Recent content by chopper

I have two photoshipone gimbals that I paid a lot of money for just begging for some kind of upgrade option. I thought Photoshipone was working on a solution at some point. I dont know if they still are. The gimbals are still great for heavier cam setups, but it would be great if we could get...

Great to see a few CNC'ers here. what are people doing to handle dust collection of g10 and carbon fiber? Can carbon and G10 be cut with laser? I thought water tables would be best?

I found that my larger machines were much happier with some additional load (weight). My experience has been that if the larger machines are too light they would tend to get wobbles as well. I suspect that the prop speed needs to be higher if you plan to keep it light. If you're not going to be...

I built a little wiring harness that allows me to power the FC when doing updates and not power the escs'/motors. Take a look. Its really easy. you just disconnect the 5.5 mm (blue) connector from the PCB (has same 5.5mm connection) and done. no need to remove props etc.. I would assume you...

Running some lights from HK on an RCT800 frame.

I have the same, Aeroxcraft. I was never truly impressed with it, but maybe once someone comes out with some pre wound motors for go pro sized mounts I'll try to upgrade it myself with an Alexmos controller. Otherwise, i've been eagerly waiting any news from other gimbal makers who are using...

Just seen this http://www.vuzix.com/augmented-reality/products_wrap1200ar.html. Its a new Vuzix glass with stereo vision. Essentially this allows you to see "through" the visor as if there was no visor, but with the possibility to augment what you see with additional data overlays. I'm...

I have had the same issues with trying to find a reliable system. I find there is quite a delay time with walkie talkies using vox and ear+mic setups. I went so far as to go to the music outlet here in town and see if they had anything that might work outdoors, much like the systems you see...

Yes, I think its only going to be a few weeks before you'll be able to get a variety of motors made by existing vendors. My piggy bank looks really nervous. It knows whats coming.

I found this extensive list of printers and prices.http://www.3ders.org/pricecompare/3dprinters/ For me, I think anything over $700 is a bit expensive for the quality of the end product you can make with these things. The materials used to make one of these machines like stepper motors, some...

Great to see some new additions to the Gimbal world.

Looked at the Glacier's just now. The pricing seems ok, but i would like to see more qualitative data. The verbiage on the site seemed subjective "Glacier 30C and 35C batteries outperform many 40C and 45C batteries in the market." and "Longer cycle life", "cooler than most competitors labeled...

Spent a lot of time looking into it. I know there are many basement startups designing all forms of 3D printers. Prices range from generally from $400 to all the way up to $20000 for a "desktop"printer (depending on technology - Extrusion, Granular, Light polymerised). The extrusion printing...

I have had good luck with Turnigy batteries. Great value. I tried the nano tech as well, but find that they tend to swell slightly with normal use, but i think the formulation for those has changed slightly since i last purchased mine.

Nice. I think your 550 setup is working great. keep it. A spare is always good to have.