Sounds like we need some more track days set up on Saturdays now.
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Yes! Hopefully
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If they switch up some off the event to Saturday so you can continue to race would be coolā¦ We support you either way!
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Since I have nothing to add racing wise Iāll do a Deeifs plan for Q1/Q2 2021ā¦
So COOLNESS Wise :
As some may know I bought @surfnachoās CNC router ~ two months ago. Iāll finally have it up and running in the next week or two.
Whatcha gonna make dash?
Well Iām going to start by making X Plates. Iām working on some designs so if youāve got suggestions drop them below! I also already have the design fully finished on a fancy lookin belt drive/mount setup. Iām still debating on adding crossbars or not, since I canāt find tubes with the inside threaded in the sizes I need.
Finally, Iām starting work on a Matrix 2 Gear drive. Will it be as cheap as everyone elseās? Not sure honestly, the gears I want to use are super high quality, but not cheap in the least bit. Steel on steel ofc @b264.
Everything made above will be made on a 3axis cnc in house, keeping costs low and profit minimal 
Building Wise
So the thing Iām happiest about is that Iām going to be working on a true raceboard this year, will it be crazy? Yes. Will it be stupid? Of course, I mean Iām the one building it Is it something innovative? NO! (Sorry @b264)
Even though itāll be something a little bit different, it is not innovative and none of the ideas on it will be 100% straight dumb DEEIF ideas, except for one. I donāt want to, and will not be taking credit for any of the things on that board, since itās you guys who have made it possible.
I really canāt wait to finish the raceboard though, and Iāve got one cool idea to incorporate everyone whose helped me.
Numero dos
Emtb. During the summer we sometimes go to mammoth or Idaho, which means trees and trails. Plus I mean I canāt leave all the testing of the Deeif BDrive and Deeif GDrive up to third party people. I need to stand behind my own product 
The end
Well thatās all, feel free to ask questions or suggestions 
OuO and special shoutout to @MoeStooge for fixing my v2 3links with in a week of them arriving at his place. I did a number on thoseā¦ Some of the best CS Iāve ever experienced!
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How did the v2 NKP break? What piece failed and in which manner?
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How rigid is the router base for cutting steel?
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I wouldnāt even attempt to cut steel on it
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Thatās the jk. xD.
Edit: He could try. With some S235 maybe. But very slow.
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Inhouse means for me you. xD
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That is the only part Iām sourcing from other people, no steel cuttin for me. I should probably add thatā¦ well too late
On the v2ās they were thing where the radius rods met the axle. I snapped it clean off on one side. Moe had never seen that happen before Should be a non issue with how beefy the v3ās are though
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Itās fine.
Just saying, Iām in a different ball park with that thing. Pick out the little details.
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So since I wonāt be racing for the next month or couple of months I still want to keep this thread aliveā¦
So my thoughts are to do a mondays updateā¦ mostly Esk8 stuff and maybe a little tiny bit of sports stuff if Iām proud of it
Iāve got some cool stuff planned for 2021 esk8, so I should be able to keep it at least somewhat interesting, worst comes to worst it turns into a rant halfway through my paragraph
Thoughts?
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Crapā¦ Well I missed this weeks but I have an excuseā¦ MLK 
No but seriously, I had lacrosse n a long drive back in traffic.
If anyone was wondering we went 5-1, I could make up a lot of excuses but in the end in came down to us just not playing well in our last game Shouldāve won, we didnāt, such is life and life moves onto the next opportunity. I was invited to the National team for my club though, so something good came out of it all.
Anywayyyyssssā¦ Boards on the bench, going to throw a Robogotchi and GPS module in from @DerelictRobot. Will the logs be awesome? Not yet, still geared for just 38mph slownessā¦ When I get around to running 16s (Soon Iāve been told from @yelnats8j) itāll be geared for 48mph, so some nice speedy goodness.
Next board will be a customer Choo Choo, should be a fun little ripper. But HOW THE HELL do people over 5ā5 ride this thing!?! Iām 5ā7 and itās tiny!!! I want one though, so if anyoneās got one for sale soon I might be willing to trade some parts for it.
After that itāll either be a customer board again or a personal board.
My personal board plan for 2021 is this. Emtb or KalyCat/Haero using the amazing @eBoosted enclosure. I want to make something small, powerful and fun for trails. This will also be my testing platform for DEEIF EMTB mounts!
I am making a new raceboard for 2021, and it will be a literal death board. Geared for 60mph, and more torque then you could possibly need I canāt wait to finish it, itāll be such a blast to ride and itāll be my range board, so I can explore more of my area and ride some group ridesā¦
Finally, I want to make a shortboard. Iāve got some special wheels on hand that seem to be in great demandā¦ @b264 will be my inspiration for this one, and I hope to make it just a fun, nice shorty to grab n go do errands on.
Finally, thank you too everyone who voted for this build in BOTY 2020, in extremely grateful for winning and so next BOTY Iād like to give back, and Iāll be donating a bunch of Deeif original parts. We will see what Iāve built by then Iām also very excited to cook out some builds with the parts donated by the amazing vendors this year!
And with that, I canāt wait to see some of you at Barrett soon @Arzamenable @MoeStooge @370HSSV @Jansen and many more! Have a great rest of the week.
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Congrats! Be sure to red locktite your bearings, red is faster, 11/10 forum members agree. 
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Thanks Mike! See you at barret, although Iām guessing Iāll be looking at your trucks most of the race 
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Dammit Iām bad at doing this on timeā¦ Well its a Tuesday updateā¦ Againā¦ No excuse this time, just me being forgetful like usual.
Letās start off here with the GROUND CONTROL updates! (Pics included as well)
So ground control has been on the bench the past two weeks, I was getting around to cleaning it and setting it up for Barrett. Like usual I was lazy and kept putting it off. Finally it was Saturday and since Barrett is this weekend I had no choice but to get to working on it.
I opened her up and started checking all the soldering etc. Then I glanced over at the Robogotchi (@DRI @DerelictRobot) I thought to myself, āHey itāll be an easy plug n play swap.ā Boy was I wrong. I didnt realize that Robo only ran on 5.0 and higher.
So I popped out the Metr I had sitting in there, and plugged the Robo + GPS Module in. Now I ran into a roadblock. I only had the download for 5.2, which is not yet supported by Robogotchi. Luckily @SeanHacker @poastoast and @BillGordon all sent me a DW link for a Vesc tool with FW 5.1. If you were wondering, I used @BillGordonās download link.
Now I havenāt ran Vesc tool in awhile, and Ive actually never ran the official Vesc Tool. Only Ackmaniac in the past. Popped onto the wizards and got the board running in a couple of minutes. Checked Robo and everything was running alright! Success!
Well I have a Beta Gotchi enclosure from a little while back as you can see in the photos above. I had asked @DerelictRobot for one of the MJF ones a couple days ago, and being the amazing vendor he is, he sent me an MJF enclosure + a beta X brace that Renee made.
I kid you not, 5 minutes after putting the last screw in the enclosure the doorbell rings and my mom yells theirs a package for me. I run downstairs and pop it open, much to the excitement of seeing a STELLAR looking MJF case and an X Brace. Buttttttt I have to wait until after Barrett to put it in because I didnt have much time left.
Now I havenāt test rode the board since putting FW 5.1 on it, but Iāve been told its a pretty safe FW as long as s DC is at 85%. This scares me a little but I have zero time whatsoever to test ride the board until Thursday, and of course its meant to rain on Thursday. So Iām a little scared about thatā¦
Other STUFF
I impulse bought an @surfnacho EMTB case and heat sinkā¦ Along with that I just ordered Heel Straps and Top F5 Bindings from ATBSHOP.Co.Uk. Now if youāve caught onto what Iām sayingā¦ Thatās right Iām building an emtb. I have a DW 2 coming as well with some Matrix 2 trucks thanks to some friends.
So Far Iāve got this for the EMTB:
- DW 2 Deck
- Full Set of F5 Bindings
- Matrix 2ās
- White Rockstar 2ās
- VESC Enclosure
- Sk3 Motors
- TB V6ās for it
- Pelican Case
- Robogotchi for it
- Tires
All thatās left is Battery and Drive system.
This is where I need your guys helpā¦ I would like to have a Range + a Jump battery, so Iām guessing one set of high AH Lipoās and a set of Lightweight Low AH Lipoās. What do you guys recommend Lipo wise? Along with that, EMTB dudes like @Rich @Venom121212 and @Andy87 would Velcro work to secure lipos to the deck?
Ugh, I feel like such a noob asking all these EMTB Questions. Anyways, I am probably going to use a @Boardnamics AT GD for it, should be pretty cheap and the steel in steel is perfect.
Thatās all for this week! See yāall next week!
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Killer update. Best of luck and safe wishes for Barrett, dude. Look out, Mario!
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Thanks Bill! Iāll be eating Marioās dust, Iāll have the slowest setup on the hill by far 
Iām geared for 40, I think the closest is @Arzamenable geared for 50 something Itāll be fun though! Been awhile since Iāve seen Mario and Moe, and a hell of a longtime since Iāve seen Mike.
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I had a good result with those
Mine are 6s, but seems they donāt sell them anymore 
Even in 1p config there is like no voltage sag at all. They do get a bit buffy over time, but in my case they are still ok.
Probably not as good and long lasting as the graphens or tattus, but they are also a good amount cheaper (speaking of regular prices).
They do fit as well just right into those GoPro cases.
They are not really waterproof, but itās fine.
I did fix those boxes with velcro and personally never had issues or something come lose. Just make sure the velcro sticks good enough to the box.
My suggestion would be, either you go multiple lipos in parallel. Like that you can split the pack if you want to get on a short jump session.
Or you just get a set of high C lipos in the 5-6.5Ah range for light weight and get a LiIon pack for range.
8p vtc6 or 6p p42 should be a nice pack and still jumpable with a bit practice.
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Thanks Andy!!! This helps a TON! What Velcro did you use?
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