-Custom 24.5" deck cut out of a scrap longboard deck
I’m a college student and wanted a board to comfortably cruise around campus. I usually go max 10-12mph, and wanted to be able to make sharp turns.
I had a 32" cruiser DIY esk8 in the past but even at that size it was too bulky to carry around. And whenever there was a corner too sharp I had to pick up the board and rotate it myself which was a PITA.
I wanted a deck with no kicktail to maximize wheelbase while minimizing deck length. There were a few options online but in the end I just cut out a custom deck. It’s sort of a non-traditional shape, but I’m an engineering student so function >> form.
For the enclosure I was planning on molding a custom Kydex enclosure, but I screwed that up and couldn’t get the corners to shape properly. So I just walked over to the nearest store and found a nice plastic lunchbox.
If you’re wondering what that metal bracket is, it was originally added to help it stand upright, but I later removed it because it’s kinda sketchy to have a sharp metal edge on the back of your board.
The remote is a custom GT2B case mod I whipped up with a laser cutter.
Wow dude this is really neat. I wish I had an unlimited budget so I could build every board I saw, I i will foreword this to anyone looking for a good school board. May I ask what your budget was? Thanks and happy Esk8ing.
Hey man, looks awesome! I’m an engineering student too, totally with you regarding function over form design. I’m building a board very similar in spec to your board, same motor and 10s2p battery.
I’m considering buying a hobbyking VESC. What are your impressions of the one you have?
Nice! The HK VESC hasn’t caused me any issues so far and it’s probably got a couple hundred miles on it. Just seems like a normal VESC. I’m not doing anything fancy with it though - standard BLDC.
Yeah it was pretty difficult to get it all in, there’s hardly any room left in the case
I’ll take a picture next time I open it up. There’s hardly any space left empty. I’m using two of those eBay battery packs that were floating around a while ago.
The case is the one thing I might upgrade in the near future. Not sure how much I trust the lunchbox to not crack. I have some Kydex lying around, but I spent half a day trying to mold it properly with no success. Will have to wait until I get a chance to build a proper forming rig.
