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esk8 Structures / First Experience – esk8 and the Mass Damper

December 19, 2019December 19, 2019 / Dani

The bad news, it doesn’t eliminate wobbles. The good news, it makes shitty roads almost bearable. Either way, here is my experience with first (and the only) of a kind…

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esk8 Structures / esk8 Tuned Mass Damper – Start Tuning and Natural Frequencies

December 5, 2019December 5, 2019 / Dani

Unfortunately, I’m going to use formulas in this (but only the really basic ones). As a bonus, we’ll explore the natural frequencies of an esk8. Second post in this project,…

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esk8 Structures / Shoulder Bolts in Precision Trucks – Stress Analysis

November 22, 2019November 22, 2019 / Dani

FEM allows you to focus exactly on what you want. This time it’s the shoulder bolt. This completes the machined hanger calcs we did in the past.   The bolts…

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esk8 Structures / Skyscrapers, Longboards and Tuned Mass Dampers

November 7, 2019November 7, 2019 / Dani

Can a standard practice with large structures work for us? Introducing the Tuned Mass Damper (TMD).   There are ways to reduce wobbling and add stability to your board. Four…

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esk8 Structures / Trucks with Through Axle – Are They Stronger?

October 11, 2019October 24, 2019 / Dani

Do you really need the through axles on your trucks? It lowers the stresses, and it doesn’t really matter…   I love my Calibers, they are basic, wide spread in…

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esk8 Structures / Fatigue – how to break your structure below the failure stress

September 19, 2019September 19, 2019 / Dani

This will complicate your structure design. But fatigue failure is important.   Can you break your structure without reaching the failure stress?   Wait, what? Did I fudge you on…

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esk8 / Pyramid mount – what is it and why it works?

August 23, 2019August 23, 2019 / Dani

For the first time in my life I mounted a camera on my board. Instead of printing dedicated mount for it I ended up with something way cooler, and universal.…

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esk8 Structures / Don’t bend the bolt!

August 8, 2019August 8, 2019 / Dani

Bolts are tiny, compared to the bigger structure, and still the loads need to go through. Bolted joints are capable of transferring moments and forces, but the bolts are better…

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esk8 Structures / Weaker parts always bad?

July 25, 2019July 25, 2019 / Dani

Everyone knows that Veggie Sticks are stiffer than Sour Patch (especially blueberry flavored). This is what happens when you try to bend them together: This comes to show that the…

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esk8 / Making Super Nice 3d Printed esk8 Enclosure

July 11, 2019July 25, 2019 / Dani

Planning to print your own enclosure for esk8? Worrying about joints and general 3d printing finishing? Here are some ideas for you.   Why it’s a good thing? Like in…

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