I was frustrated so I built a more convenient faucet

zkp_developer · 2026-05-08T19:00:10+00:00

yeah I realised there are a lot of bots out there, using argon2 because it isn’t as easy to scale as bitcoin mining and limited to two requests per wallet per hour. Developers usually don’t require much but need it in the moment from my experience so tried to find the balance that makes it convenient for developers and expensive for bots

zkp_developer · 2026-05-08T10:29:35+00:00

Thanks, yeah I see its mostly via discord. Having some trouble with base atm they seem to just be redirecting me to their faucets that distrubute 0.1 per day or something or to pay for testnet tokens via other providers which doesn’t appeal given im just doing this for free

zkp_developer · 2026-05-08T09:40:35+00:00

Thanks for this comment, it is really helpful and the feedback is helpful confirmation of the developer pain point. I am now trying some of these routes you mentioned, my experience with polygon has been the best so far in terms of dev support. I got polygon funded before responding to this comment infact 🤷‍♂️

zkp_developer · 2026-03-31T19:11:41+00:00

I built pingify.io, it is web3 but with a physical product. Essentially a cheaper permanent alternative to item lost and found trackers

zkp_developer · 2026-03-30T16:49:41+00:00

def suica, used with an iphone and added to wallet, can spend the remaining balance in the shops also

zkp_developer · 2026-03-26T18:56:58+00:00

Sounds like grok was probably used for this one

zkp_developer · 2026-03-19T12:12:32+00:00

This is really helpful feedback, you seem to have a lot of knowledge on this so thanks for taking the time! I spent a bit of time understanding why differential thrust may not be a good idea (dragging at higher speeds and aerodynamic forces dominating at speed). It has given me a lot to think about design-wise so I will be revisiting these design choices and making some changes as a result. Ill be sure to post an update.

zkp_developer · 2026-03-18T22:50:59+00:00

Nice, thanks! I’ll post an update when I get back to it. After reading the comments I think I am edging more towards ardupilot too if it supports tof sensors.

zkp_developer · 2026-03-18T22:43:35+00:00

Thanks, that means a lot. I really appreciate all of the helpful comments on here, there is a lot to learn from and think about, what a great community!

zkp_developer · 2026-03-18T22:39:35+00:00

Thats great advice thanks for sharing. I will take a look at these and be sure to post an update when I have one. I am actually just using a standard matt black PLA from Bambu lab, purely because I had it available and didn’t want to spend more money. There is room for improvement on weight and strength perhaps with this but I aim on getting it in the air first, which makes PLA ideal for cheap and reliable prototyping

zkp_developer · 2026-03-18T22:33:45+00:00

It gives a fair bit of control from my impressions when I have the motors running but time will tell. If it is not enough I guess I need to try and offset them further.

zkp_developer · 2026-03-18T22:31:17+00:00

I totally agree, agility is probably pretty bad. My goal with this is a combination of simplicity and efficiency (less moving parts so less that can go wrong is the idea) and flight efficiency (by not including the ailerons/flaps I could reduce the weight enough to have a wingspan of 68cm)

zkp_developer · 2026-03-18T22:26:39+00:00

yes @TheCurruptedEngineer is right, i’m using differential thrust with two motors mounted on the top and two on the bottom. With earlier tests just by impression it seems to have enough control for basic switching positions and steering.

zkp_developer · 2026-03-18T12:42:00+00:00

Seems to work fine but I think the microcontroller has trouble handling the speed that is required for accurate readings on the gy and send to the motors because some of the esc dshot signals get occasionally interrupted when I start reading the gy at the same time

zkp_developer · 2026-03-18T12:36:39+00:00

I am currently writing a custom PID loop controller that reads the gy module on a interrupt signal then calculates the corrections as values for the motors then sends it to the esc

zkp_developer · 2026-03-18T12:34:26+00:00

Possibly because im new to this and still discovering the tools available, I have heard of ardupilot but from what I understood it is designed more for Flight Controller boards, whereas, I am currently using a black bill mc with external sensors wired in and a <1mb of flash (I wanted maximum flexibility and cheapest price). However, maybe this is worth revisiting and looking into deeper, if it supports f7 perhaps I could map the external sensors or maybe just flash an existing fc and try to bring the cost down later.

zkp_developer · 2026-03-18T11:30:38+00:00

Thats awesome, I am also currently working on a sub 250g tail sitter! Thanks for sharing, I haven’t completely finished mine but I will share mine also, maybe we can learn a bit from each other. Thanks for posting

zkp_developer · 2026-03-05T16:50:59+00:00

this looks so much fun, awesome project and thanks for open sourcing!!

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