MrPinski
Sr Member
Hey guys, I built a Pitbull last month and I wanted to share my progress with you and talk about how I did it a little.
I started with a template for the board made by member GoodGame (http://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?t=234102&highlight=pitbull+hoverboard) using his length of 32.5" long and that gave me a great blueprint to work from.
I initially started with some scrap 1/4" MDF that I had laying around a while and doubled it up with some scrap ABS sandwiched in the middle, all held together with Gorilla Wood Glue and cut out my shape by gluing the printed out blueprint onto my MDF and cutting out to shape with a jigsaw. I also made a base for the magnet on my lathe buy layering 4 pieces of 1/4" MDF and turning it to shape until it fit the board and spec on the blueprint.
The rocket was actually eyeballed to about the right size according to what reference I could find online. This was done in a few pieces to save on materials (why the end plate and ring aren't attached and why the ring is wooden....)
the bevel on the edge of the deck is roughed to shape with 60 grit paper which proably would have been easier to do before I cut all the crescents out of it (just keep ripping the paper) but live and learn right?
Untitled by Igor Pinsky, on Flickr
Untitled by Igor Pinsky, on Flickr
I started with a template for the board made by member GoodGame (http://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?t=234102&highlight=pitbull+hoverboard) using his length of 32.5" long and that gave me a great blueprint to work from.
I initially started with some scrap 1/4" MDF that I had laying around a while and doubled it up with some scrap ABS sandwiched in the middle, all held together with Gorilla Wood Glue and cut out my shape by gluing the printed out blueprint onto my MDF and cutting out to shape with a jigsaw. I also made a base for the magnet on my lathe buy layering 4 pieces of 1/4" MDF and turning it to shape until it fit the board and spec on the blueprint.
The rocket was actually eyeballed to about the right size according to what reference I could find online. This was done in a few pieces to save on materials (why the end plate and ring aren't attached and why the ring is wooden....)
the bevel on the edge of the deck is roughed to shape with 60 grit paper which proably would have been easier to do before I cut all the crescents out of it (just keep ripping the paper) but live and learn right?
Untitled by Igor Pinsky, on Flickr
Untitled by Igor Pinsky, on Flickr
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