Caged Drone Frame 1104 Reinforced Bottom Plate V2

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A reinforced bottom plate for the caged drone frame 1104. I redesigned the original design because it was breaking all the time. To make it stronger, I made the arms supports solid and added a dampener step on each corner to attach a small rubber foot that absorbs impact. I also added 25mmx25mm mounting holes so you can retrofit an Eachine Twig for flying in a cage, protecting the props. This way, you can fly indoors safely. The design ended up being more expensive if you buy components and build it from scratch ($230AUD without remote). However, buying a pre-made Eachine Twig and using its components only costs $131AUD without remote, saving you money and time. All you need is to add a remote transmitter. I would not use the stock props because they're too powerful for indoor flying with 3" props; instead, opt for smaller Gemfan 2035 quadprops that are easier to fly indoors safely. Gemfan 2035 props: https://www.banggood.com/2-Pairs-Gemfan-2035-2X3_5X4-4-Blade-1_5mm-Mounting-Hole-CW-CCW-FPV-Racing-Propeller-p-1139324.html?rmmds=search&ID=528839&cur_warehouse=CN Eachine Twig: https://au.banggood.com/Eachine-Twig-115mm-3-Inch-2-3S-FPV-Racing-Drone-BNF-Frsky-D8-Crazybee-F4-PRO-V3_0-Runcam-Nano2-Caddx-Baby-Turtle-HD-Cam-p-1554001.html?gpla=1&gmcCountry=AU¤cy=AUD&createTmp=1&utm_source=googleshopping&utm_medium=cpc_bgcs&utm_content=frank&utm_campaign=ssc-aug-all-1129&ad_id=400330096020&ID=6271597&cur_warehouse=CN Frsky remote: (this will be good enough) https://au.banggood.com/FrSky-Taranis-X9-Lite-2_4GHz-24CH-ACCESS-ACCST-D16-Mode2-Classic-Form-Factor-Portable-Transmitter-for-RC-Drone-p-1469909.html?rmmds=search&ID=5122886279156&cur_warehouse=CN One could argue why bother with a 3D printed version when you can just fly the twig as it is. However, after a few crashes, things will break and either buying a replacement or printing your own protected frame is an option; the latter only costs 50c to print and takes about two hours.