New Enclosure

[xdaass]

Hi Guys,
just to share my new enclosure.
was trying a lot of options starting from plastic lunchbox to an old external CD-Rom Enclosure which manipulated to fit.
was trying to use Velcro, and strong 3M duble lock solution which none worked and the enclosure always got disconnected from the board

so i created a simple mold
https://goo.gl/photos/S2gcaqHL9tr1gpXh7
https://goo.gl/photos/MreAdbzxoK2s757N6

went to a workshop which had a vacuum forming machine and created my own enclosure 3MM thick
https://goo.gl/photos/mapYqw8zYnqyzGhj7
https://goo.gl/photos/pqxLEbvbdAxp5smh9

then use a T nuts + 6M screws to put mount it all together on the board
https://goo.gl/photos/p1Va1LZNPE6xYNoX9

+ add a battery voltage meter
https://goo.gl/photos/KkE3BSBiHvAg8YcJA

 

[whitepony]

thats really nice! a workshop with a vaccum forming machine hmmm, how do you find things like that?

 

[torqueboards]

Nice... Those workshops are getting pretty popular. We've got a chain of them here open 24/7!

I actually met a few people there wanting to build electric skateboards lol.

 

[magiced]

Nice!
I want to do something along these lines especially as i smashed the front end of my enclosure on a speed bump on my first ride out last night! speed bumps are not my friend :-/
My only concern is waterproofing, as if i can't ride when its a bit wet, i'm not going to be able to ride much...

Vacuum formers are pretty easy to make though: http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-a-good%2c-cheap%2c-upgradeable-sheet-plastic-vacu/

One of the guys in Newcastle Makerspace made one recently, i'm looking forward to trying it out for a battery enclosure and a motor cover.

 

[whitepony]

problem is that I cannot use my kitchen oven for my needed 60cm enclosure. so anything Id try to set up would require more money than I want to spend probably. looked around a little for shops that offer vacuum service, but germany is a service desert when it comes to workshops & co.

 

[xdaass]

it comes out for something as 7$ per pice

 

[psychotiller]

Nice... Those workshops are getting pretty popular. We've got a chain of them here open 24/7!

I actually met a few people there wanting to build electric skateboards lol.

Bahaha!