A scooter, of course, is not, but it allows you to save a lot of energy on moving, especially if you use it constantly.
A homemade scooter is easy to make, its cost is minimal, and the benefits for the health of the body are simply invaluable! After all, it is known that constant, uniform loads strengthen the heart muscle and increase the overall tone of the body. A scooter assembled by yourself greatly helps to increase endurance, if, of course, it is used daily.
Wooden scooter for commuting. The scooter was made of 10 mm plywood and 28 mm furniture board, the latter went to the support platform.
The front fork of the scooter is taken from a standard bicycle (20-inch wheel), the rear wheel has a smaller diameter (12 inches).
The scooter was assembled with your own hands, self-tapping screws and furniture corners were used as fasteners, except for the glue, all parts were glued with PVA glue.
Over the summer of 2012, more than 600 km were covered on a homemade scooter.
It is worth adding to this description that such a homemade scooter is much better than a purchased one. I have not seen a normal scooter with pneumatic tires at an affordable price. Even scooters with 2 suspensions (for each wheel) from Decathlon do not allow driving on grass or a country road, and when driving on paving slabs or chipped asphalt on the roadway, they “knock” and vibrate very strongly, which makes riding very quickly boring.
Bicycle wheels used in a homemade scooter allow you to avoid such shaking, and the large diameter of the wheels helps on off-road conditions. In addition, you yourself can design the ground clearance of your scooter, if you ride on a country road - make it larger!
With proper manufacturing and subsequent treatment with varnish (preferably waterproof - for example, yacht varnish), a homemade scooter will serve you for many years!
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Every boy's dream is to ride a scooter. However, modern girls are not averse to taking a ride either. But now a more desirable replacement has appeared for the regular scooter - a scooter with a motor. And not only a child, but also an adult can ride it like a breeze.
For the youngest children (4-7 years old) you can purchase inexpensive scooter "Hummingbird", which comes in blue and red colors.
Its maximum speed is small - 10 km/h, but for a child riding such a scooter is a real rally. You can drive on one charge 4 km. The foldable design will withstand a child weighing up to 40 kg. The scooter itself weighs only 8.2 kg, i.e. The child can easily lift it up to the floor on his own. Wide footrest - 580x130 mm, wheel size with tires in diameter - 137 mm, which indicates the reliability and safety of the vehicle. The wheels are on bearings and are made of durable plastic. Throttle stick for speed control, solid tires, rear drum brake, lead-acid maintenance-free battery that requires up to 8 hours to fully charge, motor 120 W– these are the main characteristics of the model. A dream, not a scooter!
Where to buy a Kolibri scooter and its cost?
The cost of this miracle toy and at the same time a personal vehicle only 69 dollars . You can buy a scooter at e-bike.com.ua .
A little expense and imagination will help you make a scooter from a regular cordless drill.
In the retail chain today there is a huge selection of electric scooters, but you can easily make an electric scooter from a battery drill, and you’ll also have to disassemble the grinder. Craftsmen who already ride scooters with a motor, who made them with their own hands, say that a motor that develops up to 550 rpm, quite enough for driving on city streets.
The battery is also suitable for a drill - 14.4 V
The frame can be made from ordinary profile steel pipe(wall thickness 2.5mm) - it will withstand weight 100 kg. Or use a frame from a regular scooter. At a bicycle store you need to purchase rubber grips, a handlebar mount, and a thrust bearing designed for a load of 300 kg. There are several options for transmitting rotation to the wheel: using a chain, two gears, a friction attachment, using a rigid transmission and a motor - wheels. But the last option is practically impossible to implement, because this important part must be ordered in China.
You immediately need to decide which wheel will rotate? To connect the generator, you will also need an overrunning clutch (also easy to buy), bearings, and wheels. The battery will fit lithium polymer(11.1V 2.2Ah). With a little magic on all this, you can get a good means of transportation.
How much does it cost to make an electric scooter from a drill?
The cost of making an electric scooter with your own hands is approximately five thousand rubles, against the cost of the structure in the retail chain costing 14-140 thousand rubles.
Useful link, do-it-yourself electric scooter: http://www.samartsev.ru/nikboris/gallery/2011/samokat/samokat.htm
A powerful battery... And an impressive price. Yes, there are economical options, but is it possible to spend even less? And if so, how to make an electric scooter with your own hands?
Where to begin?
Decide on what you will base your iron horse on. There are three good, repeatedly tested options:
- From a screwdriver. Drills and screwdrivers are convenient because the battery can be easily removed from them for recharging. In addition, most models have several speeds, which is also a lot;
- From a hoverboard. Very good in terms of battery connection and control, but quite expensive;
- From the radiator cooling engine. Perhaps the most difficult option from the point of view of implementation, but the motor is quite powerful and almost free (you can find a suitable motor at any auto repair shop).
If you do not have much experience with such tasks, we recommend making an electric scooter with your own hands using a screwdriver.
Broadcast
Have you chosen an engine? Now it is important to decide how you will transfer torque from it to the wheels. The following transfer options are available:
- Chain;
- Friction nozzle;
- Two gears;
- Hard transmission.
Again: if you don’t have much experience, use a chain. The option is controversial, because the chain can fly off, but this will be the easiest to implement.
Wheels
Which wheel will be the drive: rear or front? If you choose the rear one, it will be easier to install; if you choose the front one, the scooter will be better controlled. We advise you to still bother with connecting the front wheel, it’s worth it. The wheels themselves can be taken as ordinary ones, with plastic discs. Wheels from garden carts work well.
Frame
The frame is made from ordinary steel pipes. Profiled steel 2.5 millimeters thick will be enough for a self-made electric scooter to withstand a load of up to 100 kilograms.
IMPORTANT: If you are making an electric scooter not entirely from scratch, but on the basis of a regular - non-motorized - scooter, you will not have any issues with the frame and wheels. Just choose from durable and stable models: very elegant ones may not be ready for serious loads.
Battery
Do not use heavy lead batteries! You will most likely not be able to carefully remove them under the deck, and the battery will simply break the entire balance of your scooter. If you are doing it on the basis of a screwdriver, there are no questions - use the original battery - if not, look at those for electric helicopters, the same drills and similar equipment.
You will also need
- Wires;
- Power button or toggle switch;
- Plastic box for battery;
- Fasteners (usually bolts and nuts).
It is not necessary to use welding or similar technically complex fastening methods.
How to make an electric scooter with your own hands?
The best choice would be to watch a video on YouTube before starting work. Look specifically for a scooter assembly based on the engine you choose and with the gear you choose - there are videos for almost all existing options.
And, in any case, you will need some experience working with your hands. Ideal if you have already worked with electrical and metal. If you don’t have any experience, we strongly recommend finding an assembly partner or at least a consultant - a person who can look at your idea and project and give their comments on it.
If you do everything carefully, a DIY electric scooter will cost only 5-7 thousand rubles, which means you can save a lot. Good luck with the build!
A homemade electric scooter made with your own hands from an electric drill engine and a gearbox from an angle grinder: photo of the assembly, as well as a video of testing the scooter.
Electric scooters are gradually becoming part of our daily lives; on the streets you can find such devices not only for children, but also for adults. And some owners of these devices go to work without traffic jams, because the power reserve of such a vehicle is enough for 15 - 20 km and there is no need to fill it with gasoline.
Industrial versions of scooter devices that are on sale are not cheap, but for our folk craftsmen, building an electric scooter from scrap materials is not a problem, and in this article we will look at such a homemade product.
- An ordinary scooter made in China.
- Electric drill powered by 12V battery.
- The axle and gearbox are from a grinder.
- Overrunning Bendix clutch from a car starter.
- Roller wheel bearings – 3 pcs.
- Lithium polymer battery - 12V and 2.2 A.
- Wires.
- Aluminum corners.
- Bolts, nuts, rivets.
An overrunning clutch is needed here so that when the engine is turned off, the scooter wheel does not stop or brake, but continues to rotate.
Note! Bendix can be left-handed or right-handed, it must be selected depending on the direction of rotation.
I connected the axle from the grinder to the wheel of the scooter, for this I welded the wheel bearing to the axle, and also welded the bearing itself inside so that it would not rotate. The wheel is tightly fixed to the axle so that torque is transmitted to the wheel.
The wheel axle is mounted on two bearings secured with aluminum corners on the scooter frame.
Now you need to connect the engine gearbox axis to the bendix.
I drilled a 3.3 mm hole in the axis of the engine gearbox (perpendicular to the axis) and hammered a piece of drill into it.
In the Bendix itself, I made a longitudinal cut so that the axle with a piece of drill would fit in, it turned out something like a cardan joint.
A lithium-polymer battery was mounted on the frame.
On the steering wheel I installed a speed control button from an electric drill, the regulator is connected simply, two wires go to the electric motor and two more to the battery itself.
Electric scooter– this is a convenient, modern and economically feasible equipment for everyday use, achieved by charging the battery with a regular 220 volt outlet. The only pressing problem is the high cost of this gadget; undoubtedly, all high-quality items have a high cost, which is manifested in the long-term operation of the charging batteries and the safe use of the transport unit.
An alternative solution to the cost of expensive equipment is to make a “do-it-yourself electric scooter,” but it is “extremely important” to have good experience and knowledge in the development of technical devices of such categories of complexity. It is necessary to have sufficient knowledge and understanding of the operating principle of an electric scooter, and most importantly, have a clear understanding and confidence in your capabilities.
Electric scooters can be assembled based on the designs of various units. In most cases, two-wheeled equipment is used:
- mobile vehicles based on hoverboards, which is far from a cheap option, but quite easy to modify in terms of connecting electric batteries);
- equipment operating on the basis of a cooled radiator engine, these can be purchased from car dismantlers. The difficulty lies in the mechanical design, but the result is a powerful unit.
For convenience, you can develop an electric scooter with a seat, which will be very convenient for long-term use. For these purposes, you will need the frame itself, but it is necessary to build a rack with a connection. After assembling the frame structure, the speed transmission is assembled, the wheel is secured, the battery is installed and the engine is mounted. The optimal and budget option would be to build an electric scooter based on a disassembled electric screwdriver; control will be provided by a moped handle, which is attached to the trigger and cable from the screwdriver. To produce the torque of the wheel itself, a two-gear rigid chain transmission with a friction attachment is used.
To make the frame, a channel made of aluminum or steel is taken, the seat can be taken from a bicycle, the wheel will fit from any stroller or scooter. Variations with the battery may be different: depending on the cost, lithium or lead. The battery power should be 12 volts each. Alternatively, you can remove the battery from an electric helicopter or an old drill.
In fact, in addition to the above spare parts, bolts of sizes M8 and M10 and a toggle switch with an electricity supply of 10 amperes will also be useful.
The algorithm for assembling a homemade electric scooter will be as follows:
- Measuring the supporting frame with the selection of aluminum profiles.
- Attaching the support beam to the scooter frame using bolts and nuts of sizes M8 and M10.
- Holes are made on the back side of the scooter to install the engine.
- The wheel coupling is mounted inside the hub.
- A clamp is attached and bolted along the axis of the wheel, and a plastic box is installed under the frame into which the wire is pulled.
- Based on the stretched wire, an electrical circuit is formed that allows you to switch the engine and battery.
The main notable feature of such a homemade scooter is the portable battery, which is located in the backpack of the scooter operator. The connection is made through a pulled cable.
The practice of homemade scooters shows that in order to successfully complete the work, it is necessary to put in a considerable amount of effort and it is possible that you will not be able to save as much money as is expected at the beginning of the work.