This is my custom electric longboard. Wanted to build a longboard that lived up to its name and honestly I want it to be longer.
The deck is made from 9 sheets 16th and vinyl sheeting that I glued and press together with a custom-built press. The deck is three quarters of an inch thick. I ran 2 half inch strips of cardboard along the bottom outer edges then covered it in 4 layers of fiberglass for reinforcement. I did not know how to fiberglass so this was a huge learning curve and ended up redoing it three times. That was fun. The additional length of really dampens the bumps in the road and has a fun trampoline feel to it.
I had to add Waterbourne surf adapters for the ability to turn and the additional height prevented wheel bite which was a happy accident. The additional weight does not make the front surf adapters very happy at low speeds, it becomes very loose but once you get about 5 mph itâs like riding a regular longboard. I actually broke the front surf adapter on a major pot hole and waterborne replaced for free, that company is awesome and so their product. The board is powered by 3 boosted boards. Two mini Sâs and One X. Top speed is about 20mph and 20-22 miles is the range. All 6 wheels power the board. It accelerates much faster than a normal board. If you floor it you must lean very far forward or it will throw you. It weighs 60lbs. It beat my roommate in a game of tug-o-war, Itâs had 6 people ride it at once, It pulled a Toyota Supra. I put about 200 miles on this board so far and in the 16 years Iâve been longboarding this is my favorite board Iâve ever ridden.
The controllers are housed in a 3D custom housing that took 7 versions to get prefect. Velcro straps hold the triggers down and controllers in place. Each controller was opened and replaced the throttle wheels with custom 3D printed wheels which allow a rod to be inserted through all controller allowing one input to control 3. Since the front truck is facing a different direction I crossed the motor wires reversing the inputs for the rear. For so reason the controllers donât like rolling up to go forward like a normal boosted board. What ever Iâm doing upsets the board and the controllers start randomly beeping. Having the throttle wheels roll back to go forward doesnât anger the system as much.
I think my most liked post on here was when I posted your skis in the pictures and nothing else category xD
Iâm glad you found this place; Iâd like to see what you could make with better parts than boosted.
I watched the video finally. I didnât believe it, but shit, it really pulled that supra, huh? my boosted mini doesnt feel near a third that powerful, but I guess âweight affects range more than powerâ is true to a far greater extent than I thought. Yâall almost bottomed out the middle there with the 6 person thing tho, be careful xD
Yooo! Youâre the guy who made the electric skiis!
Nice to have you on the forum, your videos rock! Maybe now that youâre here you might learn to use the DIY parts we do rather than combining 3 boosted boards remotes into a single one
