Well.
I’m not super stoked on this Motor angle…
But the next one down puts the motors cables too close to the deck…
Green loctite is curing…
So next up I need to sort out backlash…
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Can you clock the motor position so that the phase wires exit at a more parallel position to the deck?
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No…
Unless they stick out to the front opposite from the hanger… And I don’t like that look.
Why couldn’t the phase wires point towards the rear truck? Looks like you have enough slack in the wire length.
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Can you dewedge the baseplate to get a better angle?
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That would be possible… But then there is the changing of the way the board turns…
Ground clearance should be ok…
It is just bugging me a bit … Not a real issue
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Oh yeah, your are right.
What about adding a small riser between the baseplate and the deck?
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Yeah…also a possibility.
But the give and take right…
I would prefer to keep the riding platform height as is.
And live with the motor height
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hahah hell of a fit on the pulley bearing
and for what…
Would be cool if you printed some kind cable routing that got the cables from the end of the hanger to the baseplate where the wires could be built into the deck and go under the enclosure seal.
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Trying new things is both exciting and annoying.
Today was fun and it was frustrating.
I like these parts.
They go together well.
The system is really clever.
I’m still annoyed at the motor angle…
And actually took it back on the bench and put a 1/4 inch riser and tried to change the angle and it is a no go… Housing hits the deck when trying to turn… And the motor was going to hit the baseplate…
I wish the adapter holes where elsewhere…
Whatever.
Figuring out the backlash was annoying.
I don’t know what is what…
And the drive sounds weird when free rolling. It is kind of rattly…
When accelerating and breaking it sounds fine.
So that is weird.
I wonder if there is a Break in period…
I have freaking opened these things up 4 times already to dick with the backlash…
At least both sides are stopping at the same time.
Free roll by hand feels good.
Still sounds rattly…
I’m really happy with the look of the board.
Will wait until the loctite cures for a day to go for a real ride…
Going up and down the block doesn’t ruin the loctite right…
And the initial feel of the ride Felt good.
And Luca seems to approve.
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Not sure if the rattly noise comes through…
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You have any other gear drive boards?
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Gears feel a little different at low speed than belts. You can feel the gear meshing some which can make it feel rattly I suppose compared to belts. I actually like the BN gear drives better than the spirals, they’re smoother.
I ended up filling the space between the hanger and adapter with a small amount JB weld because there was a little bit of play, of course that make the whole setup permanent but its rock solid.
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Nope.
This is it.
My first rodeo.
I do ponder getting the BN drives for the Flux if I end up thinking these are great.
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I’d definitely say it’s a different free roll than belts. Feels a bit chunky at a slight downhill.
Definitely more noticeable on straight cuts vs helis but you will get used to it.
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I really appreciate this comment and insight.
This is something I had not thought of.
And the jb weld is a good idea…
I had thought about slapping some of my new lifetime supply of green loctite in there but jb weld should be better.
I may very well do that.
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I don’t mind it being permanently attached, the small amount of rotational play bothered me a bit 
otherwise it’s probably been my favorite drive system so far.
I also wish the mount holes were a little offset:
gotta do something with those phase wires
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I swear. I’m going to sleep better tonight because I am no longer thinking something was wrong…
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Have you thought of trying what @sleepless did, using a 3d printed jig to make a new set of angle holes?
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