Enclosure for 121c aileron?

[poloace]

Hey guys- got a nice deal on the aileron cosmetic defect deck and I mounted some blue TB 110s. Thing looks silly- I think someone did something similar In the past-

Going w two small belt drives - to
Mount an enclosure, would you drill through this?

Epoxy? What options does one have w carbon fiber? Happy Sunday all

[PixelatedPolyeurthan]

@poloace

I mounted some blue TB 110s. Thing looks silly- I think someone did something similar In the past-

@DerelictRobot @BenjaminF

[Evwan]

Pretty sure @Skyart also scooped one of these up, or am I stupid

[Skyart]

I did scoop, but no plans to electrify it yet

[DerelictRobot]

We used one half of the eBoosted loaded vanguard Enclosure for the Aileron

[PixelatedPolyeurthan]

@DerelictRobot

We used one half of the eBoosted loaded vanguard Enclosure for the Aileron

show us them atrocious pics

[BenjaminF]

@DerelictRobot

We used one half of the eBoosted loaded vanguard Enclosure for the Aileron

@PixelatedPolyeurthan

atrocious pics

[poloace]

Sexxxxxy- how did you mount to it? I have never tried drilling through CF- is it the same as you would w typical decks and mounting hardware ?

Cheers

[BenjaminF]

Drilling Through Carbon Fiber?

Indeed. I rounded several HSS drill bits before I wised up and bought carbide. [IMG_20201124_144309] [IMG_20201124_182010] [IMG_20201124_183105] [IMG_20201123_205440] Method: Pilot drill all your holes from the non-griptape side with a small bit. Blue painters tape makes marking your holes and starting the bit a lot easier. Drill with your desired diameter bit. All drilling should be high speed, low pressure. Let the drill do the work, and focus on keeping it from walking. Its gonna wan…

[poloace]

I may just end up epoxying it or using some heavy duty Velcro. We need some new ways to mount or hold components in without drilling decks- I’ve thought about neodymium magnets… and I’m sure nothing is as strong as drilled mounts but I’d like to experiment w some other options

[DerelictRobot]

@poloace

epoxying it

How will you open it for maintenance?

@poloace

heavy duty Velcro

@poloace

neodymium magnets

Vibration is a killer when it comes to stuff like this. The other thing is having a proper enclosure seal will make or break your build.

I highly recommend taking the time to properly drill and mount the enclosure.

[Evwan]

this deck looks like it’ll break the second I step on it jeez. I know that it’s probably indestructible because of the CF, but holy cow it’s thin.

[BenjaminF]

@Evwan

it’s probably indestructible because of the CF

This is true

@Evwan

but holy cow it’s thin.

This is also true it’s quite unnerving.

The carbon fiber in these decks is really something else. Its stronger than any other composite or CF I have ever worked with. 121c’s marketing about this being aerospace grade is no joke.

[rafaelinmissouri]

[BenjaminF]

This shit will never not be funny to me its so simple, amd so genius, while also being so absurd

[rafaelinmissouri]

@BenjaminF

while also being so absurd

I swear I giggle every time I look at this thing…

but, but, I have been riding the heck out of it and doing ollies and stuff.

and it totally works…

I have another deck I am going to do the same thing to, so I can ride it, and get the feel… as i try to sort out a proper enclosure.

[BenjaminF]

@rafaelinmissouri

as i try to sort out a proper enclosure.

There’s nothing more permanent than a temporary solution

[Mobutusan]

Here’s another idea that uses heavy duty velcro straps and elastic velcro bands. I haven’t ridden it much more than around the block to test yet, but it feels pretty solid and holds up a 10s3p pack easily. I was trying to make a temporary, swappable enclosure to test different board setups.