5-Minute Project: Drill-Powered Skateboard

Step 7 Hit the Road, Jack

Don your protective clothing, install a fresh battery, squeeze the drill's power trigger, and it's off to the races.

Notes:

• In right-wheel installations the drill's motor should be set for maximum torque and forward motion. If you opt for a goofy ride (aka left-wheel installation), be sure to switch the drill's motion to reverse.
• Install two electric drills for greater power. Make sure that you switch the left-hand drill to reverse motion (see above note).
• Lightweight riders can ride the SkateBored solely on battery power. Heavier riders will have to kneel on the deck and kick off with the other foot.
• The SkateBored will eat up rubber wheels. Use special off-road R/C truck tires for the best results.
• Alternatively, if you can't find any suitable rubber wheels, try wrapping the chuck with several layers of duct tape.

Comments

[ducttape12]

best idea & easy idea

[dragonfathom]

It'd be better with a system that lets you stand up.

[jsilve1]

could you attach a stronger drill to a bike

[TSC]

Yes you can!! look it up at youtube!!!!

[Raydoom]

tried it , just resulted in a ruined bike.
will try with a proper motor sometime...

[2 stroke]

i am currently using a chainsaw motor for friction drive on a 26 inch mountain bike with a homelite super two i am in the middle of making the mount my angle grinder burned out so ill have to wait and get another one ill post a slide show after i am done or even a ible

[Wesley666]

You could. I have a drill that we put a long metal rod through with people on either end because it you don't and it gets stuck it will flip you on your @55 so fast you won't know what happened. I think it would break your arm first, but it has a 2 3/4hp electric motor I think....but its not cordless... :(

[lebowski]

here's the video from youtube...

[TSC]

That video was all pics!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[shooby]

Damn, that's slooooooooowww. I remember when I used to skateboard, I had legs to use. They don't make 'em like they used to (kids, that is).

[halberdear]

dude if you think they make all skateboards like that u should see mine.

[cornflaker]

They don't make 'em like they used to (kids, that is).

[shooby]

I already said that cornfaker.

[toogers]

lol cornfaker

[shooby]

Yes, I like names. Because I can subtly tear them apart. Alors! Cornflaker est soudainement cornfaker. This pertains to the origins of cornflakes of course. The Kellogg brothers, those god fearing wackos! Ok, oven puffed corn with delicious milk makes even me feel pure. But, the Kellogg brothers used spiked anti-masturbatory rings on prepubescent boys. Come on. Cornflaker! Your name encompasses the legacy of masochistic pedophiles with too much spare time, too much access to a machine shop, and too much corn.

[cornflaker]

Dude I quoted what you said (that would be why its all italic and then made the kids part bold) because halberdear thought you were talking about skate boards not kids... Might want to read those comments again...

[shooby]

Ah, I thought haldberdear meant that he'd made his own version of this instructable, and that it was faster...

[cornflaker]

Ahh lol

[magganrchy]

That doesn't look really fast... is it faster? I understand if she was going slow because she's little.

[Ceiling cat]

That's because it's a photo-mantage.  They just took a few pics and edited them into a video.  It's not a "motion picture" if you will.  More like a slide-show.

[cornflaker]

I would certainly hope so... lol

[li789]

what skateboard did you use because mine didn't work

[kc0wys]

I'd say just stick a bigger drill on it with higher RPM and you have yourself a faster skateboard. The drill they used looks really wimpy.

[get to da parakeet]

ah i got something way better than that slomo skateboard

[pcneifert]

ya does it go faster?