clever. inserts or going all the way through the deck?
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Skyart
April 2, 2020, 8:14pm
#16
I think I will have to go all the way through, not sure how inserts will seat in the carbon fiber deck…anyone have experience with this?
Oh boy, here we go 🙂 Here is my trampa build which I should have documented way better than I did. Honestly, if it wasn’t for a friend bugging me 10 times a day for updates, I probably wouldn’t have taken any pictures. Sorry in advance for some of...
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heres my build thread with inserts
couple more resources
Exact ones I use.
Yeah m3 x 6mm.
No other way to know except trying. I ended up using 10mm but depends if you use padding in between.
Mine goes
screw - spring washer - regular washer - enclosure - 1mm foam - insert
Total of 24 screws.
I used m3 as opposed to a larger size because I wanted to take out as little plastic as possible from the enclosure but who knows. probably doesn’t matter.
Also I drilled m4 holes into the enclosure. You would have to be some kind of alignment wizard to b…
I do drill a full hole the length of the insert and use a drill bit collar to make sure I don’t drill all the way through the deck. Just put the insert right next to your bit and find the place where your collar needs to be. If i remember correctly, the trampa 15 ply is about 10mm thick. my insert is 6mm long. I drilled in about 7/8mm and it worked beautifully.
Practice on a piece of wood first. I use loctite 648 btw. You can sort of see in this picture the point at which I apply the loctite. s…
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Skyart
April 2, 2020, 8:17pm
#18
22x10 I cant find any 28x10 let me know if you have a source for em
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Skyart
April 2, 2020, 8:18pm
#19
Right on! Il take a look at those threads
sesat
April 2, 2020, 9:12pm
#20
i paid $3 per (shipped first class) from access bearings via ebay
they dropped it into the mail the day i paid and it arrived a few days later.
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Skyart
April 2, 2020, 9:15pm
#21
dang! you got a spare set lol?
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sesat
April 2, 2020, 9:18pm
#22
i don’t have enough spares for two wheels, sorry
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berno3
April 2, 2020, 9:19pm
#23
When were those TB6 vescs for sale? I don’t see them on their website.
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Very interested in your experience with the kaly drive then mbs front truck combo once you get her rolling. I may run that same set up on one of my prototipo’s.
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Skyart
April 2, 2020, 11:00pm
#25
They are not yet. this is a set i have been testing.
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Skyart
April 2, 2020, 11:00pm
#26
will let you know bro! i am curious to see how it feels also
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CiscoV
April 2, 2020, 11:00pm
#27
Lemme know how a 10mm bearing works on that trampa axle
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Skyart
April 2, 2020, 11:01pm
#28
its a 10mm axle, is there something i am missing lol
CiscoV
April 2, 2020, 11:02pm
#29
Skyart:
its a 10mm axle
Pls correct me if I’m wrong but Doesn’t trampa use imperial sizing for their bearings!?
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sesat
April 2, 2020, 11:03pm
#30
yeah they should be 3/8th inch 9.525mm
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Skyart
April 2, 2020, 11:03pm
#31
me dear lord yall actually right about that
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CiscoV
April 2, 2020, 11:04pm
#32
Yup It might still work but it’s questionable
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Skyart
April 2, 2020, 11:04pm
#33
shoot! anyone know where i can get some?
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