600W Electric Trike

Step 2 Motor Mounts

Materials needed-

- more box section
- angle iron that fits onto box section well

Tools needed-

- all marking + measuring tools
- Welder
- Grinder
- Clamps and Vice
- Milling machine with correct cutters
- Pillar drill (can use a hand drill but more difficult or impossible for one part of this)

1. Cut pieces to size (will tell sizes when finished by it will vary depending on your motor)
2. Mark out slots to be milled - make sure you have corresponding lines on both pieces for centering when welding
3. Clamp angle iron in milling machine
4. Mill slots (6mm slots here for my motor)
5. Do the same on the box section and go through the opposite side as well
6. Weld the 2 pieces together from the underneath (I needed a flush surface for my motor)

There will be a left and right version of this so just make 2 in opposite if you get me!

Comments

[m5industriesinc]

every thing about it is to  complex

[m5industriesinc]

make it easier

[smegger]

 Hi there, what part of it are you talking about? Or is it just in general? I've stripped this trike down and should hopefully be starting afresh with either a simplified version of this or an entirely new concept with the view to make the construction easier.

Sam

[shadowkiller]

 What kind of wheels are you using? and were did you get them?

[smegger]

 The wheels are fully pneumatic and are 10" in diameter. The have a pressed steel hub made of two halves in which 4 bolts hold them together. Hole for axle is 5/8" dia.

I actually got them from the same place as the batteries- a local hardware farm store. They had a selection and once I saw them they looked perfect!

You can also get them here: www.technobots.co.uk/cgi-bin/ss000002.pl

Hope that helps!

[smegger]

Oh, these are just the rear wheels

The front is from a kids bike- alloy rim etc etc