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DIY Parachute for Drone | 3D Printed Safety System That Saves the Sky

3D Print, DIY, STL Files, Youtube Project / Mechninja Editor / July 10, 2025

Flying drones isn’t just a hobby anymore—it’s a passion, a profession, and in many cases, a serious investment. Whether you’re capturing cinematic aerial footage, conducting inspections, or racing through obstacle courses, one thing is clear: drones are vulnerable to crashes. Imagine soaring through the sky, capturing the perfect shot, and then suddenly, disaster strikes—signal loss, […]

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DIY 80mm EDF And Thrust Test – All Steps

3D Print, DIY, STL Files, Youtube Project / Brijendra Pal / April 20, 2023

This article is a step-by-step guide for a DIY 80mm Electric Ducted Fan, a YouTube video on the same is also uploaded on our YouTube channel. This time we will design an 80 mm ducted fan and check its thrust with different propellers. The thrust performed will be for 3-inch 12-blade, 6-blade, and 8-blade propellers.

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3D Printer Nozzle – Changing And Assembling Them

Extruder, 3D Printer, DIY / Brijendra Pal / February 13, 2022

3D printer nozzle assembly and changing can be complicated. But not if you break it down into small chunks that are easy to understand. In this article, we will go over the things you need for a successful 3D printer nozzle assembly. There are many types of nozzles that are generally used in the 3D

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How To Dry Flexible Filament? Simple Steps

Tips & Tricks, 3D Print, DIY, Filament / Brijendra Pal / January 9, 2022

To remove unnecessary moisture from the material, placing filament spool in an appropriate dry location or having a device to dry it is compulsory. The temperature and time at which heating action should be carried out depends on the material used. This article will shed light on reasons and methods of how to dry flexible

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DIY 3d Printer Enclosure | Works Perfectly & Budget Friendly

DIY, 3D Printer, Tips & Tricks / Chanchal Rajpoot / October 7, 2021

3d printer enclosure is the next upgrade if you want to make your printer silent, warping-free, and reduce fumes. In FDM 3d printing it is necessary to have a stable temperature on the heat bed but if your printer is open then it is not possible to manage a constant temperature. When we use normal

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FREE Thrust Test Rig | Racerstar 2500KV Motor Thrust Test

DIY, Tips & Tricks, Youtube Project / The Mechninja / September 27, 2021

While making a DIY drone we need different types of drone motors for different purposes. Each of these purposes requires its own specific thrust values, and if we install some motor without knowing its thrust then our drone project as a whole may result in a fail. Thus, it becomes very important to know the

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FDM Printing Post Processing and Curing Methods

Tips & Tricks, 3D Print, DIY, FDM Printer / The Mechninja / August 20, 2021

FDM 3D printing has been establishing itself as the manufacturing technology of the future across many industries. But, still, there are many peoples who are starting in this field. The one thing that all newcomers face is the finishing or post-processing of the finished FDM models. We ourselves have faced this problem in past, thus

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Make Transparent Filament Crystal Clear | Best Methods

Tips & Tricks, DIY, Filament / The Mechninja / August 8, 2021

Transparent 3D printing is, printing a plastic part that you can see through. Applications of this technique vary from see-through vases to optical elements like prisms, art, or decorative pieces. Most 3D printed objects are not entirely flat. Achieving transparent 3D printing can be tricky and much care must be taken to get the best

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DIY Mecanum Wheel Robot Car Wireless With All Files

DIY Mecanum Wheel Robot Car – Wireless (All Files Included)

Youtube Project, 3D Print, DIY / Chanchal Rajpoot / July 29, 2021

You have mecanum wheels and want to build something with them. Do you want an Arduino-based car that is wireless? If so then you are at the right place. In this blog, we will tell you how to build your own Wi-Fi mecanum car in very simple steps. Everything that you will need is provided

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Dual Extruder 3D Printer Built One Yourself

DIY, 3D Printer, Extruder / Brijendra Pal / June 4, 2021

Dual Extruder 3D Printer: One of the most interesting and tough questions of the 3D printing world. Most of you have thought about this. We think that having a dual extruder 3d printer will solve our various problems. Problems like printing time, using two types of filaments at once, etc. So, here we are after

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