DIY Electric Skateboard Build - Better Than A Boosted Board | PART 2 BUILD TUTORIAL & PARTS

ULTIMATE ESK8 PARTS LIST: geni.us/bV1e
Budget Electric Skateboard Parts List: geni.us/5c9BpBu
Many Parts in this video are outdated and not available anymore, Here is an updated list
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Motor Mount: geni.us/U2yzb
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Risers: geni.us/zKlYOr
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Battery Charger: geni.us/vAK4Vq
As promised, here is the Full Tutorial all about my DIY Electric Skateboard / Longboard. To me, it's better than a boosted board with a range of 10 miles and a top speed of 25mph. The board is built with parts from Torque Boards, Enertion Boards, Random Amazon Parts, and Hobby King.
Watch Part 1: • DIY Electric Skateboar...
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ESTIMATED TOTAL: About $600
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[@MikeBeard]

UPDATED FULL PARTS LIST: geni.us/bV1e

[@sajidrahman1189]

Can you give a pic or a vid of your vesc configuration pleaseee

[@somerandomusername2590]

Mike Beard If i bought all the parts (excluding deck) how much would that run me and what would be a cheap set up?

[@MikeBeard]

+SomeRandomUsername this set up would run you about $550 Maybe less with cheaper trucks, wheels, and vesc. A cheap set up is $300-$400 A set up that's a great value would be $500-$600 I would spend $500-$600. It makes a huge difference in quality.

[@Vickersyt]

please do an update on doing a wall plug in charger inside it

[@MikeBeard]

+VickerS Releasing a full build series very soon

[@josephchasse2081]

honestly im a big skater the one thing i cant stand is when youtubers talk about skate board stuff and have no idea what they are talking about but you, you took the time to know some what of the stuff you were talking about and when you didn't you said that you didn't know. just saying it was nice to hear

[@josephchasse2081]

it also seams like you really try in your vids to make them good... you got my like and sub

[@MikeBeard]

+Joseph Chasse Hey thanks man!

[@BigKidsOfficial]

You got this out quick! Great job my friend :) LOL, the first time I soldered was pretty scary too; had to watch a ton of videos! You got one of the most solid VESCs in the industry! Also, the trucks are actually mandatory for most types of motor mounts because of the flat spot. Regardless, not many people are doing quality esk8 videos so mad props! - Neil

[@MikeBeard]

Big Kids Thanks Neil 😎😎

[@BigKidsOfficial]

Of course, great stuff! And congrats on the success of the last video. I'm not sure you got my email but I sent you one yesterday 😁

[@apmech46166]

Great job Mike! I'm a long time aircraft mechanic. Being in that industry I appreciate detail, quality work, and quality instructions. You've delivered all three here. I love seeing younger people exploring and mastering mechanical projects....Kudos sir.

[@MikeBeard]

Thank you very much! Thanks for watching!

[@chancebichao]

It's awesome on how you break things down and make it easier to understand, especially for dumbfound people like me. You also make it easy to see how much everything costs and the links to each part in the description, little things like that to make someone's life easier just makes you that much better than other youtubers. Awesome stuff man. Getting my sub 👍.

[@MikeBeard]

+Chance Bichao Thanks for watching! I'm glad I could help!

[@lukedoli7106]

Can you please do a step by step in detail tutourial!!!!!!!!!!

[@yomommastupid]

will you pay him

[@thatsoccerkid2561]

Dude I'm 14 and built one myself it's not that hard plus there's tons of other step by step tutorials out there go check out great Scott's tutorial it's really in depth

[@lukedoli7106]

Can you link me the channel?

[@thatsoccerkid2561]

I'm on my phone so I can't but just look up great scott electric skateboard there's 3 videos really helpful no way I would've even considered it without watching those they make it much simpler

[@lukedoli7106]

Tanks a lot!! Have a nice day!

[@Sativo._]

I'm in high school and me, a couple of classmates, and a new teacher made a little robotics/mechanics club last year but we didn't do much. This year we're planning to pick it up and building an electric skateboard will be one of our projects after I suggested the idea when I saw your other video. Thanks man :)

[@robertmajor3475]

Great video man! Like your content!

[@kaiskitchen9822]

No bs whatsover, you made someone's day.. gj

[@MikeBeard]

Have an idea for another video? Reply to this comment! Have a question? Drop it below!

[@roy7823]

i would like to see a video when you are riding the board. so a video where you show how fast it goes etc.

[@MikeBeard]

Watch part 1: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nIbHqZmVapmqf8k

[@roy7823]

Mike Beard i have already seen part 1. but you did a few shots but not really much. but it is just an idea if you don't like it, no problem. just make a video of it if you want.

[@MikeBeard]

Roy oh okay sounds good man 😎😊

[@TERXIST]

I was thinking about building an electric longboard with flexible drive shafts? what do u think. Good idea or not?

[@david0ken841]

Keep up the awesome work man! You rock!

[@MikeBeard]

+David Timbré Thank you!

[@pleeeic]

simple, video flows nicely, not pretending to know too much stuff , explains all..subbed

[@MikeBeard]

+ASO69 Thanks!

[@pleeeic]

can i ask you, what do you think of yuneec e go 2 , its listed for 650$ so its almost same price but less things that i could fck up lol

[@arnejanssens5410]

Maybe you can make a circuit diagram for those who can understand that. That will make it a lot easier to understand the electronics (for me). But other than that a great video! You really spent a lot of time on this video, you can see the hard work. A really good video!!

[@MikeBeard]

+arne janssens Hey thanks man! In the future I will break out the white board and draw it out 😎

[@adityagupta-yt8ns]

can you please make a whole video of you making the board from scratch with al new parts that would really help some of us who want to build this board like if you agree so he sees this

[@MikeBeard]

+aditya gupta I explain in my newest electric skateboard video that I am making 5 new tutorials.

[@Kovanoid]

Wow! I'm in the contemplation stage of making my own. That video makes me want to start right now! Great job!

[@MikeBeard]

+Kyle Kitzul Thank you very much! More how to videos coming soon 😎

[@mesaman86]

Thorough video man, definitely building one. Just spent all my money building a quadcopter, unfortunately.

[@DRAGONGAMING-zh7lb]

please do step by step tutorial!!!!!!

[@thatsoccerkid2561]

I said this earlier too go check out great Scott's step by step tutorial it's really in depth and should get u going and there's tons of others too

[@tristancooper4155]

Can you ride the it like a regular skateboard when it is out of battery?

[@MikeBeard]

+Tristan Cooper Yes, there is a little resistance because of the belt but yes you can totally push 👍🏻

[@thatsoccerkid2561]

Tristan Cooper if u want a board u can push freely get a hub motor instead of a satellite setup there is 0 resistance

[@bravo20ghost27]

Great vid bro, thanks

[@craigusher9324]

Nice one dude, good job. Thanks for all the links - helps the research!

[@MikeBeard]

+Craig Usher Of course! Thanks for watching!

[@thomasgauvinme]

just letting everyone know, enertion will soon stop selling diy parts, diy electric skateboard seems to have most of these parts

[@MikeBeard]

Better get the parts while you still can!

[@thomasgauvinme]

Mike Beard yep! the 12 mm belt isnt available from enertion anymore, but you can get from diy electric skateboard

[@BigKidsOfficial]

I believe they're liquidating everything except the Nano-X controler and the VESC. But, those 2 are pretty solid.

[@jonathansonntag3409]

thanks for this information

[@ezzatshammas7999]

Make a new video where you start from scratch so we can follow what you do. So remove everything from the board, press record and start building the electric long board plz

[@tbnryoungster8430]

Can you do a complete walk through? Like take your board apart, or build another? Thanks man, I just subbed. Love your vids so far!

[@mattiazammarchi6294]

Thank you for sharing! Great video, great job!

[@MikeBeard]

+Mattia Zammarchi Hey thanks man!

[@bess_e2186]

How much did all the parts cost?

[@MikeBeard]

+Bess_E about $600

[@bess_e2186]

Mike Beard Thanks!

[@seankuphner1555]

How much did it all cost

[@MikeBeard]

+Sean Kuphner About $600

[@jacksonbanks910]

Mike Beard usd ?

[@MikeBeard]

+Jackson Banks Yup ☺️🇺🇸

[@jacksonbanks910]

Mike Beard oh ok :(((

[@sdqsdq6274]

600 is pretty high for a diy ,was expecting below 250 -300

[@naruto2575]

Awesome videos, thanks man!

[@MikeBeard]

+Lawrence Ngo Thanks for watching!

[@blake4292]

Nice video man just hoping to build something like this without breaking the bank!

[@Max-eu4pp]

I enjoy your channel, thumbs up! :D

[@christopherulrich9756]

Its amazing How simple You made this. In other diy Electric skateboard it seems so hard and difficult. Amazing job Done! Sorry for bad english if some is wrong. In from Denmark:)

[@MikeBeard]

+Lise Petersen Hey thanks man! No worries! I understood you perfectly 😊👍🏻

[@vlaszacseduardleo8789]

subscribed at the end of the video . noticed there is a part 2 and after a few seconds he says : if you are a new subscriber hi! 10/10 will replay that

[@MikeBeard]

+Vlaszacs Eduard Leo Welcome to the Beard fam 😎

[@Sidsaraiya]

using the tupperware box is ingenuous. keep up the content!

[@MikeBeard]

+Siddaraiya thanks man!

[@Jack-le7vk]

Hey Mike. Thanks for making this video It would be really good to see a video of the electrics, how you made the batterys work and charge etc..

[@danmax3418]

YOu know, i really like your ideas and i think that you are one of the next legends in future on youtube not only because it's interesting what you do but because you know how to explain well to. And also i can't understand why you have only 16 K subs

[@jimalpin]

i'll never build this, BUT that was such a professional high quality video and very enjoyable to watch! considering the amount of subscribers i don't get how you pulled this off that perfectly. all the best on your youtube journey. cheers

[@MikeBeard]

+Jim Alpin Im a fulltime photographer and videographer so not a hard video to make at all. Unfortunately good content and subscriber count don't always correlate. Thanks for watching!

[@dukewheeler7846]

About to build one myself and this was super helpful thanks! I think I'm going to use hub motors tho

[@MikeBeard]

+Duke Wheeler oh awesome! Much simpler that way!

[@adamgrondin1426]

Thanks for the tear down vid. I'm going to get to building

[@MikeBeard]

+Adam Grondin awesome! Good luck with everything!

[@drawnsideways2862]

I love tutorials that tell you to go look something up.

[@MikeBeard]

+Drawn Sideways 😂😂😂 me

[@camerons9677]

Fantastic tutorial

[@MikeBeard]

+Cameron S Thanks for watching 😎

[@lmlCOBHClml]

This seems like a pretty cool project. I might try one myself because my big problem with electric skatebaords is they are long boards and not skateboards. I just want an electric board that you can do a simple Ollie on. I've skated all my life and there are always little obsticles in the way so I feel like as long as you're not trying to Ollie down stairs it could work

[@RCclub100]

awesome video!

[@MikeBeard]

+Micah Koelmeyer Thanks!

[@envyposeidon5084]

Your videos are so well made, instead of 3k your should have 300k

[@MikeBeard]

+Thatgamingllama Games Thank you very much 😊

[@fiercewolvestv9702]

Awesome Video Mike I will build a Electric Long board Very Soon Thanks Dude

[@MikeBeard]

Glad I could help 😎

[@ILovenothingful]

A step by step tutorial would be awesome!

[@VzAmPliFiEdzV]

you should make a step by step tutorial with the improved battery setup you were talking about. Awesome video!!

[@MikeBeard]

+VzAmPliFiEdzV I'm planning on covering all of my future upgrades!

[@VzAmPliFiEdzV]

Awesome!! I'm definitely building my own now. Keep up the good work!

[@jempro1674]

Subbed & Liked...... The DIY Casey Nastas. Great vids and would love to see more regarding DIY electric boards. Thanks!

[@stathisloizos8737]

Damn...I gotta tell you I recently found out about you...you are a hidden jem...keep it up

[@MikeBeard]

+Stathis Loizos Thank you very much! I really appreciate it 😊

[@frankietheiling9308]

awesome video

[@MikeBeard]

👍🏻😊

[@agnesmaytech3046]

Great video Mike, you really do well. Hope there is chance to test Maytech pats for your DIY :)

[@sajidrahman1189]

Hey I'm currently in the making of one of your boards I just need some help with the vesc configuration are you able to make a quick vid on your settings for your vesc ??? Love this vid

[@timtreublein]

Nice Vid Bro..would be nice tho if you could make a vid on how to do the elictrical stuff in detail..like step by styp

[@dedocable1]

you're cool man i wish you all the best with KZbin and college

[@MikeBeard]

+Amputatoe Thanks man!

[@jessesanchez553]

Just saw ur video and got inspired to build my own. Should be good fun to do this summer but im only 14 so idk if i will have enough money. Greetings from Spain

[@MikeBeard]

+Jesse Sanchez awesome man! Good luck!

[@dankerridge9240]

nah you did a great job! have fun on it!!

[@jeromecoetzee4292]

WAY COOL MY BRO FANTASTIC

[@MikeBeard]

+jerome coetzee Thanks man 😎

[@roy7823]

nice video!

[@MikeBeard]

Thanks Man!

[@AYOD3V]

Nice video man I'm about to make one myself I'll show you a picture when it's done

[@salsamanrocks]

Yo Mike! Im thinking about building an electric longboard like you! You mentioned that there were some things that you would change? What would those things be and how would they be accomplished? Thanks in advance!

[@polarbearjf]

@Mike Beard Im from the race quad or freestyle quad community and charging lipo batteries is almost a daily event. Get yourself a parallel charging board and you can charge up all your batteries at once.

[@versus023]

This is very sick! Now I want to make one! How would you wire the second motor ?

[@jonathanhenwood8357]

Hey man love your videos, I'm building and designing an eBoard for a school project, I was wondering if it was possible to use the motors you used with an Arduino as I have created and programmed an Arduino uno to run two 12v DC motors via Bluetooth this consists of a DC motor shield to. I was going to use the Arduino set up instead of using a Vesc ect.

[@harrynovak2478]

Can you do a video on how to program a vesc, and how to sauder bullet connectors onto a vesc. Also I dont know which bullet connectors from the vesc I shoud put into my motor. Thanks for the help.

[@NitsudoFPV]

Have you tried building and racing drones yet? I think you'd love it

[@palysmedia5276]

any chance doing a dual motor video? or do you know any links of how to wire the motors, vesc and batteries?

[@alexanderbaloga6415]

Hey Mike do you know of any motor mount that would fit perfectly with the Enertion trucks? I was originally looking for ones that fit with my Paris trucks, but once I decided to buy the Enertion ones I was hoping I wouldn't have to modify the pulley mount at all.

[@jeromecoetzee4292]

Mike im realy gona try this man

[@MikeBeard]

+jerome coetzee Do it 😎 It's really fun 👍🏻

[@astonambrose5407]

Hi mate great job. I'm going to make mine with a 20v dewault drill motor and battery. What is the name of the component for the transmiter switch?

[@xxhunterxx8628]

Can you please do an update video when you improve your battery and is there any chance you can build the complete board from the bottom up in a video as well.

[@DrewJonesYT]

Hey bro, great vids.. Wondering how difficult it would be to convert my current eboard (non-belt) driven into a belt driven board.. Let me know if you have any ideas and what kind of products I should pick up to begin the transition.

[@MikeBeard]

What brand board are you converting?

[@papameeru2125]

Hey Mike i'm currently copying most of the parts you used. From your parts list the the DIY Electric Skateboard's ESC VESC is built with a TX90. Is there a way to go from TX90 to a 4mm?

[@connorhaught5581]

Love it

[@darksaga80]

Don't worry about the main skateboard parts. Street skating and longboard skating are totally different. Longboarding doesn't require the durability as normal street decks need to be. All the Enertion parts should do the trick. Longboard nerds will usually get better trucks like Gullwings and sealed bearings which are much smoother. Again, minor details compared to the main parts which are the motors and the other stuff that actually makes it go. Nice video, very straight forward and easy to follow.

[@JMirs]

nice channel 😊

[@MikeBeard]

+J Mir Thanks man 👍🏻

[@funkytreefarms4529]

Do you have a list of all the stuff you bought for the internals?

[@caframnes1037]

You spoke about the board having no flex ability at all, but one thing that i was questioning about that a lot was the shock resistance. Does the board feel rough when you ride it? How often if ever do you fall off your board? This type of thing is like the deal breaker for weather i should just start saving up for a boosted board.

[@jacobrice6046]

did you have to do any programming with the vesc or did it come ready to go?

[@edwinmun4595]

i've made an electric skateboard that uses a 6s battery but i am going to upgrade to a 9s battery. I was wondering what VESC setting you used gor your 9s battery board?

[@barnabeejones9343]

what battery indicator did you use? also how do you set it up in a series to 2 3s lipos?

[@robotlover4429]

Hi Mike, Do you have any solution for typical indian roads with bumps and uneven roads in terms of battery pack hitting problems?

[@Jackamahalla]

Dude this is pretty badass thanks for sharing. I'm gonna look into making my own now because of this? Sorry if someone already asked this but how does it do with water? Also curbs though?

[@MikeBeard]

+Jacob Jenkins It handles puddles just fine. The more water tight your enclosure is the better it will handle water. And I wouldn't ride off a curb on any longboard 😬

[@lightningmcqueenfanpage4103]

The deck you used is sold out any other suggestions on what deck I could use?

[@justincristinziano7518]

Amazing video! Loved how in detail you went in and I am working on the same project now! Question for you: how large are the wheels you put on yours?

[@MikeBeard]

+Justin C Thanks man! I have 83mm wheels on it 😃

[@blakeaverill6798]

Will the enertian stuff work with regular trucks and wheels, I already have a complete longboard and I was wondering will the stuff work with a regular one.

[@JohannSavalle]

awesome

[@mrtmrf5007]

hi, mike , how much torque can this motor take and can i go reverse easily with it ?

[@camsac]

Hey Mike, do I HAVE to use a vesc with those batteries? or can i buy a regular esc with those batteries, or does a regular esc only work with 10s2p batteries? I know nothing, please help.

[@backspace12399]

Hey Mike, great video it was super helpful. It kinda pushed me over the edge of deciding whether or not to build my own board. Iv ordered about half of the components and I had a question about VESC. I ordered the same motor that you have and I was wondering if you think it would be better to purchase one of the VESCs that diy electric skateboards.com recommends or if you feel that the enertion VESC is the best option. I plan on only purchasing 2 batteries to start but eventually I'd like 3 or 4. Any advice would be great:)

[@MikeBeard]

+Devin Jewell So far both vescs seem to work very well. And yeah start with 2 batteries and add more when you want some more speed 😎

[@natebolo4079]

Did you have to program your vesc or did it come pre programmed?

[@piotrbrouwer3732]

How did you handel waterproofness and heat control over ur motor?

[@kochusabu1008]

Hey Mike I got a quick Q! I am debating whether to get a 190kv or 213kv turnigy motor for my board. Considering all other factors are the same (wheel size, gear reduction ratio, cell count) which motor would you prefer and why? I am aware of the inverse relationship of torque and top speed. Say I did go with the lower speed 190kv motor, would there be a considerable increase in torque and decrease in speed or would that not be noticeable at all? (maybe even through in a 245kv motor for comparisons sake) Just bouncing some thoughts of you haha

[@ericvallsmadella3132]

How did you wire up the battery percentage indicator to the batteries? Thanks!

[@finleyjones7458]

Do more detail on attaching the motor to the wheel and how to get better batteries

[@spenceryoung693]

Question: How to pair/program controller with the VESC and all of the radio parts

[@thatsoccerkid2561]

@mikebeard just use two batteries in series such as 2 5s lipos or if u wanna push it use 2 6s but 10s seems to be the Hotspot and Idk if ur charger can support that but if it does it would cut charge time and make it more simple so definitely do that if your charger supports that big of batteries. That's what I did with mine and with my charger it only takes an hour to charge them both fully. And if u want to make charging really simple get the space cell battery from enertion.

[@therobin2579]

How did you mount the box that holds the vesc, batteries and receiver

[@herbsabeast1]

Do you need 2 motors per wheel? How do you connect a battery in series with one in parallel? I have heard that batteries in series can make your board go faster vs. Parallel which offers more range. Is this true? How do you set your board up so you don't have to charge up without having to take everything apart. Basically be able to just plug in your board into the wall.

[@thepixelshark1459]

Mike, this video is so helpful and explains so many questions that I had while watching the video. However, you never say how you turn your board on and off. What is your system for that?

[@MikeBeard]

+ThePixelShark Im glad I could help! And you're right I never really exained that. For now I have been just unplugging the vesc when I'm not using it. Looking into power switches for the future 👍🏻

[@maximumvelociraptor1166]

nylon lock nuts would help with the truck-to-deck mounting.

[@onurar1204]

First of all great videos. U said that flex is not a good thing in a e skateboard and i agee because of the enclosure just like you said. But i wonder how the boosted board can have that much flex and do you have any idea how we can achieve that ? Thanks. Keep it up!

[@MikeBeard]

+Onur Ar boosted board achieves its flex by keeping their enclosure small and pushed all the way to one side while running cables under the grip tape with in the board 👍🏻

[@mikemiz7105]

If I added more batteries would I get longer range or would it mess something up?