People eat shit all the time for various reasons. If we went off that there would be no esk8
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This is true; its a rite of passage 
Whatā¦ so you canāt give me a dual gear drive for $100ā¦ ughhā¦ 
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I have the most freaking incompatible esk8 truck out thereā¦ trampa MINI infinity street Carver
Haha, no, but I can bring it down to $25! It will just be made out of super glue, string, and balsa 
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I miss gear ratios over 4:1.
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Iād be happy to include that; unfortunately I canāt change the poll now. The AT version of my gear drive would likely have the option between 3.5:1 -> 4.5:1 ish. It really depends on whether people are cool with 3D printed wheel gears. If they arenāt it will be limited to spur gear availability, which is tough considering we want to lower the price.
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Truckās arenāt generally the hard part. Itās the fact that you need an idler gear to get the motor far enough away from the trucks to fit. The clamping plate is easily adjustable and modular to fit trucks with hangers that can fit through a ~24mm (1in) hole.
edit that being said, those trucks look very weirdā¦ it would be tough to make a mount for those.
Told ya soā¦ theyāre the mini infinity street Carver from trampa
What about a plate with multiple holes?
@moon Taulman Bridge rings a bell right?
@Genex I guess youāre more talented than me in using this filament ; On a side note Iām wondering if it would not be possible to 3d print a pulley and add a layer of Kevlar on the teeth?
Work would be humongous tho. But thatād solve the cost / strength issue too.
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Thereās an option missing.
Belts. I want belts out of a gear drive 
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You want bent gears
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Fixed that for ya
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Death Gears
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Iāve spent ~1800 on filament over the last 2 years, I print more than any human being should.
That being said, itās more about dialing in your printer than it is using the filament correctly. Things like storing it in a seal container, using BuildTak, printing slow and some other things help make printing with it much more enjoyable. I hate using the stuff, because it has the annoying tendencies that ABS does when printing but its very strong.
If I move forward with this I may even experiment with carbon or metal filament. I also might have access to HPās Fusion Jet Nylon printers, which produce stronger than injected molded parts. It all comes down to price. A cheap direct drive just might not be an option without someone dumping cash into having gears made in China. I havenāt done much looking into gear availability, I am just interested in the idea as an engineer and if its feasible Iād love to make one. An ideal gear drive would use double herringbone or helical gears, but to have custom versions of those made would be dumb expensive. As Iāve said its a balance; we might never get the sound out of these things either if the price has to stay low.
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I have a gear drive. I want better ground clearance.
What kind of board do you ride? What is the gear ratio?
The kevlar is an interesting idea but the surface of the gear has to be pretty much flawless or else you get extra noise and heat. Printing is already pushing that boundary, but softer plastics dampen noise significantly.
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