I use my Exway Wave for zipping around London and will begin using my ESK8 to commute to work. The only problem is that it rains 50% of the time and I need a board that I can use in the rain, so I have turned to DIY
I am looking to build a heavily splash proof shortboard by outfitting an old Boosted Mini Deck. Waterproofing the components doesnāt seem too complicated and thereās plenty of posts on how to do this on both the battery/esc enclosure plus the motors themselves.
Iām brand new to diy ESK8 so ALL help is appreciated, what might seem obvious to you might not be to me so any tips are welcome.
Deck-
I am planning on wrapping a Boosted Mini X board in carbon fibre then outfitting it with my own parts. Itās the perfect size and shape for what Iām after.
Motors-
I really like direct drives but understand they are still relatively new and there was quite a bit of controversy around the first generation axils breaking/bending. Please can people let me know there thoughts on distributers quality of them etc. I have seen torque boards, but not only are they very expensive to replace if they break, but after contacting them they said they cannot be ridden in the rain. The other two linked below said there DDās are waterproof but to be careful and bearings will need replacing.
Esc-
I was thinking the Focbox Unity. Seems like a simple plug and play system that has an app for programming. Something that is putting me off is that some people are soldering on new connectors, is this necessary?
Battery-
Battery -
I posted on Reddit and someone said the two linked below are not reputable and should not be trusted. So Iāve contacted Apex boards asking for there help. Any other reputable battery builders with a history of producing good products would be awesome.
Long post so apologies. I done lots of reading on the forum so tried not to ask basic questions. A lot of what Iāve asked have rather old posts so hoping for updates.
Most people here will tell you to pick otherwise. The QC is really bad and the person producing them is a dick. I would recommend a Xenith or a Stormcore 60D.
also the batteries arent great
there are builders here who will build better for cheaper
assuming your in the usa @BenjaminF or @Skyart or @ZachTetra can build great batteries
remote is fine
direct drives are ok but not super powerful or anything
shameless plug that i am selling some direct drives and you can pm me if you are interested
3d printing an enclosure can work but be careful as they arent always so strong
the deck is fine but short and flexy so you need a split enclosure
add ur location to ur profile so people can help u better, yes u said u r in London, but not many people read everthing (also, there are 29 places called London lol)
carbon fibre can block radio signal. receiver inside a carbon fibre enclosure isnāt a good choice unless u plan to have antenna sticking out to help with the faraday cage effect
boundmotor is said to be relate to known scammer, maybe u wanna reconsider? not sure if esk8supply is still around, havenāt seen them active in awhile
Yeah I saw his YouTube video where his replies to comments were a tad nasty and defensive. The ones you mentioned look really good and simple to use. Thank you!!!
Thank you Frame, canāt believe how many people have replied already! .
Updated profile location
That really sucks about the carbon fibre, ugh. Would it still be fine if I applied the carbon fibre to the deck and enclosure, but cut out a rectangle where the enclosure sits underneath the deck so the signal would just pass through the wooden deck?
Iāll stay clear of Boundmotor then. Such a shame because lots of them seem so good to newcomers like me :(.
Iād recommend you make the enclosure so that instead of bolting to the deck along its perimeter, just hang it from two bolts on the front and two bolts on the back. Put butyl tape (bubble gum consistency) all around the top edge, inside the bolt holes and lay a sheet of flat rubber on top. Put a cutting board on top of the rubber with some weight on top for an hour to squeeze the butyl tape, then bolt to the deck. This way, you have completely sealed from water ingress. It doesnāt even matter if the top of the enclosure is flat and the deck is concave, the tiny gap makes no difference this way.
So you have like a ātubā hanging off the bottom of the shortboard whose only hole is a charge port, and youāve sealed the backside of that. No other holes, you should be able to toss that in a lake if you want to.
I would skip direct drive entirely and go for belt or gear or chain drive, collectively called āsatellite motorsā.
Direct drive arenāt very servicable and the motors are too close to the ground, and you canāt get those nice high-torque gear ratios that maximise range and fun.
I would definitely not buy anything from Boundmotor or eskating dot eu. The second one I have personal experience with, and is terrible. The first one is run by Jedboards. Look them up.
sure, it might work that way, but fibreglass is still the way to go. if u really like the looks of carbon fibre, u can slap on those fake carbon fibre car vinyl, they donāt cost that much if u need to wrap a shortboard
we used to have elofty, but it has also disappeared. do u have to use DD tho? belt / gear drive are also pretty good.
The problem with belt drives is that they take up lots of room that Iām hoping can instead be filled with batteries. Plus I thought DD motors held up better to water? On the clearance and performance side, itās only going to be a city board so shouldnāt go through any tough terrain plus itās not a performance board so I donāt need screaming motors. A little more powerful than my current exway Wave motors (max power 1000 watts) is just fine for me
