3d Printed Quadcopter Build - Pics and Maiden Flight 

I do in later videos after I get all the gains and settings tuned in.

This was my first flight with a non "toy" quad, have learned a lot since then.

+Chuck Henson ok cool

Tomasz S. I did not use any bearing in the arms. They are really not necessary.

thales gomes it is 6.7 pounds. A bit heavy. If I would go back I would use less infill. flight time is about 8 to 10 minutes.

It's true it got a bit heavy but it was a beautiful flight, very well balanced. How many percent of fill density did you use? Printed on ABS right?

RoboTekno Yes, I believe I commented on this already, my voltage protection was not set correctly and it wouldn't take off in self leveling mode. After I made some adjustments it worked much better.

Ah, I see. Strange how that works.

Sorry I meant to reply sooner. I used these pages quite a bit. There is a lot more info there not that when I started. www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?2399740-DJI-Inspire-3D-Printable-Quadcopter-V1-5! www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?2327044-3D-Printed-DJI-Inspire-discussion!-(Update-Success-at-last!)

Tim S I can't remember, but I depends on the model you are printing. Those sites have numerous modifications to the files, I remember using various parts and even making some of my own. So it might vary. I put it together and then measured what would fit then cut it. Feel free to email me with any questions too.

It is very heavy, I should have printed it a lot lighter.

It is a DJI Naza M flight controller. If you watch some of the other videos there are some directions but I figured it out mostly on my one and with the help of a couple people online.

I spent over $2200 on all the parts. I have a lot of extra parts left over like screws, filament, carbon, etc. I did spend a lot on the flight controller and the Transmitter and receivers. I plan to use the parts to make another one which is already well underway.

Wasn't it cheaper to just purchase a DJI Inspire?

At the time they were over $3000 or more.

+Marc H I have a Turnigy 9Xr Pro Transmitter with EZUHF transmitter (JR Module) and EZUHF diversity receiver. I used the Naza M V2 Flight Controller. 4108-480Kv Multistar Turnigy Motors. 30A Afro ESCs. 5200 MaH 4s Battery. Cheap 3 axis Gimbal from goodluckbuy with a Storm32 board. Servo is a SpringRC SM-S4315R. Pixnor Power Distrubution board. 2.4 GHz Immersion RC Video Transmitter. I also have 13, 14, and 15 inch blades. I used 15 in the video. My arms are 180mm and 360mm.

+Marc H By the way this guy is a beast and doesn't have a super long flight time, but it is pretty darn awesome and was a TON of fun to make. I am going to post the video of the landing gear transition here pretty soon.

+Chuck Henson Thank you. Did you do this without using an Arduino?

+Marc H No, I did not use an Arduino. For the landing gear I have some limit switches and diodes wired up to the PCB on the servo. Then the signal wire goes to my transmitter, so when I flip a switch the arms raise or lower. I didn't want to add any more weight to it with an Arduino but that would have been cool too.

+Chuck Henson Thanks again Chuck. I'll proceed hoping to use my Spektrum DX8 with a six channel receiver; likely less range than you have, but a decent start. This will likely be my next project once my Son's 3x4x4 foot RepRap 3D printer is done; printing it from his replicator two so he has a huge printer. Thanks again.

pinshape.com/items/35611-3d-printed-dji-inspire-clone-v6

+Black Dante That part I believe you are talking about at 1:32 is just a guide for drilling the holes in the carbon fiber.

given the market value, you can probably get an Inspire 1 v2 for less than building this one :) and its a superior refined product.