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#ALPHABOARD - Last Post

#ALPHABOARD – Last Post

Today is officially our last post! We will put all of our posts onto this one post to try and replicate a guide or instruction manual. 1. Determine Roles You and your group should determine each...

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#ALPHABOARD - Testing the Skateboard

#ALPHABOARD – Testing the Skateboard

Today we tested the electric skateboard outside on the basketball court. We realized the motor couldn't handle the weight of a human being on the skateboard. Although, if there is no one on the skateboard,...

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#ALPHABOARD - Assembling The Board

#ALPHABOARD – Assembling The Board

By: Annie Carstater, Journalist

Today, we attached the velcro to the skateboard to hold the materials in place. After testing the skateboard, we ran into another problem. We found out that the belt for the motor is too big. To combat...

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#ALPHABOARD - Attaching The Gear To The Motor

#ALPHABOARD – Attaching The Gear To The Motor

Today, we are trying to create divots into the motor so that the gear can stay put while the motor is in motion. We used a drill, but that wasn't effective enough so we switched to a dremel. After using...

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#ALPHABOARD - Working On The Wheels

#ALPHABOARD – Working On The Wheels

Today, we worked on putting more spacers on the wheel that will eventually attach to the motor mount. A team member is also programming a box to protect the battery and ESC.  We are also working on attaching...

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#ALPHABOARD - Drilling and Designing

#ALPHABOARD – Drilling and Designing

Today we are drilling the hole in the truck to secure the motor in place. We are also still designing our container to hold all the parts onto the board. We drilled the holes in the truck and have attached...

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#ALPHABOARD - Assembling The Pieces

#ALPHABOARD – Assembling The Pieces

Today we are reassembling the truck to put back onto the skateboard. We also fixed the issue with the wheel and gear. We are also brainstorming ideas on how we should attach the materials onto the board...

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#ALPHABOARD - Continued Work

#ALPHABOARD – Continued Work

Today we continued to drummel the truck so that the motor mount will fit on. We also worked on removing the inner parts of the wheel so that the gear will fit with the wheel.

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#ALPHABOARD - It Works!

#ALPHABOARD – It Works!

Today we put the motor, the ESC, and the battery all together! It worked! We also had to trim parts off the wheel, working further on what we did last post. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIOk-vAlmHk We...

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#ALPHABOARD - Cutting The Wheel

#ALPHABOARD – Cutting The Wheel

Today, we cut off some of the inner parts of the wheels. We have to adjust so that our motor mount can be put onto the truck of our skateboard. Before After

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#ALPHABOARD - Received Our Materials

#ALPHABOARD – Received Our Materials

Today we received our battery, wheels, and battery adapter. The wheels that we ordered have holes in them, so we can fit the sprocket into the wheels now. We are working on putting the wheels onto the...

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#ALPHABOARD - Ordering New Wheels

#ALPHABOARD – Ordering New Wheels

When trying to fit the sprocket (the gear like part of the motor mount)into the wheel, we realized that the first hole we made was slightly off center, so we couldn't continue with these wheels. We are...

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