Hey all! I’m almost ready the pull the trigger and get all the parts to build my first esk8. I just want someone who knows what they’re doing to tell me I’m on the right track, here’s the parts list:
Deck + Enclosure: TB40 DECK V2 (and some M5 threaded inserts) Motors: dual TB 6380 190kv motors + 16T 12mm Motor Pulleys Trucks: TB 218mm trucks ESC: MakerX Go-Foc DV6 Battery: Mboards 12s3p (BMS comes with the battery) Wheels: Ownboard 7inch tire kit (comes with 66T pulleys and belts) Controller: Flipsky VX2 Helmet: …a helmet Other: loctite, screws etc.
I’m planning to CNC the motor mounts since there’s a workshop near me. I’ll probably CAD the mounts and clamps myself if I can’t find a model that exists.
And yeah this is the plan right now. Thoughts? Is there anything I’m missing or stuff worth pointing out?
Deck has carbon fiber in it - not great for remote signal, but some do better than others.
Enclosure material is not mentioned, but looks like ABS - not good.
15mm would be better.
Outdated by today’s standards, cast trucks with 8mm axles are pretty weak.
Plus you can’t mount them drop-thru on that deck.
Co-sign on the abs enclosure and cast trucks. However, if you’ve already purchased these parts, you can at least improve the enclosure with truck bedliner. That will make it plenty strong enough. This is the one you want:
You could also use the baseplates from the cast trucks and buy hangers from boardnamics which are milled precision parts and much stronger.
Also, I’d steer away from buying a wheel kit w belts. They likely won’t be the right size. You’re machining your own mounts and unless you use the same exact centre to centre measurements and same pulley sizes your belts likely won’t fit. Buy hubs and tires and then use a timing belt calculator to figure out the needed belt size once you have designed the mounts.
Yeah, I’d echo what others are saying about avoiding TB stuff. You can get almost everything you need from Boardnamics instead, much better stuff.
But you’ll need to source another deck/enclosure. I recommend tomiboi, or a deck of your choosing with an eboosted enclosure. If you’re on a budget you can get some decent wholesale decks from Skateshred.
The tb40v2 is the only TB on his list I’d keep.
Pretty solid board with lots of reinforced composite layers. Enclosure is pretty meh, but not bad for abs, 5-6mm iirc.
. So I thought their stuff is bad quality, now I’m conflicted where I should get my stuff.
! I’ll def look into this.
. Thanks for saving me from potentially going clinically insane.