DIY Electric Skateboard

Electric skateboard is something I always wanted to build after watching Casey Neistat riding it :) So here it is! Those 4 days of building this DIY project were quite long but I got it working really nicely. There are still things to improve especially the battery, soon I will make a video about building your own DIY battery for an electric skateboard with 18650 cells. Keep in mind that I am really terrible at skateboarding or longboarding, so even this speed of 24km/h is really super fast for me, I need to practice riding it a little bit more :)
Brushless Motor: bit.ly/2x9GQP2
ESC Substitute: bit.ly/2L4uWys
Pulley And Belt: bit.ly/2Kr4LSV
Battery Connector: bit.ly/2Rq5NPG
LiPo Batteries: bit.ly/2IsOc6M
18650 Batteries: bit.ly/2FmTY8d
Ender 3: bit.ly/3huQu4u
Dremel CNC: bit.ly/2IrKYk1
Instagram: nikodembartnik
#electricskateboard #diy

[@nikodembartnik]

Support my work on Patreon: www.patreon.com/nikodembartnik Thanks!

[@Not-C-418]

8:30 There is a liqued called thred locker you can find it in amazon it's cheap and very helpful for the screws www.amazon.com/dp/B07RWPVWGY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_3KWlDbQX7JHAQ

[@reptiloidx8942]

HEY LAD . I NEED LIL ADVICE HERE ON ESCs AND VESCs . WELL I ORDERED 4600W 4x MOTORS AND I HEARD TO REACH THE MAXIMUM POWER I NEED SUPPLY THEM WITH 48V ........ WELL IS THERE ANY WAY I CAN FUK THE PEDAL TO HEAT THEM UP TO MAX WITH 22V-28V ??? BIG THANK YOU

[@daytonrowen4515]

You all prolly dont give a damn but does someone know of a method to get back into an instagram account? I somehow lost the account password. I love any help you can give me!

[@corykylen5763]

@Dayton Rowen instablaster =)

[@daytonrowen4515]

@Cory Kylen i really appreciate your reply. I got to the site on google and I'm waiting for the hacking stuff now. Takes a while so I will get back to you later when my account password hopefully is recovered.

[@siniorgolazo]

"It's like 35 degrees Celsius almost every single day for a week. It's terrible right here." [Laughs, then cries in spanish]

[@palomaaguilar1589]

This whole corona virus really making me wanna make a longboard

[@leifv]

Me too

[@TijmenvdP]

Your belt is slipping when you slow down because you probably have a cheap pulley kit from china which is usually 3m. You need a 5m belt and pulley setup. Also wider belt and pulleys is better since there is more contact area for the belt. Good luck!

[@jakebozz7677]

Superb, as always! It always amazes me how diverse your interests are and how your creations seem to have no limits on subject matter! Nice job again, Nikodem!

[@CAPTONBEAST]

I watched the whole video because it was actually entertaining and I think you did a really good job at managing your project while you made a video that is interesting enough to watch all the way through. Keep up the good work and I hope you can make more awesome videos!

[@tomgray7049]

That was great. You did a fantastic job, as always. Love your creativity.

[@Timon2200]

Very nice work. Not only on the project but filming was SUPERB! Congrats keep it up!

[@nikodembartnik]

Thank you :)

[@sibonisomakhanya3797]

Yah man pruvo

[@Irwined]

Can't wait to see more information on this project - spring and Covid have my family wanting to make one together. :-) Love your videos!

[@AlpakaAntifa]

I knew you were polish from the first second - very nice video! Nice editing skills!!!

[@athermaqsood8309]

Your projects are always cool :))))

[@nikodembartnik]

Thanks!

[@ekaintxute6850]

Very nice work!!

[@antonwinter630]

cool project. nice design and solution to mount the motor

[@bastelmicha7931]

Realy great Project !👍👍✔

[@peterkelly00]

Amazing video man. you are very talented and have inspired me to build one myself.

[@MrBrunakis]

Damn, you did a really good job

[@michal199011]

Ten projekt jest najlepszy ze wszystkich Twoich dotychczas zrobionych. Dzięki za podpięcie linków z częściami. Fajnie że regularnie coś wrzucasz :)

[@marlowerecoing-tallen3385]

Probably the best looking eboard IV seen

[@rklauco]

I really like the music selection :)

[@nikodembartnik]

I wasn't sure if this kind of music would match this kind of video on KZbin. Happy to hear that you like it, I love classical music!

[@ProjektHeld]

Great work!

[@esk8supply720]

Love the video ❤️

[@LeviJanssen]

Have you considered using a BLDC motor comparable to the one you use for the longboard as a 1 kilowatt CNC spindle? I've been contemplating the practicality of such a system, and would love to here your input. It seems like it would offer higher power with higher torque potentially for cheaper.

[@isaaclyonsf1]

Nice, I used similar electronics for my build, only I used a keda 190kv 6364 motor from hobbyking and two 3000mah 3s lipos in series. It has plenty of torque, and I have climbed 20% hills on it, and the top speed is limited by the esc to 20mph. It cost me about £200 to build.

[@maarsls6695]

Could you give me a link for your 3d printed wheel support? Thanks

[@NadavIgra]

very nice, good job

[@mitsossavv]

Nailed it!!

[@maxsiebenschlafer5054]

Insert nuts amazing work

[@Okayler1337]

This melody in the beginning ^^ A gamers day:O

[@julesvandenbliek39]

hi, good video. How do you charge those battery's? did you buy a charger, and if so, what charger?

That's great how you tell story in this video - thanks to it this video isn't only a DIY instruction :-)

[@nikodembartnik]

I am happy that someone noticed that, I put a lot of work to go beyond making in my videos and that's how I would like all my videos to look like. It's really rewarding for me maybe not when it comes to views but it gives me a lot of satisfaction :) Thanks!

[@rolfjunior]

True! Maybe you need a bigger drive pulley, that avoids belt skipping and increases the maximum speed.

[@tanisha.p.3665]

Very hit project and your channel

[@andreapalumbo6918]

would it be possible to implement a braking system to slow down? and as I live in a particularly sloppy area, did you tried it out uphill already? for the rest very good project

[@dobes.dominik]

bro this is so great !

[@nikodembartnik]

Thank you :)

[@christinecomstock2527]

Nice job

[@setha6096]

What speeds and feeds did you use? I have broken some 2mm endmills. Lol

[@africans1968]

Can you try to make a Bajaboard suspension system? love your channel

[@jappiemoto]

How do you charge it because you made a solid case can you charge it with the esc or do you need to charge the batteries seperatly

[@draGTAgan]

nice job

[@PracticalProjects]

Really nice build mate, love the enclosure you've made there!

[@nikodembartnik]

Thanks!

[@guitarwi3rdo]

Would have been nice to see how you made the pulley support for the wheel. Most eskate wheels have a core you insert the pulley into

[@aaronesau9284]

I had a thought about a motor mount, print the axle part of the truck with mount designed on it then cast it out of aluminum.

[@darkkevind]

Great effort! Well done indeed. One thing... your belt, not sure if you're using 3M or 5M (it looked like 5M), but it's skipping loads! So maybe just tighten the belt a little to stop that.

[@nikodembartnik]

Thanks! Yeah, I fixed it now, didn't had a screwdriver while testing :)

[@turczyn2000]

share some general details about creating 3d project for 3d Printer and CNC! :)

[@hugomg1000]

hello, excellent project, a question, do you have the data of how much power does that esc support, can I use a more powerful motor?

[@isaaclyonsf1]

I used a keda 6364 190kv motor from hobbyking with my 24v version and it works fine. 20% hills and about 20mph no problem.

[@derschredder9329]

Realy nice and helpful video Thank you so much

[@nikodembartnik]

Thanks!

[@madladdan]

Really nice build👍 What mileage do you get on it?

[@renestorm8533]

Great build for that small amount of money and time. Keep going.

[@paraschaurs]

What about the brake system and which app you used for speed checking

[@cuel]

Hey Niko, not sure if you familiar with Loctite, you should definitely check it out. its a liquid that hardens and prevents the nut going loose from the bolt. There are 3 or 4 types of strengths, the standard one is the blue. I use it in all my vibrations prone assemblies and it helps a lot.

[@maciekm7953]

Dobra robota 👍

[@dimasdimas6480]

Nice!

[@JustPlaneChris]

I greatly reduced the vibrations from that spindle motor by balancing the cooling fan. It was VERY heavy on one side, I had to remove about a 2cm square section of the edge to balance it.

[@pokulan]

Ładnie ładnie :D Też sie zabieram za podobny setup. Tylko spróbuję wydrukować odpowiednio wytrzymałe mocowanie silnika do traka i pójdę w lion 10s2p :D

[@amiyakumarmahanta4877]

Nick.... I am having some issues with my longboard regarding staring torque.... And other stuff..... Can you help me out?

[@chalepeaddict]

Holy shit... When I found the video on the INstructables, what I was expecting was faaaaaar different from what I saw. The project is absolutely stunning. We have to collaborate on a similar project sometime!

[@pavelhilser4880]

How do you charge up those batteries?

[@MastahFebby]

It is possible use that remote control with Hoverboard? May you make tutorial for that? Sorry if i have a bad grammar..😅

[@redrob9561]

for the ESC Substitute, did you use the 24 volt or the 36 volt? anyone know?

[@arkanandrei6127]

24v for the motor he's using

[@djvdberg1010]

Very nice project, considering doing the same! (It's 30+ degrees here pretty much ever day :) )

[@patricka8474]

Hi nice project I guess you have a problem with high speed, you don't have wire the hall sensor that make this typical noise

[@unite9944]

Kozacko !

[@mate0158GAMING]

How many batteries did you use (the new one)

[@Rashed_vlogs]

What the name of the music what you use in test time !!!

[@swow1234]

This is really impressive. But this more of a manufacturing skill level already. Still, great job!

[@lucasgoodman6035]

great job and its really cheap to for the quality

[@CuriousRiz]

Very cool, great video. 🙂I've got to be honest thought, I don't understand what the difference is between an ESC and the ESC substitute you've used. The substitute seems to do so much more at a lower price point...

[@nikodembartnik]

I don't understand it too, that's how they call it, I wanted to be clear about that. Maybe it's because you can't use it as any other ESC for example for a drone and that's why it's called substitute. Thanks!

[@mitchsterling3266]

Thank you. You are amazing. I would be afraid to ride it.

[@thomaskuhn9003]

Use a high amperage vesc that esc substitute is limiting the power of the motor

[@thomasandreatta2989]

Hope you can read this comment. I was having same problems with an mpcnc, i was losing steps on y and x. I just solved by adding a bigger fan that blows on stepper motor drivers. With this solution i've also added 0.2V on vref on each motor. And now they work really good

[@christophergrove4876]

I'm building the MPCNC now and am planning on building the Dremel CNC as well. (for smaller projects at another location) This is nice to know!

[@thomasandreatta2989]

@@christophergrove4876 i just went crazy to understand where the problem was, so i hope this will be helpful to you and maybe also nikodem

[@1313andrzej]

Jak drukowałeś mocowania silnika to pomyślałem że lepsze było by zrobić je z aluminium a za chwilę cnc i gotowe

[@madladdan]

Also, how do you charge it?

[@rorymatheson8583]

How can i find all the files for the 3d prints?

[@sealightube333]

Great build! :) My advice to tighten more the belt, with this you can eliminated the annoying noise of the belt slipping and it will have better break force... :)

[@nikodembartnik]

Thank you! Yes that's true, I was really impatient, I wanted to test it as soon as I could so belt wasn't properly tightened

[@marcospiotto9755]

What Voltage is the Single Motor Electric System Driver???

[@pheenix42]

Instructables robot shirt? Woo!

[@joetke]

great images, instructive explanations, great script! Honesty, seriousness and skills describe your posts. Keep it up! You deserve more than 25k subs but the figure climbed quite fast though. Let's talk about France and Poland once again. I pointed out months ago that Poland as a timber producer, makes easy to get everything wood. It's still the case. Friends of mine ordered ply wood in HUGE quantities for their projects (ambitious) directly from Poland, smoothly and rapidly delivered. It's not the case when you order those material through a local subsidiary which depends on... Poland too ;). Do you have to order your electrical/electronic parts always through banggood/dx/gearbest to list a few OR are there local repositories where you can get them as soon as you drive to their shops? On Strasbourg, France new Chinese individuals offer interesting stocks now. You don't have to wait weeks for modest electronic projects. Can't wait the final version of your spindle-based CNC. Thank you Nikodem!

[@xaviernicolasroye9017]

Nice project... but did you do any calculations about your design? sharing such project with others without notifying residual risks about such design seems a little bit dangerous. For sure, you wear protections (not enough according to me) but what could you happen if something goes wrong on road for someone else :/ Do not forget CE safety rules for toy? vehicule?

[@eranox]

Hi, how do you charge the batteries? Do you have to take them away from the skate or you can charge them plugged?

[@nikodembartnik]

I actually replaced those batteries with DIY 18650 pack, video about that soon :)

[@stban147]

How are the batteries recharged? Should I buy others? I don `t believe...

[@Thomas_Simard]

For having safer brakes you can buy a VESC, plus you will have more control over you acceleration and max speed. This make the skate much more smoother to ride. I had a similar esc before and it worth the upgrade. If you decide to buy one, you will need to buy seperately a remote, a battery metter and a switch.

[@dashschaeffer6267]

Hey I built a electric skate too but I do not know how to. Connect the esc to the remote

[@marcoviggg]

Bro, or anyone knows the size of the axis? I need to buy one but i don't know the size

[@jurisozolins2168]

Is there a charger for the battery ?

[@pewni61]

kolego program zajebisty ale mam takie zasadnicze pytanie, moja czysta ciekawość ile masz lat?

[@_zarar_23]

How much does it cost to build the whole board

[@ericgillespie2812]

Did you use a bms?

[@m3chanist]

Next day and the weather is still absolutely shocking I see. Terrible, I'll just go back to trying to climb inside my electric heater now in dark, damp winter New Zealand. O, and a great project.

[@daatm2719]

How much autonomy does it have ? Really important pls

[@ProjektHeld]

Nice Project, i did the same but with bigger wheels to get over bumbs and stuff like that! It only cost me 50$!!! ;)

[@jvrga6901]

Podziwiam za zajebisty angielski mordeczko 😎

[@mylesdrake4518]

Great video. For cost effective battery, consider Hoverboard (aka Balance Board) Battery pack. It contains 20 cells of 18650 with a BMS, and outputs 20A continuous, it is a 10S2P setup, so 42v fully charged, roughly 800 watts of power. They can be found on Ebay (with Samsung / LG cells) for around 30USD. You can reposition cells for "slim look" pretty easily too. Amazing video. keep it up!

[@StuckoTu]

I have a similar project, but I don't know how to connect the charger to the battery. Do I need the motherboard of the hoverboard to charge it safely or there is integrated overcharge protection in the charger itself?

[@nikodembartnik]

I want to build my battery out of LG 18650 cells, I already have all of them and I will make 6S 3P pack, I don't have a spot welder so I need to figure out how to connect those together :) 42V is way to much for this ESC, I have a version that can handle up to 7S battery :( Thanks!

[@StuckoTu]

Nvm, just found out that the battery have BMS itself, so connecting the charger directly should do just fine.

[@mikimarkus8690]

Nie za małe te baterie do takiej elektrycznej deskorolki?

[@adir5337737]

great !!

[@przemekjarosz]

Jaki jest przybliżony zasięg na tych LiPo?

[@yohabi]

Cool videoeffect when your camera turns slowly in timelapse

[@sebastiansiwek7408]

Dobrze ci wyszło

[@nikodembartnik]

Dzięki!

[@magnumowner]

Awesome video and build how about installing a motor for each wheel lol i bet it'll be fast

[@nikodembartnik]

It wouldn't be a lot faster, it would accelerate quicker

[@christophergrove4876]

NIIIIIIICE!

[@AJB2K3]

Nice work with the longboard. Auto Power on, nice! I have a question about the factory, why do the pipes go up and down so high?

[@nikodembartnik]

Thanks! What pipes?

[@AJB2K3]

@@nikodembartnik Where you were testing you longboard was a pair of silver pipes that ran alongside the road rising up in sections.

[@nikodembartnik]

Those pipes :) those go up so that the truck can drive to the companies there

[@AJB2K3]

@@nikodembartnik Oh so they are entrances. Thank you, the architect in me always get attracted to these things.

[@madladdan]

How is it maxing out at 13mph downhill?? It's a 1.8kW motor it should easily get to 20mph at least