DIY Electric Skateboard
DIY Electric Skateboard
I started this project when I was still in college as a more efficient way to get to and from campus. However, I ended up finsihing this after I graduated so my new goal for it is to use it if/hopefully when I move into a city!
The result turned into an E-board I'm very proud to say I made! I combined learnings and knowlege from mechanical engineering and design, electrical engineering and component understanding, as well as just how to ride a skateboard.
Before starting this project, I had no prior knowledge to skateboarding, but I decided to jump into the deep end and go for it. I was honestly inspired by Andrew Garfields Amazing Spiderman Movies.
RPReplay_Final1698531251.movOne of the first tests after completion!
Research
Since I knew nothing from the start, I had a lot of help online from various forums and youtube videos about the topic. I quickly came to learn there are a good amount of components to this. As a result, I made a spreadsheet of important components, their discription, and links for various products I could buy. I also learned this is not a cheap project so I set a goal to keep my budget under $500.
Components
The main electrical components consist of:
32V 10S2P battery with 5200mAh
Single drive 10s ESC (preprogrammed) and remote with 5 speed settings and regenerative braking
6355 190KV brushless motor
IMG_3287.movVideo of electrical components together
The main mechanical components consist of:
Custom 30" Skateboard setup. I choose to do this instead of a typical 40"+ longboard because, for a commuter board, I wanted it to be light and easy to manuouver in a hallway/lecture hall. I also wanted to have a tighter turn radious, especially for those random campus pathways and need to avoid people on them
36:15 teeth motor-to-wheel belt drive train
Custom designed and 3D printed electronics enclousure
Drive train
Custom Enclousure
First, I made a cardboard model that outlined the components with proper spacing on the board. With these dimensions, the enclosure was made in CREO and modeled in a multi-body part file.
One body was the skateboard deck to scale, where I found the curviture of the bottom of the board and defined where the trucks would be located.
The other body being the enclousure following that curviture. There are also holes for #6x3/4in wood screws to be mounted to the deck.
This was sectioned into 3 parts, due to the print bed size, and printed in ABS at 2mm layer height. ABS so it will be strong and able to withstand the temperatures the electric components may produce. One the deck there is also an electrical insulation pad placed underneath this for more of a water seal.
Cardbaord Outline
Main CAD model
A look "under the hood" with the enclosure
More Videos!
798a936b55094ea1a342820f4dcff25d.MOVMy friend testing my board out for the first time. His initial reaction is to the very tight turn radious that he wished his 40" longboard had
2f6195aa0e854ef5ab2774a615d14d13.MOVSome random guy was longboarding past and stopped to talk about our boards so I let him try it out. This is on one of the higher speed settings (I still can't get past the lowest)