So I used two 5mm diameter o-rings to cushion the bolt and the enclosure.

I was going to use washers, but the interface between the bolt and the enclosure were “pinching” the washers thereby completely defeating the purpose of washers. The cap head bolts that I used were also longer (M6 x 25mm). I used a larger diameter drill bit, drilled out all six of the wood inserts, bought M6 x 15mm wood inserts from Amazon (the inserts that I had before were M5’s) to continue the build. The deeper the extractor went in, the bigger it shred the brass inserts. You read that right… SETS! I went through three different types of extractor sets. So here’s the repair: I tried screw extractor sets to remove the old stripped out inserts. What made it worse was that I did this to all six, thinking, “Oh, this is permanent, no worries, I wouldn’t have to remove this ever.” Well, when it came time to test fit the enclosure, the enclosure was so rigid and tight that I ended up “rethreading” all six of the enclosure insert fittings from the otherside. Let’s just say that I was stupid and didn’t drill a big enough pilot hole for the wood inserts so when I went to install the wood inserts, I stripped out all of the soft brass on the insert. This part of the build, I failed miserably. If the following is confusing, no worries, TL DR, I stripped out every single bolt insert. This is about as good as it gets without routing out a layer of wood from the deck (and I wanted the stiffest deck possible for my fat butt to stand on). Ya can’t have it all - biggest battery, biggest VESC, and everything else in a slim enclosure. At first glance, I thought it was a “generous” size until I quickly learned, it was barely able to fit everything inside. And along with the battery is a generous sized enclosure to house this thing. Despite the battery/BMS being off, it was outputting full voltage at all times.) The first one that I received was a nightmare of a defect. (The guys at Propulsion Boards were awesome for switching out this battery for me. Although this is a good battery, I am not a fan of this all-in-one design especially having the power switch hard wired to the battery. Looking at this, my first impression was how big (and heavy) the freakin’ battery was. ***The Bustin Ibach boards are long discontinued, but Skateshred makes a similar board: ĭeck and Truck/Wheel Assembly (and Checking Out Battery) Ownboard Mounts (Belt Covers were 3D printed)įlipsky 16T, 15mm Wide, 8mm Diameter Shaftįlipsky Dual 6.6 VESC w/ Bluetooth ModuleģD Printed Picatinny Rails, 1” Scope Mounts, 1” dia. Ownboard Double Kingpin Trucks (Evolve Clones)ġ2s3p Samsung 40T 21700 12Ah Battery Pack Torqueboards 110mm Arctic Blue Torque Wheels Esk8 Board w/o Battery & Lights: 20.5 lbsĢ014 Bustin Boards Ibach 39' Limited Edition Deck (10” Wide)***.Esk8 Board Total Weight w/ “Anker”Lights: 28 lbs.Has to look like it was factory built (or at least close to it I’ll give it a go).Performance & quality that will be greater than prefab boards, e.g., Boosted, Evolve, Meepo, Ownboard, etc.

When I was shopping around to purchase this esk8 kit, I also had a few other design goals in mind: All-in-all, it was worth the investment.Īs I mentioned, this was my first DIY build. TL DR: This board took forever and too long to build, but I have really enjoyed the building process along with a healthy dosage of frustrations and prayers. Electric Skateboard Build Log v1 - June 2020

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