What to use to make everything stay in place in the enclosure??

linsus · June 4, 2020, 10:27pm

My mayn

tomiboi · June 5, 2020, 2:33am

Sawdust boogers.

Dred · June 5, 2020, 3:15am

Brute force and 3m command strips.

stratoglide · June 5, 2020, 4:22am

Butyl Rubber is Awesome I’m surprised there aren’t more people out there using it. I never would have though of using it for vibration dampening and adhesive! I’ve only used it for waterproofing enclosures

Nordle · June 5, 2020, 7:08am

Velcro! From the one and only brand “Velcro”, also comes as heavy duty or industrial version. You could even use that to mount your enclosure to your board.

bwahl602 · June 5, 2020, 7:15am

Hadn’t thought of this. Next builds getting this

infiniteoffset · June 5, 2020, 9:25am

I usually attach stuff with this velcro from hobbyking. It’s cheap and super strong on booth glue side and velcro side.

Nacho · June 6, 2020, 6:18pm

What silicon and a link please US
I want to fill all the gaps

@b264 do you got any suggestions

b264 · June 6, 2020, 6:39pm

A neutral cure silicone

In the US, it’s the only part of an esk8 I source locally and not from the internet.

Go skate to a big box home improvement store, like Home Depot or Lowe’s or Menards. Go into the paint section. Find a product called “GE Silicone 2*+”. It comes in a small 2.8 fl. oz. tube, for hand-squeezing, and a bigger one designed to fit on a caulk dispenser. ~~Do not buy “GE Silicone 2*” because it’s the wrong stuff. It must have the plus at the end.~~ edit: this is wrong, that is the new version of Silicone 2*+

Then leave that store. Don’t get any other esk8 parts there. They all suck, and they don’t have any metric stuff.

It does come in white and clear, I prefer clear but both work the same. Clear is easier to use. For example if you need to work on something and are cutting it out, you don’t want the opaque one because you can’t see what you’re cutting into.

Nacho · June 6, 2020, 6:47pm

Yes master @b264

Awesome thanks

b264 · June 6, 2020, 6:55pm

You can source it online as well, but if I can get it locally without the delay, I usually prefer that option. Plus it comes with a nice skate to the store

TheMrLarin · June 10, 2020, 3:55pm

I have some GE 2* silicone, it is advertised as neutral cure on their web site. So why is it the wrong stuff? I’d rather use the stuff I already have and I am not planning on using it on sensitive components. Thanks

abusfullofnuns · June 10, 2020, 4:44pm

The + is no longer the current model is what I found this week. 2* says it’s the same formula as 2*+. YMMV

b264 · June 10, 2020, 5:23pm

Where did you find that information?

What does 2* smell like?

abusfullofnuns · June 10, 2020, 5:30pm

Haven’t opened it. Was delivered this morning.

b264 · June 10, 2020, 5:33pm

If it smells like vinegar or pickle juice, it’s the wrong stuff.

abusfullofnuns · June 10, 2020, 5:36pm

Has a smell but would not call it vinegar. Definitely not offensive.

TheMrLarin · June 10, 2020, 5:40pm

Doesn’t smell bad compared to other silicones I’ve worked with. And when you say wrong stuff, even if labeled as neutral cure it could be an issue?

b264 · June 10, 2020, 5:41pm

If it’s neutral cure, it’s fine.

I guess they just changed it up and made a confusing setup even more confusing. Or less confusing? As long as it says neutral cure on the packaging, then I’d say the confusion level is going down.

TheMrLarin · June 10, 2020, 5:41pm

Great! Just saved me a trip to the harware store and a couple $