[WTB] [CANADA] Parts for first build

[b264]

@Mickapouel

The only part I have atm is the deck.

Fantastic, if you do this in a certain order you can maximise chances of success and minimise extra costs headaches

@b264

If I could be of assistance, it would be to choose your items in a certain order. Don’t choose anything else until you’ve chosen your deck and enclosure. Because you need to know if it will even fit. Enclosures are much more difficult than you think, and you need to know if flexibility will be something you design for, or not. So go in a certain order, along the whole way making sure you choose things that are compatible with each other.

1. helmet
2. deck + enclosure (flex?)
3. battery (flex?)
4. ESC(s)
5. drivetrain & trucks & motor mount
6. wheels
7. motors
8. {everything else}
9. remote
10. aesthetics: grip, colors, lights

Leaving enclosures until last as an afterthought is a surefire way to end up in a less-than-ideal position.

I’d recommend buying (depending which deck it is) or making the enclosure BEFORE buying more parts

check this out

$40 Home depot custom enclosure

I wanted to finally start logging a build here at the risk of making something that dosen’t work so we can all learn together. One of the hardest things I’ve found about esk8 is sourcing well-fitting enclosures cheaply. One route is ABS or Kydex. However, I don’t have an oven big enough to soften the stuff to form around a mold, plus my lady will kick me out if she finds me using the oven to bake anything other than food again. I have some decent experience in shaping foam and laminating surfb…

Doing that you can make an awesome skate without falling in all the traps so many folks before you have fallen into.

Which deck is it?