Beeeeeeen so busy 🙃
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54 down, 36 to go!

If I do another set I'm finding a way to get the packaging pre made so I can just assemble it 😓 I have spent so many hours scoring, sanding, cutting, gluing, spray painting and assembling. I still have yet to do the final sanity check and repeat test them all before taking orders.

Woe is meeeeee. My desire for pretty packaging has been my undoing!

This is what random people expect to see when you say "the thing self-balances itself and you on top of it".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeWTpVGva5Q&ab_channel=LachlanHurst
Always love the innovation despite the looks. That wheel offset due to belt though...

Welp, my conclusion. It’s a whole different riding experience. It’s what I expected the XR to be in the first place, having come from the OG Pint. It now has a solid, responsive, confident power that it lacked before, with the option to dial it back from there if desired.

Having seen the GT reviews now, riding a Badgered VnR’d XR seems exactly right for me. Big deck, good speed, long range, generous power, mellow pushback.

@lia -- Thank you.

Working on those footpads that will add that finishing touch but found my plywood has been bending after ironing on a few veneer layers. Fortunately it's small enough for me to throw together a mini steam forming setup in my kitchen.
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Yes I am serious this was the plan to get the kink out.

And it damn well worked too 😤 Got a bit soggy but it dried out fine.
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Also assembling the front pad. This time instead of just 2x 4040 sensors I'm using 2x 5050 and 2x 4040 sensors embedded in the veneer layer to create a flush griptape layer.
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I still need to route out the wire channel on the underside but it's 1am now so best not get the big Bosch router out 😅

However it hasn't stopped me putting the final touches on the rear pad.
No you are not looking at a tock footpad.
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Ignore the flashing on the tire. I haven't removed it yet since this one was a failure.

Engraving the lettering was a bit tricky but I managed to make a resin printed tool to stamp it in with my hydraulic press. Then a little touching up with some stain pens on the tool to imprint some stain in the groove 🥰

I was going to use a laser but I don't own one and didn't want to get the cr10 out of the cupboard to repurpose into a cnc laser. This worked just fine anyway which was a relief.

Hopefully getting the front finished tomorrow. Then I just need to make a good tire and give it a test spin!

@lemur That sounds like this board then, nice work tracking that down.
Edit: As typing this DPD showed up with the parcel, that was dan quick! Will make it’s own thread later and take a look :)

@notsure try again, looks like I only allowed .gif when doing pic links.

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