a rudder. But you did call it that later on;-). It’s all good - I love your work.
As for boats, it’s a good challenge for you but please do me a favor and research by checking out the printed sailboats like RG65 and IOMs. People have figured out the print settings for how to make waterproof hulls straight off the printer already. Still, I see tons of people doing their own boats and having to spend a lot of effort making them watertight. Not saying you should build a sailboat but do look into these print settings. As far as I remember, it’s about printing hot with no or few retractions and making sure your walls don’t have gaps. All stuff you’ll pick up faster than most:-).
And thanks for replying!
@@AntiVaganza Haha, no you are totally right. 😉Thank you, I appreciate it.
I have seen that! That would definitely be the goal to print it with it being watertight. With a boat it could stand to be printed out heavier with the extra material that would take too. A cool project for the future.
Yes, the weight penalty matters a whole lot less there.
Good luck with it - I actually think you will be helping a lot of people with that project as it seems boats are something a lot of people want to tinker with. But not many think they can print them watertight so they don't look into it and instead have to deal with coating the hull afterwards.
Once again, thanks for taking your time to reply. Really appreciate it!
yea good video as usual. WHat TPU did you use for the tyres?
thank you! I used varioshore tpu
wow its such cool
Thank you!!
@@TroyMcMillan sir, how much material is needed to print it the lwpla ?
@@jakubzabocki6182 its a little more than a quarter of a roll! You could very nearly print out 4 of these planes from a single roll of LWPLA
Nice
thank you 😊
@@TroyMcMillan I wana do stuff like that to
Would PETG be appropriate for the elevator hinges rather than ABS? Don't want to have to buy a roll of something I can't print with.
Yes! PETG will work fine
@@TroyMcMillan Thank you!
Hi, great video, are there STLs for the floats?
They are included in the STL for the cub!
Hello Troy, what camera do you use for the fpv at this place on the video 12:00?
I would like to print this plane but I have to make my adjustments first.
Love you Video too! 😍👍👍👍
Thank you!!! 😊
Troy, currently printing this Cub, but I'm having trouble sourcing some steel pushrods for the elevator/rudder. Where do you suggest getting some 1mm steel rods that are long enough to connect? Thank you!!!
I'm having this same issue. Most out there are 450mm long. What did you end up doing? (Am mid-build at moment)
On Printing with regular PLA I have so much issues in all Wing parts. The brodges which start at layer 78 hangs always, no matter which setting. Bridging settings doesn't have any effect to it. How you did that? Or did you have same issues in the Wing parts? Thanks for tipps and tricks!
Awesome video! Troy, could you share the printable float files?
Hi, great build! I was wondering where to purchase the correct wires needed for the elevator and rudder servos? Thanks!
Whoa!, I'm used to balsa planes!
This is my fist build. Took a little time to get the settings on the 3D printer just right (Ender 3 3D). My only question, where do I get .8 mm push-rod wire that is long enough? I see a whole bunch online that is 12" long, but it looks like this projects take a longer piece.
Thank you for all of your cool videos. Looking forward to building more!
I printed my tires using TPU 95A and they are very hard, like PLA. What filament do you use?
Another great video Troy. I am currently printing this plane and I have a question where did you get your decals printed? Thanks for your help.
Thank you!! I get them printed from a local print shop. Ask for them to be printed on 3M High Stick material, like material that is used for textured walls
Hi thanks for the video, can I use Bambo Studio for slicing? I have a bambo P1S printer
Yes you can
Hi, nice job!!! did you have any problems with unsupported areas of the nose? I am trying to print with esun white lw PLA but using 3d lab print settings in prusa slicer I found that bridged areas on outside skin near the tip of the nose come out really ugly!
How much LW filament is required for the complete plain, and which brand of filament do you use , also what glue do you use for joining parts together?
worth 10$ of 3dprintlabs LW-PLA
I have been waiting for this video since I saw you were working on it. What prop adapter are you using? I don't see it in the parts list. Do you need to cut off the original shaft to use this motor?
Wow ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️👍
thank you!!
I seen the amount of super glue you used on the servo's when putting them in, would it not be better to use just a bit on the edge of the servo in case something should happen to the servo and it needs removal to be replaced?
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Hi...great channel. Its been a long time since I've been in this hobby and am thinking about getting back into it. What would you suggest for a printer. I have -0- experience with 3D printing but this seems to be a lot of fun. Any other suggestions would be great...perhaps a video for people thinking about getting into this. Thanks in advance!
I owned and flew 2 full size Luscombe airplanes - an 8A and an 8E. If you ever think of making a Luscombe with the same technique, that would be awesome! Great job Troy! Love the build and video! What camera(s) are you using from the plane?
Is it Possible to laminate 3D Print RC Planes? Or will it Melt? If it Possible will it effect the strenth? And the aerodynamics?
Hey! What propeller adapter is that? I can’t find it on the items list or your Amazon shop. Thanks for the great video, Troy!
Incredible landscape - Nevada!?
Troy great build and mod. Where did you get the Float Design STLs?
How do you print off the decal sheet? I cant seem to find anything compatible with my laser printer. Did you print it using the Actual size setting? what size is your label sheet?
I have a question for you, what plane do you think would be the best for a first time printing? Im using Ender 3 and ender 3 pro printers.
@Troy--McMillan always enjoy your videos, what's up
Did u ever build one? I'm mid build using an Ender 3 V3 KE and it was not perfect but prints done. Can see that am going to need packing tape reinforcement is some places. Also have issue sourcing the push rod wire that's long enough...
Hi! Did you print the floats with regular PLA or LW? Like everything with one wall loop? Thanks!
Old video i know but what settings did you use for the floats? Printiing using the same settings as the plane leaves you with open ends and a float you can see right through. Noticed yours has solid layers at the ends but i didnt see it mentioned in the build guide
With Cura, just add 2 bottom layers and two top layers in the top/bottom settings. Same with Prusa.
Great video as always. Additing the floats is such a fantastic idea, how much weight do they add with the flex seal ?
The flex seal added about 8g
Good video, one question, I can make the fuselage in PLA + and the wing in LW PLA, since in my country it is difficult to get LW PLA. Thank you
You should be able to! It will be heavier, so it likely will not fly as well. You just need to really check that the CG is set right. Let me know how it goes if you do this!
I’m trying your cub as a first lw-pla plane print. It’s going ok but.. like many I’m a ender 3 entry level series printer owner. The Prusa printer is it seems is a big step up but too late now. Also most advice given in user groups is to use Cura or a Creality supplied version of it. So knowing nothing about 3D printing some time ago, we/I ended up with a Creality printer using cura. Trying to sort out the Prusa settings to load into cura has me a bit overwhelmed. So I’ve used a work around of loading the .3mf into Prusa and custom add the cura start code with a BL/CR touch g29 and left purge line the .3mf files don’t add. I save these for future Prusa reprints. Your gcodes are great except no BL touch support or left purge line included.
Is it possible to include actual cura files in your place for purchase? I hope try printing some of them after I master printing and assembling the test cub. Yes I will focus on using Prusa slicer but I need to find out how to make the start code I like/need permanent and not over ridden by the imported prusa start code. Adding it to every to be printed file is time consuming.
All said, the prints are slow going dealing with the start code, but gong good and I hope to be test flying the Cub very soon. Not planning on printing a lot of yellow planes my first roll of lw-pla is while so I’m assuming a coat of testers cub yellow paint will work.
The way your designs snap fit together is a amazing design.
Muy Bueno!!
Muchas gracias!
Very Nice , How much it cost to build on 3D print excluding the electronics?
If you print with regular pa do you have to add retraction
Done good
thank you!
Some of my parts end up having small gaps after they are assembled. Any advice on what to use to fill/repair these gaps?
Most of the time a 3d printing pen with the same filament is used to fill gaps. Not sure with this filament however.
Hello my friend, what you have done is very nice, I congratulate you. I'm having trouble finding a 2830 1300kv motor, can you recommend me an alternative motor?
The brand that I use is kind of challenging to get, unfortunately. Have you tried to just type that size of motor in and use another brand? Also have you checked the description of this video, I listed an alternative there!
The instructions says use a 2930-1000 kv. That's more common.
I know it's an old video and you probably won't be reading it, but I'll take my chances... The motor and prop that you are listing are bigger than the ones listed on the make from 3dLabPrint. Is it just cause you had those on hand, or you felt the suggested ones were underpowered? I'm starting this build, and I'm a rookie (I know, I will crash and destroy the plane, that's fine...), so I don't want to have it too powerful, I want to learn flying nice and slow, but I see you achieve that as well. Just wondering which way to go really, thanks!
Honestly I’m not sure it matters, I am going to be building this and doing a video on it and I have ordered a 2470kv motor! Which is like double The power of the one he used, even if it’s too much power, you just fly faster and use your elevator to make sure the nose doesn’t go up. I’m sort of new to flying RC PLANEs and I crashed my first RC plane abut 15 times! I have a video on my channel. Now I am pretty decent at flying only because I did a lot of training on a flight simulator. If you are a first time pilot, I would highly recommend to do flight simulation before flying
@@RobertGRitz thanks! Ya I've been told to use a simulator, i think I'll check them out. My budget is kind if going towards the plane and equipment,but i see the benefits of the simulator, it'll save me money in the long run.
Your motor is not double the power though, KV relates to rpm. I think your motor is more suited to a drone and might lack torque for the plane. But if it works post here, i have 4 of those on hands from my drone, I'd reuse them instead of buying a new motor.
@@DarthBane555 Oh, the flight sim is free in the app store, thats what i use. Just wondering if you have heard of AliExpress? You could build this plane for under $30 buying all the electronics except the bat and trans/receiver. Usually I get way more thrust with the higher kv motors on a 6x8 prop, thats why i use them. If I was using a huge wood blade like this video I would probably want a lower kv. U should look into AliExpress, i got my 3-d printer on it for $197 it was a tronxy 5xsa whatever, i am going to see it when it comes.
Awesome video :D! Just started printing it. Really well designed, but I have problems printing the engines that go on the side. The print fails if I don´t use supports but if I do use them I can´t get them out due to very tight spots. Do you have a tip to solve this?
Oh and did you print the front gear legs out of regular PLA or LW-PLA?
Thank you!! I printed the engine both ways, with supports and without. The better quality one was actually without supports, it doesn't look right initially, but just keep letting it print and it should come out all right in the end!
I printed it out of LWPLA using regular PLA settings
@@TroyMcMillan Ok, I will give it a try. Thank you :).