04-Oct-2016, 06:43 PM (This post was last modified: 04-Oct-2016, 08:51 PM by Trollhammered.)
Since I've had the time I felt I better do this quick before I get slammed at work again. For those of you who soft mount your FCs you already know this. For those of you who don't don't know what your missing. I't makes tuning much easier by filtering out noise that gets amplified by the D gains, allowing you to raise D higher to get rid of propwash. Some builds need it more than others and some frames like most true Xs can't (which I'm working on a solution for). Anyway I'm not starting this thread to convince anyone that soft mounting is better, just giving out a cheap way of creating your own cause everyone who uses them knows they're hard to come by. I've just put up my method using a 3D printed jig on Thingiverse. If you don't have a printer you should make friends with someone who does, right Jimmy
Or you can find them here on Shapeways for purchase. At the moment PLA is not given as an option, I'm looking into it.You'll need to bore out the hole with a 1/8" drill bit. Don't chuck the bit in a drill just twist it through with your fingers. This will allow the dowel to slide and spin nicely.
I recommend printing in PLA. The action with the razor blade is a lot smoother. The one demonstrated in the video is ABS. You can see it stick a couple times on me. Besides the tolerance with ABS may not allow you to get your razor into the slot with out modifying the STL
Parts List:
-1/8" dowel
-razor blade
-rubber bands (optional)
-3mm or 1/8" ID 7mm or 1/4" OD silicone tubing (I uses this from McMaster-Carr http://www.mcmaster.com/#51135k16/=14g1jgj
I hope anyone who uses rubber bumpers to soft mount their FCs finds this usefull.
Thanks
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