Spiral Bevel Gears Gearbox

ESK8 Builds
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Didn’t know I could write kn chinese :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

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I can try 15:45 but the gearbox will get bigger

I think there is still some resistance. Do not know whether the V-Ring causes resistance. I will add a video later.

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These are very interesting, but I’m not sure what the advantage is over the existing drivetrains. If you can build a gearbox that drives both wheels with one motor, you would have a TON of demand.

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Looks nice and compact…

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Could see a few advantages.

  1. If the gear is stronger than a belt you don’t have to worry about the belt breaking (now would be worries about gear teeth but depending on materials/lubrication/alignment this might not be an issue).
  2. Fully enclosed drivetrain means no chance for getting rocks into the belt, you could argue a covered belt drive would also have this advantage but I don’t see many of those.
  3. No belt tensioning issues this would likely be a rigid system

That said I would like to hear the OP in terms of reasons behind the design or what they see as the major advantages or any disadvantages compared with a more traditional belt driven drive train.

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You can also fit dual 6374 or 6380 on Calibers with this drive system!

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The advantages of the gearbox are like what @wafflejock said, no need to worry about the belt. But the advantages of traditional belt drive systems are more. It is cheaper and lighter than gearboxes. Because I just want to install the dual 6374 motor on Calibers, so I designed this gearbox. Although I can solve this problem by just replacing the Calibers, I think there are more ways to install the motor for everyone to choose. I hope that gearbox can create more cool skateboards through your creativity.

Sorry, I use google to translate my English is very poor :cry::cry: Morris

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I disagree. Safety first. Debris gets stuck in belts and can lock the wheels. I’d prefer not to street my face. Belts are fine, but gears are safer. In more ways than I just described, just one example.

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Definitely gonna need closed can motors for this, but the design is looking good.

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Because the motor is closer to where debris shoots from the wheels?

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Yes and cause the motors are so low and pointing forward. I guess you could point them out the backwhich might cool. Like spinning dual tailpipes.

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Like this :laughing: image image

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Really cool! Awesome to see someone expand on @GrecoMan 's direct drive idea.

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These are kinda rad. I’d be interested in trying them out when they’re available. Subscribed

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Subscribed, definitely interested in purchasing these.

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I changed the material of the gear I started to use 3D printing gears and there is a lot of noise. Change, although there is noise reduction, the noise of the thrust bearing becomes more obvious

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This is the noise video of 3D printing gears and aluminum gears.

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That’s pretty cool. Do you have any kind of timeframe estimation for when you might be able to start selling? Honestly I like noisy esk8 setups. People hear me coming and it makes it sound like I’m from the future

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This week I have to test some km on the road and maybe start selling next week.

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What are your thoughts on prices? Rough estimate is fine, I understand if you don’t want to set anything in stone just yet

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If all goes well, the price may be around 200usd.