SkeeRide Assembly Part 7 - Finishing Touches

[@rchelistef506]

Great job man

[@BuildItBetter3D]

Thanks

[@urbanbuffalo692_8]

i made it thru your videos and now i cant wait to get started on getting this thing printed off i have been looking for a couple projects like this and currently finishing up on the ossum jeep i found but i think this one is going to take the cake my wife says im worse than a kid and i say its things like this that keeps us young thanx for the project im sure myself and my kids are going to have loads of fun building this

[@BuildItBetter3D]

Thank you! I hope you enjoy it. I get the same kind of comments from my wife. The kids sure enjoy it too.

[@Evilslayer73]

Im about to test it after almost 3 years im very excited :)

[@Acestrex]

Thank you very much. One thing I wish we had was a fix for the front bump steer when the suspension is compressing. There seems like the geometry is off a little bit. We had the same problem with pascal’s suspension/steering and he came up with a fix for it in the spindles/a arms.

[@BuildItBetter3D]

Yes, there is a rack steering mod that I believe fixes this issue. I have not yet tried it, but it looks like a simple and good solution. It can be found in the mods files on MyMiniFactory. Look for jibberjabbs rack, Knuckle and upperarm.

[@Acestrex]

@@BuildItBetter3D thank you and yeah it does help but I wish we could figure out the bump steer a little more. But thanks again and I absolutely love my skeeride!!👍👍👍

[@tylermcbride2807]

Just purchased your kit thanks. I was wondering what softwear you used to make the hood. Im only familar with fusion 360 and solidworks from engineering design class.

[@BuildItBetter3D]

Thanks. I use Blender. It’s very different from fusion 360.

[@tylermcbride2807]

@BuildItBetter3D OK that's cool, did you use fusion for the mechanical components or the track, or just blender as well.

[@BuildItBetter3D]

I use Blender for everything. It’s not the ideal software for mechanical things but I’ve been using it for 14+ years, so it’s just what I use.

[@tylermcbride2807]

@@BuildItBetter3D wow impressive thanks

[@tylermcbride2807]

@BuildItBetter3D also forgot to ask what gear ratio is best for a 3300kv motor on 3s. Thanks and happy new year

[@jonathanjo4273]

How about use Soft material for the track?

[@BuildItBetter3D]

Many people are printing the track in tpu. I think they are having good results. There are files for printing specifically in tpu.

[@sebastienmasson1790]

Pla or petg?

[@BuildItBetter3D]

I’m using regular PLA for all of my builds. Many others are doing PLA+ or PETG. I’m not sure it makes much difference as long as you’re getting good layer adhesion and using enough perimeters.

[@RCHomemadeHobbies]

cool snowmobile man! Im still blown away with how cool it looks. Is it your design from scratch???

[@BuildItBetter3D]

Thanks. Yeah, I did it all from scratch. I did look at a lot of others for inspiration, especially pascals sleds. I based it off of the ski-do freeride, but changed things here and there to help with printing.

[@MsHigheagle]

That looks great! Super smooth running and easy build, nice work. I have a 1/5 scale rmk with a 185 track and assault front end it's stable and runs great now for 2 seasons

[@BuildItBetter3D]

Thank you! Sounds like you’ve got a sweet sled.

[@wickedjack1222]

Awesome job ! How long did this take to print & what brand filament ? And approx how many spools ? lol Again awesome design ! Oh NM Found my answers on MMF

[@BuildItBetter3D]

Thank you

[@toddcoello6461]

I recently bought the files. Now the printing begins.

[@BuildItBetter3D]

Awesome!

[@vincenzoarnone9797]

Hi I was wondering if I would be able to print this on an ender 3 or what printer should I look at getting

[@BuildItBetter3D]

Yes, many people have been printing it on the ender 3.

[@adamj3579]

What brand is the green and blue filament? It is so shiny and nice looking I think I need some.

[@BuildItBetter3D]

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[@adamj3579]

@@BuildItBetter3D thanks. I am going to have to get some

[@HarleyCaplin]

Hi, I’ve just bought the plans and will start the printing process shortly. I’m just doing some ordering of the parts I need and I have gotten to the hardware. Would you or anyone be able to tell me what M3 screws are required. If you would be able to tell me how many of each bolt and the size required that would be great. If no, could you please tell me the lengths that are needed as I don’t want to buy a large assorted box that contains lots of length screws I don’t need. I would rather purchase them separately from my local hardware store. This would be very helpful. Thanks.

[@BuildItBetter3D]

I haven’t counted or measured, it’s much cheaper to buy an assortment then it is to buy them individually.

[@HarleyCaplin]

@@BuildItBetter3D I do understand that however the cost isn’t a problem as I get discount and the price probably would work out about the same. They are much better quality when they are bought not in a set. Would you just be able to tell me off the top of your head roughly the lengths needed and if there are any lengths that are not needed. I’ll order more than I need but I would just like a rough idea. Thanks.

[@BuildItBetter3D]

Off the top of my head I’d say 80-100 screws ranging in length from 4-35mm. Most will be in the 16-18mm range, probably 10 each of the other sizes, but this is all kind of a guess. I can count them later.

[@HarleyCaplin]

@@BuildItBetter3D thanks very much for your reply. That rough idea does really help me. Just a suggestion that it may be a good idea to count them later and add a list of the quantity and sizes of each screw as well as nuts and washers to a hardware page on the plans. I wouldn’t mind this information and it would really help. As people are buying the plans and they are not free it would just be something nice to be included. I’m sure I’m not the only one wondering the size of screws and quantity. Thanks.

[@kalenbjerkeset1490]

Did you print the front "nose cap" with supports?

[@BuildItBetter3D]

Yes, all parts that need supports have SP in the file name.

[@kalenbjerkeset1490]

@@BuildItBetter3D Ok thank you very much I appreciate the reply

[@braxtonsavostianik4906]

How much are the files?

[@BuildItBetter3D]

www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-143369

[@jeepman994x4]

Where you mount the batter??

[@BuildItBetter3D]

I just put it inside wherever it fits, no specific mounting spot. Usually it fits pretty good in the side section opposite from the transmission.

[@jeepman994x4]

@@BuildItBetter3D be sweet if you could make it fit under the seat and the seat be the battery cover.

[@BuildItBetter3D]

I thought about that but the seat is too small. I’d have to make a larger scale version, but I don’t really want it any bigger.

[@jeepman994x4]

I get that. I got your files and I'm going to print one. I'm big into rc boats planes and cars. And need a sled. Lol. I'll be learning the cad program soon. Looks great and I cant wait to get printing