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For those of us without immediate access to a 3D Printer (and these impressive designs posted on http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:84169) I wonder if anyone has found other ways to protect the rotors as a temporary measure. Perhaps ideas can be used to post an Instructable on the wiki if enough are submitted and refined.

I've been thinking of using plastic milk-jug rings for the bumpers myself, if I can figure out how to attach them without adding too much weight.

Anybody else?

I soldered together a ring and arms from tig welding rod. A touch on the heavy side really, but it worked ok for a while, until it broke during a crash.

humblehacker wrote:For those of us without immediate access to a 3D Printer (and these impressive designs posted on http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:84169) I wonder if anyone has found other ways to protect the rotors as a temporary measure. Perhaps ideas can be used to post an Instructable on the wiki if enough are submitted and refined.

I've been thinking of using plastic milk-jug rings for the bumpers myself, if I can figure out how to attach them without adding too much weight.

Anybody else?

humblehacker,
Here is my new concept to protect the rotors:
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:90566

Let me know what you think.

Since the question related to not having a 3D printer I'd look to:
- Paper clips and super glue.
- Poster board stiffened with glue and cut into rings.

Trash Items
- soda straws
- 16.9oz plastic water bottles have the perfect diameter
- Plastic straps used to seal shipped items could be cut thinner and shaped into a ring. These can be gotten off boxes at stores after the clerks open shipped items.
- Your plastic milk jug idea.

For just a few ideas.

What about weed wacker (edger, edge trimmer) cord? Bright orange and green colors you can make a 'forward' direction loop so you don't loose oriantation. It's super light, cheap, bends easy and still springy.

I just made a pretty slick bumper cage "Frame" out of guitar strings, It gives it a pretty nice light weight spring like bumper, I have a step by step posted on my site, let me know what you think and also if you have any problems, http://appsoftmedia.com/crazy/