Make a Quadcopter out of PVC Pipe

This article has some useful information on how to make a quadcopter out of PVC pipe. Read on carefully.

Steps

  1. Easiest step: Just go purchase all of these materials.
    • 1” Schedule 21 PVC pipe
    • 1” PVC cross connector
    • 8 x 10” Lexan sheet
    • 6 x 32 3” Phillips head screws x 4
    • M6 nylon lock nuts x 4
    • M6 washers
    • M3 screws
    • 0.375 Inch Wooden Dowel
    • Duct tape
    • Velcro strip
    • 4” PVC coupler for landing gear
    • Aerosky 980kv brushless motors x 4
    • Hobbywing 20A ESC x 4
    • KK2.1.5 Flight Controller
    • Flysky FS-CT6B transmitter and receiver combo
    • Turnigy Nanotech 2200 mAh 45-90c 3s lipo battery
    • Imax B6 lipo charger
    • Lipo Battery Voltage Alarm
    • Gemfan 10” slowfly propellers (get more than 4 because you will break some)
    • 10 and 12-gauge silicon wire
    • XT60 connectors x at least 5 pairs
    • 3.5 mm bullet connectors - at least 12 pairs
    • male to male servo wires - at least 5
    • Heat shrink tubing
    • PVC pipe cutter
    • Power drill
    • Allen wrench
    • Wire cutter/stripper
    • Soldering iron & solder
    • Vise Grip
    • Hacksaw
    • Heat gun or stove
    • Propeller Balancer
    • Glue Gun
    • Felt pen or sharpie
  2. In order to construct your frame, you'll need cut up our PVC pipe into four separate arms, 8.5 inches long. Using a heat gun or your stove, heat the end until it looks glossy and shiny. You don't want to keep heating it after that or the pipe will become singed. Using two wooden boards, compress the end of your pipe into squares. It's important that you do this because in a later step you will be mounting your motors onto these arms.
  3. Now, using a heat gun heat up the side of your quadcopter. Using a pair of scissors, cut a rather generous slit in the side of each of your four PVC pipes. Then heat up the bottom part of your PVC pipe, or the part close to the motor. Using your scissors, cut a small slit large enough for you to slide the three bullet connector receivers out. Secure them in place using a dab of hot glue, then slide the smaller connector out of the slit in the side of the arm. Do this with all four arms.
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