Hey everyone! In an effort to keep my kid off video games 24/7 during this stay at home stuff, I’ve been teaching him electric skateboards and putting together a board for him mostly from stuff I’ve had laying around. Need to show him how to build a battery now. Trying to keep this budget friendly, anyone got a spot welder lying around they’re not using anymore and willing to give a good deal ? Thanks !!
Where are you located?
They’re generally around $300 regardless of the make. Kweld is great and available in the us
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SF Bay Area, CA
Yeah, I’m beginning to wish I didn’t get rid of my Sunko.
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Get a Maletrics. A tad over $100 and a worthy investment.
https://malectrics.eu/ shipping was pretty fast too.
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You might try to find someone to weld up the p-groups for you. I’ll tag in a few SF folks to see if they know someone who might be able to help.
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Hard to find people who can do a decent job Around here but @Dred had a pack build by a homie just a couple of months ago
Also @Skyart is in the game. Building packs from scratch
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Funny the Hummie board in your Avatar is the one I have.
I was originally going to buy it from you when you had it for sale.
But the guy you sold it to parted it out so I bought the board with the enclosure.
I’ve build a few different style packs in the past, probably shouldn’t have gotten rid of my welder 
That Maletrics is looking pretty nice
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What ?! That’s awesome man ! I kinda regret selling that board, especially after the guy I sold it to told me was gonna gut it. Hope the board is treating you well. That was a really fun build.
The Maletrics is good. I have one that I use a 3s lipo with it. I’ve already built several packs with it.
Definitely leaning that way. Let me know if that board ever goes up for sale 
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Yes he sent a message to me asking if I wanted to buy it.
I told him if he decided to part it out I wanted the board and enclosure and he kept his word and contacted me when he did part it out.
So it’s back in the Bay area.
I guess he knew I was interested in it when you had it for sale.
Unfortunately I couldn’t make it out your way at that moment until later.
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It’s a beast. I have the lipo version. Run a 3s3p. Consistent welds, range of motion over box welders, easily portable, around $100. You really can’t beat it. Especially seeing as Boss Level are discontinued.
Get one! Thank us later.
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I can’t sell you one, buy happy to weld your p groups and then you can solder the others.
Have a bunch of 30q cells you can borrow and drop ship replacements. Same with wire, shrink fish paper, connectors, focboxes etc. Happy to help a father son project
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Hope this father/son bonding time building esk8s works! Otherwise join him at Warzone and pimp your Grau
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I have a sunkko 778h sitting around collecting dust… Have a handful of spare welding pins for it too. Lemme know if you want it I’ll send it to ya for cheep cheep.
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You can just solder the batteries. You need dremel with rubber sand wheel to clean battery contacts and solder iron with massive tip.
Heat up solder to 450°C and you can tin batteries for 1-2 seconds. Let them cool down and solder wires for no more than 1-2 seconds.
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Thanks to @BluPenguin , @BillGordon and everyone else who helped get this project going ! Got my little guy welding up some practice p groups.
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