It doesn’t seem to matter what brand you buy… quadcopters and their brushless motors come stock with the achilles heel of multirotor flight.
That’s right I’m talking about the lowly prop nut. And they are the first things you should replace on your copter.
The standard aluminum prop cone may work great on airplanes. But on multirotors they are a disaster waiting to happen.
People try all sorts of ways to keep their propellers from falling off. Some swear by using thread lock, but the problem with that is if any of the thread lock gunk gets on your plastic propellers it can act like a solvent and weaken them.
Other people use rubber band prop savers. But propeller balance is critical on multirotors. You can forget about getting jello free video with these things.
I’ve seen tons of crashes that could have been avoided just by upgrading to nylon Locking aircraft nuts. These things are the best I’ve used to keep your props where they should be.
Replacement is easy… Take one of your old aluminum nuts to the hardware store with you.
Most stores have some type of guage in the hardware section… Just screw your existing prop nut onto the guage to confirm what size it is
And find that size in the nylon locking nut section
How convenient, my hardware store even sells them in packages of four.
To install them just remove the old nuts and screw on the nylock nuts.
The internal nylon washer goes on the top. If your previous prop nuts acted as their own washers make sure you also get the proper size washers at the hardware store. Washers make sure even pressure is applied to the propeller reducing the chance of a prop breaking.
Also don’t tighten the nut down too much… Just enough so the nylon washer locks in and the nut prevents the prop from spinning on the shaft.
That’s it… You have just greatly increased your copter’s safety and reliability!
In this video we take a high level look at how I built up my version of a fully open source Motorized Camera Slider (OpenSlider), a designed based on Thomas Sanladerer’s Camera Slider work.
Thomas Sanladerer Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb8Rde3uRL1ohROUVg46h1A
Rails and Gantry can be found at:
https://openbuildspartstore.com/v-slot-linear-rail/ (20mm X 40mm X ??)
https://openbuildspartstore.com/v-slot-gantry-set/ (20mm X 80mm)
stl’s can be found at:
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2353694
STEP files can be found:
https://grabcad.com/library/openslider-motorized-camera-slider-1
Arduino Sketch can be found:
https://github.com/RJ-Make/OpenSlider
The entire project is was designed around PETG, with the exception of all the mounts (Rail, Control Box, Battery and X Mount), which need to be printed in a stiff material (strong PLA or ABS.)
Full list of Items needed be to purchased. You don’t need to purchases everything on this list, it just depends on what kind of Finnish you want for your slider.
Be sure to check back with this list as I’m most certain I forgot some things..
Uxcell 25Pcs Double Sided Protoboard https://tinyurl.com/yd4s38rc
30Pcs 2 Pole 5mm Pitch PCB Mount Screw Terminal Block ttps://tinyurl.com/y8d84ga4
Magnets For Refrigerator 6mm x 2mm https://tinyurl.com/y9l6rkln
Elegoo MEGA 2560 R3 Board ATmega2560 ATMEGA16U2 https://tinyurl.com/ybmgu6fr
uxcell 10 Pcs PCB Mount 5.5mmx2.1mm 3 Poles DC Power Connector Socket https://tinyurl.com/y7lnt5ll
Gowoops 5PCS of Boost Converter Module XL6009 3-30V https://tinyurl.com/yc2l5ghm
Display Development Tools TFT Resistive Touch Shield for Arduino https://tinyurl.com/ycee6tkx
Aketek 10 Set Connector Male Female 4 Pin https://tinyurl.com/y9h2m66y
CTYRZCH 5 PCS KY-040 Rotary Encoder Module Brick https://tinyurl.com/yab2upuj
OctagonStar DRV8825 Stepper Motor Driver https://tinyurl.com/y9cxzgua
Straight Round Shank 4.2mm Diameter Drilling Twist Drill Bit https://tinyurl.com/yc7hw3h7
Forney 20857 Tap Magic Industrial Pro Cutting Fluid https://tinyurl.com/ybpe9kc4
Tonsiki Adjustable M3-M8 3mm-8mm HSS T-Handle Reversible Ratchet Wrench Tapping Threading Tool https://tinyurl.com/y9vkpusg
uxcell M6x12mm Stainless Steel Knurled Hex Socket Head https://tinyurl.com/y956w8fk
Glarks 150Pcs M5 Stainless Steel Button Head Hex Socket https://tinyurl.com/y8l95lgf
uxcell 20x Alloy Steel Knurl Socket Cap Head Hex Key Bolts Screws M5x20mm https://tinyurl.com/yaf67yh7
FBApayipa 15 Pcs AC 6A/250V 10A/125V 2 Solder Lug SPST On/Off Mini Boat Rocker Switch https://tinyurl.com/y9ldxsqu
E-accexpert® RGB Extension Cable Line 4 Color 20m https://tinyurl.com/y9rx8n3p
Uxcell a16041200ux134?8 Flat Cable Wire Strain Relief Bush Grommet, 50 Piece, 15 mm Long https://tinyurl.com/yc4ozwjz
SOLOOP 260 pcs Assortment Ratio 2:1 Environmentally Heat Shrink Tubing Wire Cable Wrap Sleeve https://tinyurl.com/y8aue9g8
Linear Motion 8 mm Shaft, 330 mm Length https://tinyurl.com/y9emhoer
3maker 5Pcs Aluminum GT2 20T Timing Pulley 8mm Bore https://tinyurl.com/y8ef4qk8
5 Meters GT2 2mm pitch 6mm wide Timing Belt https://tinyurl.com/yaypmc7z
Nema 17 Stepper Motor Bipolar 2A 59Ncm(84oz.in) 48mm Body 4-lead https://tinyurl.com/ycnlqplv
uxcell M3x6mmx0.5mm Stainless Steel Round Flat Washer for Bolt Screw 100Pcs https://tinyurl.com/yapzrjdf
Qunqi 5PCS Aluminum GT2 Timing Belt Pulley 20 Teeth Bore 5mm Width 6mm and Wrench https://tinyurl.com/y759ebvz
Roll-In Spring M5 T Nut for 20mm T-Slot/V-Slot Aluminum Extrusions (Pack of 25) https://tinyurl.com/y8bgt6ru
10 pcs New A3144 A3144E OH3144E 3144 Hall Effect Sensor https://tinyurl.com/y8joatu7
uxcell 8mm Woodworking Drill Bit Depth Stop Collar Ring Locator Tool 5 Pcs https://tinyurl.com/ydel58x2
Keep It Clean 14196 Wire Loom 3/8″ Black Ultra Wrap Wire Loom – 10 Feet https://tinyurl.com/ydfnhc69
Jeremywell 608-2RS Ball Bearing 8mm x 22mm x 7mm Rubber Sealed Deep Groove, Width Double Sealed https://tinyurl.com/ydxjrty6
ILED Battery Plate Adapter for SONY NP-F970 NP-F550 NP-F750 Li-battery with DC Diameter 2.5 Jumper Cable https://tinyurl.com/y9nuj6v9
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