I dug the packaging out of the trash just for you.

Looks like they are made by kwad3d.com

It looks like inspiration for the Skidders probably came from the Botgrinder Ball Bearing Skids on Thingiverse...

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4682751

I can’t find them on kwad3d’s site. It doesn’t seem like it would be too hard to recreate a 3d print, and shove a steel ball into it, I just hate playing with software.

(09-Nov-2021, 12:52 PM)Lemonyleprosy Wrote: It doesn’t seem like it would be too hard to recreate a 3d print, and shove a steel ball into it, I just hate playing with software.

Yes, it's easy enough to do. You just need to create a ball bearing sized hollow space inside the 3D model of the print and then pause the print when it gets halfway up that space so you can insert the ball bearing. Then you let the print continue so it will seal the ball bearing inside the print

You could probably even just modify (remix) a lot of of the existing skids already published on Thingiverse to allow for the insertion of a ball bearing.

Now here is a thought ...you could probably even modify an existing set of pads. 

The pad could be drilled through with a size bit about 3/4 the size of the ball bearing which 
would let it stick through. Then, drill or grind out the back side to a size slightly larger than
the bearing. You would just have to put the bearing in during assembly since it wouldn't
stay there on its own. 

Just a thought 

Just thought it was a great idea to be able to have such skids for all motor mounting sizes and wonder why they don’t actually offer a moulded version with a bearing ball. Excellent for landing on hard surfaces.

Yeah. As much as I hate messing around in software, I might hafta follow that suggestion and dust off my 3d printer and modify some of the existing feet on thingiverse so I can make them for all of my quads. Unless one of you does it before I get around to it.

I have these dreams of being a good enough pilot to use the skids to wall ride or come in and slide between my cars and then take back off again and turn before I slam into my shop, but, really, I just put them on because when I come in for a landing I land like a plane- get low, slow down, disarm and slide- and these seemed ideal for that instead of sliding on my bolts or zip ties or whatever else is hanging down.

If you used magnesium you could probably make sparks if you did a fast enough skid.

I’ve determined that I was correct, I definitely do not have the skill set to do any cool skidding trick type thing, however, they do make it so that I no longer cringe every time I hear the “thunk” sound of it landing.

I’m gonna have to find some designs on thingiverse to modify and then try to remember how to use whatever cad program I have so I can make these guys for my 3”. I think it’d add too much unnecessary weight to my 2.5” and smaller.