***EDIT: *** THIS BUILD IS NOW COMPLETE!!! Summary below followed by original post in it’s entirety. Plus here are the CAD files for the entire project for you to enjoy
step bro.step (1.8 MB)
step bro.f3d (38.4 MB)
Step Bro
Deck: DIY split angle 35/30 MTB deck - hoop pine, iron bark, basalt, carbon and fibreglass
Enclosures: DIY 3d printed PETG with aluminium lids
Drivetrain: Apex Air trucks with Apex Jump Drives running 140kv 6384 Apex motors. MBS Fivestars and 9 inch tires
Battery: 16s6p P42a, split in two. 16s4p below deck, 16s2p on top. Sharing the same JBD smart bms in the top box.
ESC: SKP Solos with built in metr module for telemetry
Remote: Currently running Hoyt puck with +20% expo, but have a thumbwheel z-mote on order
Accessories: DIY 3d printed TPU stomp pads with MBS F5 bindings and heel straps.
Big Beems headlights and C8 tail light from PEV Components
DIY 3d printed PETG handles front and back
Power settings per motor:
Current mode
Motor Amps: 100A
Motor Brakes: -70A
Battery Amps: 60
Battery Regen: -50
Original post below
Righto cocks! I could be jumping the gun starting another build before I’ve finished the current one, but fuck it, I’m excited.
The plan is for a single stack undermount battery, with more battery and electronics in a top box.
I wanna press my own deck, because I can, and the design is pretty closely borrowed from the Haero Bro, just a little bit bigger. @bboybowzer suggested the name Step Bro and it’s super fitting considering that this project is starting from CAD files.
The undermount enclosure is just gonna be 3dp walls with a 3mm aluminium plate as the base, i’ve been keen to try this for a while but the only thing stopping me was not having a good CAD model of the bottom surface of a deck i’ve wanted to use.
The enclosure sections are joined with these little TPU joiners for some flex. The walls are petg.
The mold will be almost entirely 3d printed, with some timber to take up space and lock it all together. I’ve ordered 4kg of fire engine red PLA+ to get it done, it should arrive tomorrow.
Super excited about this build, but need to save some pennies to afford some @ApexBoards gear for the drive train!
