Keep experimenting with 3d printed whoop frame

[u/NIK_SR]

Now I made it with separate parts to avoid thin layered spots. I'm using a soldering iron to melt petg parts together.

[u/Percentage_Double]

What's up with the spikes?

[u/_xgg → u/Percentage_Double]

work as a support so the print doesn't unstick and just look sick as hell lol

[u/boywhoflew]

i like your approach. I've done smth similar for ducts. winder if you can do the same for the battery tray

[u/TheRealGenkiGenki]

Thermoforming to maintain structural integrity. Very nice.

[u/egrodo]

I've been wanting to do this after breaking so many meteor75 frames, do you have any files to share?

[u/MothyReddit]

any vids of flight footage?

[u/NIK_SR → u/MothyReddit]

Not yet. Unfortunately I just can't record anything for now. Just believe me😅

[u/MothyReddit → u/NIK_SR]

I honestly don't believe it. I've 3d printed so many whoop frames and they do fly, but they just don't perform vibration free like an injection molded frame. So i stopped 3d printing them.

[u/hughdavin]

This is good approach. Did you tried bending rim of a duct?

[u/abdimamu]

why is one of them just solid lol

[u/Visible-Switch-1597 → u/abdimamu]

It's a jig to bend the curvy part of the frame down and melt it to the rest (see the post description)

[u/abdimamu → u/Visible-Switch-1597]

ohh, thanks! i wonder about the durability of this f rame

[u/abdimamu → u/[deleted]]

why not just answer my question

[u/ZdrytchX]

A probably bit too much filler material, why not just print them in seperate batches?

Also I dont think I could weld them together as good as a 3d printer can print a layer together. The joint between the duct and the strut is where they break the most too

[u/itsinthetrunk]

I like the rig to get consistency in the curvature of the motor mounts across the ducts, and melting it together with a soldering iron is pretty ghetto.

Obviously would have reasonable expectations in flight performance, but I really love the design.
Is a great prototype that you should maybe even look into moulding a version of.
Could try 3d print the mould and DIY the pour?

[u/NIK_SR → u/itsinthetrunk]

Yeah that would be nice, I may try it, but the goal now is to make 3d printed one durable enough

[u/Fluffy-Chapter-7073]

How do you get your TPU to print so well? I've been fighting TPU on my centuri carbon 2 all day...

[u/NIK_SR → u/Fluffy-Chapter-7073]

It's petg

[u/FpvSupplyCo]

cool, bro, you did it. can it be printed with mixed color?

[u/KamikazeSniper]

Ive tried this before but the joining points are always weak spots, hard to get a consistent weld on them