rc3Dprint QUICKIE User manual

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PRINTING AND
ASSEMBLY
INSTRUCTION

THANK YOU
Thank you for downloading this Quickie. These models take many hours of work to make
available to you so please don’t share the STL files with others. Send them to
www.rc3print.com where they can download the models themselves. This enables me to
continue to develop new models to make them available for download.
This document aims to help you print and assemble your aircraft. Our designs are made to
be simple, this model is designed explicitly with LW-PLA in mind, so it incorporates carbon
tube spars. If you print it from regular PLA it will obviously be heavier and you should take
this into account.
3D printers often have many differences so you may need to tweak settings to get the best
results.
Included in the document you will find Cura profiles and layouts for each part and assembly
instructions. Many of the components in the design are solid bodies, this has some advantages
over hollow bodies in that you can adjust some settings such as wall thickness, infill
percentage, etc. As such we recommend using Cura to slice the files. The walls of these solid
bodies are single line 0.4mm thickness to reduce weight. As you are printing and
assembling the model yourself we take no liability for damage or loss resulting from your
use of these files. Please fly responsibly and follow all local laws.
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PARTS LIST
REQUIRED
Motor - 2836 motor (or similar) - 1 x ESC and LIPO as required - 3S/4S battery
4 - Channel radio kit minimum. 6 channels preferred - one channel for each control surface.
5 x 9g servo
Pultruded carbon tubes: 2 x 1m 8mm Outside Diameter + 1m 10mm Outside Diameter _
8mm Inside Diameter - 1m 3mm Tube -
Assorted small ‘servo’ screws for mounting motors and the fuselages removable join
30cm of 1.1m diameter piano wire for rudder hinge
CA glue
Hot glue (optional for rudder servo)
1 x electric propellers to complement your electric set up, up to 10inch
2 x 25mm x 8mm x 2mm N35 Magnets - https://amzn.to/35GtsmC

INCLUDED STL. FILES
FUSELAGE
AFT WING

CANARD
RUDDER ASSEMBLY

MAIN WHEEL PARTS

SPECIFICATIONS
Wing Span & Area
1055mm - 25.43dm2
Weight of Printed Parts
450g
Flying Weight
(2200mAh 3S): 750g
Wing Loading
25.4 g/dm211.6 oz/sq.ft
Wing Cube Loading
7
Channels
4 Channel Minimum
Centre of Gravity
1.5 cm Behind of trailing edge of canard - See the line on the fuselage.

PRINTING PROFILES
* If printing in LW-PLA from Colorfabb we recommend following the calibration process
suggested by the manufacturer regarding nozzle temp and flow, below are suggestions
LW-PLA PROFILE 1
Save this profile as LW-PLA. Changes to generic ‘Low Quality’ PLA profile.
Layer height
0.24mm
Wall Thickness
0.4mm
Wall line count
1
Top/Bottom Pattern
Lines
Infill Density
3
Infill Pattern
Cubic
Flow
50%
Printing Temperature
240C*
Build Plate Temperature
60C (optional)
Fan Speed
20% Maximum
Generate Support
No
Build Plate Adhesion
Brim or Skirt

PLA PROFILE
Save this profile as PLA PROFILE
A WORD ON RETRACTIONS
With regular PLA a common problem is under extrusion at layer change - to fix this change
the setting extra prime amount in Cura to +1-3mm.
With LW-PLA it is recommended to switch retractions OFF since trying to retract the
foaming filament can cause problems. If you need to fix under extrusion you can still use the
method above but will need to turn retractions ON and set the retraction distance to 0mm.
Wall Thickness
0.4mm
Wall line count
1
Top/Bottom Pattern
Lines
Infill Density
2
Infill Pattern
Cubic
Infill Speed
I suggest double the normal printing speed.
Printing Temperature
215C
Build Plate Temperature
60C (optional)
Fan Speed
20% Max
Generate Support
No
Build PLate Adhesion
Skirt

ASSEMBLY
1. DRY FIT EACH PIECE TOGETHER BEFORE GLUING IN
PLACE. THIS IS TO CHECK FOR FIT.
2. THE RUDDER HINGE IS GLUED IN PLACE WITH THE
FIN DURING ASSEMBLY. EITHER FIN 2 OR THE
RUDDER BOTTOM NEEDS TO BE GLUED ON LAST
WITH THE HINGE IN PLACE.
3. THE AILERONS AND ELEVATORS ARE GLUED IN PLACE
DURING WING CONSTRUCTION.
4. THROUGHOUT THE BUILD, ADHESIONS SHOULD BE
CAREFULLY REMOVED AND FACES TO BE GLUED
TOGETHER SHOULD BE SANDED FIRST TO ENSURE
GOOD CONTACT. THIS IS CRITICAL. TIME TAKEN
HERE WILL ENSURES YOUR AIRCRAFT IS STRONG.
-Begin by marking out the drill holes for your motor mount. I use the small servo sized
screws in a 1mm drilled hole. A mount plate to be printed in regular PLA or ABS is
provided. This goes inside the fuselage 1, you can glue it in place then the drill the mount
holes all at once.
-Glue together fuselage pieces 1, 2 and 3. It is a good idea to fit the rudder servo into
fuselage 3 at this stage. A dab of hot glue on the sides of the servo works well for this.
4 MUST READ POINTS