Epic DIY RC Piper Cub Full Build & Flight

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Specifications:
Wingspan: 1068 mm / 42.0 inch
Lenght: 675 mm / 26.6 inch
Height: 310 mm / 12.2 inch
Wing area: 18,15 dm2 / 1.94 square feet
Wing loading: 31 g/dm2 / 15.3 oz/square feet
Center of gravity: 44 mm / 1.73 inch from leading edge
Airfoil: LHK12 modified by 3DLabPrint
Print weight (LW PLA): 224g/7.90oz
RTF weight W/ Floats (3s 1000mAh): 560grams
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 How to Build 3D Printed RC Piper Cub
00:35 Why to use LW-PLA vs PLA
01:03 How to Print using Prusa Slicer Software
02:01 How to Setup Cura for 3D Printing
02:24 How to Assemble the Fuselage
02:42 How to Assemble the Tail Section
04:28 How to Assemble the Landing Gear
05:42 How to Setup the Motor, Propeller and ESC
06:36 How to Assemble the Wing
07:25 How to add Servos to the Wing
07:40 RC Plane Decals
07:53 How to attach the Wing
08:30 3D Printed Cub Maiden Flight with Wheels
09:42 How to Build the 3D Printed Floats
10:33 How to make LW-PLA & PLA water proof
10:50 First water Taxi
12:12 3D Printed Cub Maiden Flight with Floats
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Пікірлер: 418

@darrenhook2779 2 жыл бұрын

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 :)

@AerialWaviator 2 жыл бұрын

What a fun and amazing build. Very cool to see flying on floats, with all the scale details!

@TroyMcMillan 2 жыл бұрын

This plane turned out great, and I'm so impressed it flies so well too!

@TheCatFather01 10 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you for sharing it!🙏🏼

@pcantele 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for bringing us this great model!

@TroyMcMillan 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! It was such a fun build. Hope you enjoyed it! 😊

@rcpowres 2 жыл бұрын

Great job! Nice video! Thanks for sharing!

@ThreenaddiesRexMegistus 2 жыл бұрын

Great job! Really nice little Cub. Going to print this now. 👍🏻😁

@TroyMcMillan 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Have fun with it 😊

@januszpolski4228 Жыл бұрын

Great job!

@arteenclavos Жыл бұрын

Hermoso... Gracias por compartir tan maravilloso talento. Algún día seguiré tus pasos.

@jeffallen3382 2 жыл бұрын

This float addition is cool!

@TroyMcMillan 2 жыл бұрын

Its my favorite part!!

@user-if2tw4em4i 2 жыл бұрын

Always, Great job!!

@TroyMcMillan 2 жыл бұрын

thank you so much! 😊

@demetriodelgadillo Жыл бұрын

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

@vitale6633 Жыл бұрын

Awesome !!!

@vladislit7293 2 жыл бұрын

Everything fits so nice

@shabo857 5 ай бұрын

Your results may vary. Mine printed like junk. So much that I’ve given up on LW-PLA and airplanes.

@JohnKlopp 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video Troy, I'm building this one!

@pietroseven8228 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice prop!

@gordonendicott5114 Ай бұрын

Nothing better than a cub on floats great job

@3drcking 2 жыл бұрын

Super nice video. Great first water landing! Keep it up!

@TroyMcMillan 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!! Flying it off water was so much fun

@badlandaircraft9504 Жыл бұрын

Highly underrated video. Nice work man!

@NomanaTech 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome as always!

@TroyMcMillan 2 жыл бұрын

thank you so much! 😊

@ianwebb446 20 күн бұрын

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.

@eqope 2 жыл бұрын

Been waiting so long and its totally worth to watch. U rock 🤘

@TroyMcMillan 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!! 😊

@1Skylow2 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice!

@danclara1 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent job

@TroyMcMillan 2 жыл бұрын

thank you!!

@mikelohner3256 Жыл бұрын

pretty cool

@navillus5 Жыл бұрын

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.

@ArceezRC 4 ай бұрын

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.

@stevekidd-xz5wk Жыл бұрын

I printed this in lightweight pla. I also printed your a21 airliner. Keep up the good work 👍

@paulbizard3493 Жыл бұрын

Nice job.

@MasboyRC 2 жыл бұрын

Impressive

@TroyMcMillan 2 жыл бұрын

thank you!

@kennethconnors5316 2 жыл бұрын

You make excellent video's ,, so well edited

@TroyMcMillan 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!! I really do appreciate the feedback 😊

@soullessred5785 2 жыл бұрын

Another great build! I’d love to see you make Planeprint’s Rise glider

@LordMarinade 2 жыл бұрын

That's what I've been waiting for like 2 weeks 😍

@doronfpv 2 жыл бұрын

Same as you 🍻

@TroyMcMillan 2 жыл бұрын

Yes!! The wind is crazy here in Vegas, I had to wait an extra week for it to calm down

@LordMarinade 2 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@TroyMcMillan 2 жыл бұрын

@@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!

@user-wh2rs9dg3f 7 ай бұрын

Very Beautyvoll Airplane

@joku5150 Жыл бұрын

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!

@markbond18 Жыл бұрын

😊

@polar1991 2 жыл бұрын

Hey, can you link the tire and engine pieces that you custom made? I just thought it would really look nice on my plane :)

@bryanmailloux3210 Жыл бұрын

Yes that would be nice.

@ArtWarnery-xw2vu Жыл бұрын

Oui je pense aussi

@CrtMori 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@fhuber7507 Жыл бұрын

Possibly needed the room behind the motor.

@slammerf16 Жыл бұрын

For the engine detail parts you could put a colour change in the print at the required layer height. It's easy in prusaslicer.

@shelbyseelbach9568 Жыл бұрын

Super easy.

@dudugou 2 жыл бұрын

Great

@jps99 Жыл бұрын

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.

@GilesMcNeil 10 ай бұрын

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.

@ArceezRC 4 ай бұрын

Hey guys, I'm going to be using the same Polymaker Lw-pla. What were your settings?

@hb9hal 2 жыл бұрын

Love you Video too! 😍👍👍👍

@TroyMcMillan 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!! 😊

@thomasdurand9654 Жыл бұрын

Hi Troy, thank you very much for all your well documented build guides! Would it be possible for you to do a video on the Bungee Prop plane from 3DLabPrint? I a completely new to RC airplanes, and I think this is a great starting point for beginners, due to plane's speed.

@genekloszewski5484 2 жыл бұрын

Whoa!, I'm used to balsa planes!

@enriquech4041 Жыл бұрын

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

@ksorwai 2 жыл бұрын

Wow ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️👍

@TroyMcMillan 2 жыл бұрын

thank you!!

@SportsShorts1212 4 ай бұрын

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.

@PhoneyBill 2 ай бұрын

Did you get the files to work? When I slice fuselage part 2 it wheigh 142g alone.

@willyc_ Жыл бұрын

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!

@nicoappiolaza5789 2 жыл бұрын

Muy Bueno!!

@TroyMcMillan 2 жыл бұрын

Muchas gracias!

@jakubzabocki6182 2 жыл бұрын

wow its such cool

@TroyMcMillan 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@jakubzabocki6182 2 жыл бұрын

@@TroyMcMillan sir, how much material is needed to print it the lwpla ?

@TroyMcMillan 2 жыл бұрын

@@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

@TheDradge 2 жыл бұрын

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?

@scottiniowa1 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@TroyMcMillan 2 жыл бұрын

That’s awesome to hear! Thanks for letting me know it’s working for you! 😊

@andreasaure6420 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@scottiniowa1 2 жыл бұрын

@@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

@andreasaure6420 2 жыл бұрын

@@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

@jvalentin62 2 жыл бұрын

GREAT JOB Troy!!! Can you consider sharing cover of the tire .STL Please. Thanks.

@TroyMcMillan 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I will put it up on my Cults page in the next day!

@Glacial7865 2 жыл бұрын

Nice

@TroyMcMillan 2 жыл бұрын

thank you 😊

@Glacial7865 2 жыл бұрын

@@TroyMcMillan I wana do stuff like that to

@scotthurt4134 2 жыл бұрын

Love your work! Wish my prints came out like yours .... will you share the Prusa settings?

@SidharthMakhija Жыл бұрын

Hi, great build! I was wondering where to purchase the correct wires needed for the elevator and rudder servos? Thanks!

@michaeldaversa9397 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video! I'm waiting to get into the 3d printing rc hobby. I have an Elegoo Neptune 2. Its pretty similar to ender 3. Do you have any tips on printing the LW-PLA? And do you thing i can use the pre-sliced files on my printer? Thank you for an awesome model. Also do you think that this model could be printed in regular PLA?

@scottmitchell7302 2 жыл бұрын

Done good

@TroyMcMillan 2 жыл бұрын

thank you!

@DavidsTV Жыл бұрын

Why not use an adhesive other than CA for the servo's in case you have a hard landing and break some teeth?

@nickademuss42 11 ай бұрын

I used hot glue, I dont glue in servos either.

@taxigalaxi 11 ай бұрын

And to add onto that the servo mount poimts have to be cut off

@JohnDeLong797 11 ай бұрын

As someone who recently had a hard landing, I'll be using something else other than CA going forward ;)

@krist370 5 ай бұрын

@@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.

@MrJamesw1958 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@TroyMcMillan 2 жыл бұрын

Haha! 😂 I’m glad everyone likes this plane as much as I do!

@pintokitkat 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@TroyMcMillan 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@awssassim Жыл бұрын

What if you use PLA and print multiple parts at same time, will the same problem happen?

@droneversion Жыл бұрын

@@TroyMcMillanHow do you print vinyl to make drawings and letters?

@ArtWarnery-xw2vu Жыл бұрын

@@TroyMcMillanMe too I tried with the gcode but obviously it’s not available with my nozzle

@GOOGLE_IT-00 4 ай бұрын

@@awssassim Yes because it's using Vase mode. One path start to finish.

@gr7396 Жыл бұрын

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.

@AntiVaganza 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@TroyMcMillan 2 жыл бұрын

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!

@AntiVaganza 2 жыл бұрын

@@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!

@TroyMcMillan 2 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@AntiVaganza 2 жыл бұрын

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!

@fhuber7507 Жыл бұрын

Safety notes: Test motor operation without a prop. For most radio systems: Ensure low throttle and cut off stop the motor Then re-bind to reset the "failsafe" for loss of signal. This will prevent motor start if you plug the airplane battery in before turning on the radio. Too many accidents from not ensuring failsafe settings include motor off. Most ESCs now use the default High/low of Spektrum/JR Some use Futaba's High/Low which exactly the opposite.

@k3dydxing708 2 жыл бұрын

Nice work as always! How did you learn Fusion360, your build of the AA bird a while ago was really amazing!

@Doug4367 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@TroyMcMillan 2 жыл бұрын

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

@ABG_3D 2 жыл бұрын

Great video as always. Additing the floats is such a fantastic idea, how much weight do they add with the flex seal ?

@TroyMcMillan 2 жыл бұрын

The flex seal added about 8g

@seancrombie458 Жыл бұрын

Troy, I have been following your channel for awhile now and love what you do. I would love to see you build the B-25 Mitchell from 3dlabprint if you’d be willing to do that build.

@norrismosierjr7956 2 жыл бұрын

What is the Wingspan Troy! Very nice looking Micro RC Piper J-3 Cub Troy! Wonderful building skills my friend!!😉🛩💯

@TroyMcMillan 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!! 42" wingspan!

@norrismosierjr7956 2 жыл бұрын

@@TroyMcMillan your welcome sir!!

@PilotJengka92 2 жыл бұрын

padu bro🇵🇸🇷🇺ilike

@TroyMcMillan 2 жыл бұрын

😊😊😊 thank you bro

@AndyRC Жыл бұрын

Well I am an fpv drone and rc car person but this is tempting 🤔. I just ordered the Anycubic Kobra after seeing some good reviews. I assume it will do well to build this? I will figure out printing first and try this for sure. I have most of the gear already needed so this looks amazing. I find it a bit daunting but hopefully it is not that hard.

@user-ji2mm8qh6x Жыл бұрын

Awesome video! Troy, could you share the printable float files?

@creepinonthebabes 2 жыл бұрын

make the floats with an airfoil shape to add some extra lift.

@greggpalmer8901 2 жыл бұрын

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!

@AsgardStudios Жыл бұрын

Sweet! It will be my first RC plane build 😊

@yasamogu 2 жыл бұрын

Спасибо огромное за чертежи! Жаль что не купишь себе то что хочешь из-за чёртовой войны

@charlescarey5874 2 жыл бұрын

I'm getting my printer setup to build this plane. Awesome and timely video for me; Thanks! I watched your video on ColorFabb LW-PLA vs eSun LW-PLA. Very helpful. In your experienced opinion how do they compare to Polylight LW-PLA?

@spitfire7617 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@TroyMcMillan 2 жыл бұрын

It prints out pretty much the same, I use 245C for PolyLight and I use 235C for ColorFABB. Everything else should be the same!

@edwardvidales3011 9 ай бұрын

Hi Troy! You convinced me to build this little cub! Can you by chance share the file for the wheel covers, please :) Thanks in advance!

@christophetrebuchet9442 Жыл бұрын

Hi! Thanks for the high level of your videos. Could you please tell me on which 3D printers you already used LW PLA, and what are the ones that give the best results ? Thanks un advance.

@britinozoz 2 жыл бұрын

Avery nice project that you have presented. I have printed and assembled my model and am wondering about the C.G ??

@britinozoz 2 жыл бұрын

Sorry about that ...just found it (should have read the small print. :

@starletzzang 11 ай бұрын

To prevent the wings from sagging due to sunlight, we recommend 1mm carbon rods instead of filaments.

@GOOGLE_IT-00 4 ай бұрын

But it's PETG I think. Resistant to higher temp. I'd actually use ABS in mine.

@stevetomassetti4420 Жыл бұрын

Lw pla planes are great if you already know how to fly. No so good for newbies that will crash a lot learning. I Built and rebuilt 3dlabprint’s cub at least 3 times trying to learn how to fly until i finally put it aside and designed and built a foam plane that could withstand all the crashing I went through learning. The point I am making is that its not about how repairable 3d printed planes are ( and they are quite repairable) its about how durable they are. A lw pla plane is quite fragile. One small mishap, and you’re done flying for the day. With foam, you may crash and the plane is only just a bit dented, or easily hot glued back together in the field.

@ArceezRC 4 ай бұрын

I totally agree with ur comment. I'm mid build with this first 3d printed one but have been flying foamies for a few years. Kind of know what I will expect but at this point it's an itch I want to scratch. Foamies are so much quicker to get back up with when a crash happens.

@stevetomassetti4420 4 ай бұрын

@@ArceezRC upto 9 rebuilds on the cub. Me thinks I may be cursed to crash that model the most.

@ArceezRC 4 ай бұрын

@stevetomassetti4420 I have a plane that's just like that but it's a foamie with a janky nose but still flies with a little E6000. Thx for ur response!

@user-qh2ej1jc3c Жыл бұрын

I have watched this video like 5 times now because I want to make one so bad

@fremebondo 2 жыл бұрын

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!

@dinkermcplinker7324 Жыл бұрын

@TroyMcMillan what is the setting for top and bottom layer on fuselage in cura? Trying to slice it right have all other settings set thankyou!

@srvictorbatista 11 ай бұрын

12:17 a melhor parte, é a voz dela. 😂

@Tammy-un3ql Жыл бұрын

👌👌👌👌

@muttbone01 Жыл бұрын

When building in the motor mount, does it take into effect degrees of throw/tilt to compensate, or is it a straight in shot?

@ArceezRC 4 ай бұрын

@ArceezRC 3 ай бұрын

Found it on ebay finally

@fazerpileit1 2 жыл бұрын

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?

@MuRaT_C Жыл бұрын

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!

@brienzee Жыл бұрын

i’m printing one of these now. can you go over the prop choice? i see the guide says 8/4 but i love the wood props. this is my first plane so don’t really understand the impact of 9/5 vs 8/4. do need larger kv motor for the 8/5?

@navillus5 Жыл бұрын

Some of my parts end up having small gaps after they are assembled. Any advice on what to use to fill/repair these gaps?

@shelbyseelbach9568 Жыл бұрын

Most of the time a 3d printing pen with the same filament is used to fill gaps. Not sure with this filament however.

@quilendar1604 2 жыл бұрын

👍

@knowledgebyte 11 ай бұрын

We've just managed to print one. Took some time to master eSun PLW. It's like back in the days of balsa and tissue. That's how thin and fragile the model is. Super light. BTW, what cameras are you using on the plane? They look super small, yet HD.

@charlescarey5874 Жыл бұрын

I printed my tires using TPU 95A and they are very hard, like PLA. What filament do you use?

@stephenthomas2311 2 жыл бұрын

Troy great build and mod. Where did you get the Float Design STLs?

@xNoI3odyx Жыл бұрын

What did you use for the decals? I printed mine but stuck on where to get those decals

@mauritz1774 2 жыл бұрын

Is it Possible to laminate 3D Print RC Planes? Or will it Melt? If it Possible will it effect the strenth? And the aerodynamics?

@randywetzler5976 Жыл бұрын

Hi Troy! Thanks for all your hard work in providing these videos. I'm trying out the Prusa slicer and after loading a 3dlabprint project file it defaults to a generic direct drive printer. If I choose my Creality CR10S it automatically changes the filament to regular PLA. I assume the Prusa Slicer is only meant to work with direct drive printers if you are using LW-PLA. Is this correct?

@shelbyseelbach9568 Жыл бұрын

Not at all.

@avianaviator1570 Жыл бұрын

I'm looking at buying the FLSUN SR for printing planes like these, would you recommend it over any other printers in the price range. I'm familiar with Cartesian printers, but I really want to try a delta this time around.

@aa240sx 2 жыл бұрын

best video yet troy! I'm currently building this plane in polymaker lwpla and unfortunately the weight is coming out about 65% heavier than 3dlabprints material. I went on their website and it looks like shipping from the Czech republic to the US for one spool of their filament is like $25, DHL. Kinda $$$. I know you did a comparison video about PLA vs lwpla, but would using Esun or ColorFabb lwpla work too? Oh and you're right about this being a bit of a challenge to slice in cura, had to do some fiddling but ultimately it worked out for me using cura, polymaker lwpla, and an ender 3 with direct drive and glass bed. Although, I never did just try the gcode directly given I have a direct drive mod...

@kinikinrd Жыл бұрын

Matterhackers light weight is the same price as the 3DLabPrint filament including shipping from CZ, so the correct filament from 3DLabPrint is a better deal. Help them out, they're giving you the plans and all the setup info.