New screws and tricopter back in stock

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Tricopter Screw Pack

After a very lengthy search I have finally found a source for both 18 and 20mm black button head stainless steel M3 screws. I also managed to get a hold of black M3 stainless nylon lock nuts as well, making the tricopter look very pimp.

The screws are much stronger than the old philips screws. They have a temper rating of 10.9 and have 2mm hex heads that are very low profile. Only downside is that they are more expensive than the old screws so I had to bump up the price of the individual screw packs a bit. The Tricopter kit price however stays the same.

MiniTri1 MiniTri2

Since the screws showed up one day early the back ordered tricopters will start shipping out tomorrow instead of monday!

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24 responses to “New screws and tricopter back in stock”

  1. Dronesruinthesky Avatar
    Dronesruinthesky

    Yay, no more stripping the screw with phillip 1.

  2. 2ma Avatar
    2ma

    Hi David !
    The new screws look cool 🙂
    I was wondering, for people who backordered their V3kit, will it come with the new screws ? 😀

    Can’t wait to see your version on the mini tri, just put electronics on that frame 😀
    Last question, do you think it’s possible to “thermo fold” the G10 frame ? (I’m not sure it’s the right name off the technique :s)

    Cheers ! 🙂

    1. RCExplorer - David Avatar
      RCExplorer – David

      Backordered kits will come with the new screws 🙂
      Not sure what you mean by thermo fold?

      1. Robert C Avatar
        Robert C

        Heating it up, melt it slightly, and bend it I think?

        1. 2ma Avatar
          2ma

          yes exactly 🙂 I will have a spare frame, so I was thinking to maybe use it to make a canopy 🙂 If it’s not possible I’ll do it with a soda bottle, I’ve seen some video, it seems not that hard 🙂

          Thank you David for the new screw in the kit 🙂

          1. Terje Avatar
            Terje

            2ma, you can’t vacuum form G10. You could try googling vaucuum forming to determine which materials are suited for vacuum forming.
            http://bit.ly/1Lzxi3f

            1. 2ma Avatar
              2ma

              Ok but I don’t want to vacuum it in fact 🙂
              I found this video to image what I try to explain xD

              http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xbpw27_thermopliage_tech

  3. hsamuels Avatar
    hsamuels

    Darn! I *just* received a pile of these screws. David, do you think the small heads would cause too much stress on the frame plates?

    http://rtlfasteners.com/RC/r1.html

    And to make things worse, the same supplier has some nice button head screws that I didn’t notice before.

    http://rtlfasteners.com/RC/r1b.html

    1. Terje Avatar
      Terje

      I’ve been flying those hex nuts (non buttonhead) for a while now without incident. You should be fine 🙂 If in doubt you could always put a washer underneath.

    2. RCExplorer - David Avatar
      RCExplorer – David

      What size is the head of the screw? Look like they are really small?

  4. hsamuels Avatar
    hsamuels

    While I’m pondering what to do about the screws, I found that the vendor also has flat head screws to be countersunk! I wonder if countersinking would weaken the holes too much.

    http://rtlfasteners.com/RC/z.html

  5. Patrick Avatar
    Patrick

    Jeez! Pimp screws. Pdb frame. PCB FPV post. My Tricopter is looking old. It’s from way back, 2014!

  6. flyingdreamz Avatar
    flyingdreamz

    I have been looking for a black set forever. This is great.

    Also is that a Mini Tri. It looks smaller than the V3?

  7. NateJZ Avatar
    NateJZ

    Very nice looking. Too bad I just missed it with my order. LOL.

  8. Robert C Avatar
    Robert C

    Looking very slick indeed. 🙂

    Will the Mini tricopter have any special parts, or can I just order the new PDB-plates, Naze-plates and some motor mounts as soon as they are in stock?

    1. RCExplorer - David Avatar
      RCExplorer – David

      It will use the same plates 🙂

      1. Terje Avatar
        Terje

        Great news, really looking forward to seeing your design! 😀

        I would love to see a “beaten up” version of the mini tricopter in one of the Rotor DR1 race episodes! Talk about product placement 😉

        1. 2ma Avatar
          2ma

          Yes ! as the Hunter’s pet you know ? Like very fast to catch other drone 😀

  9. xoration Avatar
    xoration

    will the Servos be back in stock anytime soon?

    1. RCExplorer - David Avatar
      RCExplorer – David

      Should be 2 weeks or so before they arrive

  10. hsamuels Avatar
    hsamuels

    I can’t seem to reply to the sub-thread about the cap screws. The good news is that the vendor gladly accepted a return, and I ordered the button head screws to replace them.

    1. RCExplorer - David Avatar
      RCExplorer – David

      Glad you found a solution 😀 Weird that the sub-thread didn’t work :/

    2. hsamuels Avatar
      hsamuels

      It’s working now! Most likely I just didn’t see the nice orange Reply button.

  11. JPK01 Avatar
    JPK01

    Love all the new updated parts David, just one more thing I think you could look into fixing and that is the cf arms. The surface is to rounded and induces problems with tilting motor mounts.

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