Crawford Bros. Aeroplanes
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Will do.
The Kitfox (Cub Alternative)
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BATTLEAXE
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Building some new wheels for the Kitfox. As you can tell by the picks you could probably guess what I am making them from...
I cut out the rigid insulation with a 4" hole saw to get a center point for an axle and something somewhat round to roll, with a smaller hole saw I cut the middle hub. The layers are 1" in the center and 1/2" on the outside.I laminated the layers together with epoxy, then spun them on the drill press with a sanding block to get them round and smooth. Color courtesy of a fat sharpie and some electrical tape. Super simple.
Still gotta figure out what I am going to use for the axle housing, some kind of tubing
I cut out the rigid insulation with a 4" hole saw to get a center point for an axle and something somewhat round to roll, with a smaller hole saw I cut the middle hub. The layers are 1" in the center and 1/2" on the outside.I laminated the layers together with epoxy, then spun them on the drill press with a sanding block to get them round and smooth. Color courtesy of a fat sharpie and some electrical tape. Super simple.
Still gotta figure out what I am going to use for the axle housing, some kind of tubing
Crawford Bros. Aeroplanes
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I've seen a few guys make spinners this wayI am picturing you covered in pink fluff after sanding these down.It actually sounds like a great technique
BATTLEAXE
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Kit tried on her new kicks today...
I probably could have gone bigger, these are 4 inch, next up is 5", but I like the size as it is. And being that wide, there won't be any issues. I see the floor board over the LG struts is taking a beating, might replace that with ply, gonna need a sheet of that...
I probably could have gone bigger, these are 4 inch, next up is 5", but I like the size as it is. And being that wide, there won't be any issues. I see the floor board over the LG struts is taking a beating, might replace that with ply, gonna need a sheet of that...
They look good!
BATTLEAXE
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They look good!
So light too. The biggest rubber tires I have are 2 3/4", I wanted to use those for the weight in the nose, and they would still look alright. But these will fit the bill. I would rather add weight in battery for longer flight times then add weight for the sake of having to add weight.
Grifflyer
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Sweet bro!
Wildthing
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That's a big nope
BATTLEAXE
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That is F&^%@*n awesome! What size is it?
BATTLEAXE
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You are getting to be quite the 3D print artist too
Wildthing
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That is the Turnigy Aerodrive SK3 3536 1400kv motor. Just came off the test stand and trying to keep the amp draw within reason with the APC 12X6 Sport prop, 656 watts, 88 oz of thrust and 64 amps. I think she will pull kitty along just fine
BATTLEAXE
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What size of 3s are you thinking? That amperage seems high to me, probably because of the Kv. I ran a 12x6 on 3s with a 40 amp ESC and there are no overheating issues, not that I know what the metrics are on it but it has to be below 40 amps
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