Not that much. I still waiting on the EDM machine but I have hope that I can use it in de next 2 weeks.
I also made a stupid mistake by trusting that the outer diameter of the motors where the same (there was 0.15mm different). Therefore, I need to make some parts for the second time.
Enough of the negativity. I made some parts, pictures
One part I made again, this time 0.15mm smaller so now it is perfect.
The extra resistance of a rubber seal bearing vs a steel shielded bearing is not that much, but the sealing is a lot better. The steel sealing doesn’t protect the bearing from sand and other small things. Therefor the bearing will be damaged a lot faster and the resistance will be a lot higher.
@nordle I saw your original post. A friend of my made a hub motor but he has problems at low speeds(bad breaking/acceleration), so a reduction is necessary if you ask me. The problem was that I like hub motors because you cannot see that it is electric. So there it was a hub motor with reduction.
Another thing that I like is building something unique and off course the challenge of building it.
Not necesary i think if you take low kv 50 to 100 i can calculate speeds around 30-40km/h for longboard sized wheels. That is what our belt friends mostly aim for.
Really nice work however, i always like to see new exciting builds!
@TSG_AU@Nordle this are standard ball bearings, not low friction or non-contact seal bearings. But it is an electric skateboard so I can deal with the extra friction.
The last couple of days I had some time to do some lathe and ADM work. First, I made a gear profile in the motor “hub”. After that, I made the gear the right length end internal dimensions. I also changed the sensors for the motor. Thereby I was able to lower the sensor PCB by 1 mm. just enough to fit everything in the wheel assembly.
Thereby the first part of the assembly is now finished. I have all the internal parts of the hub motor.