Mounting an enclosure?

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Its Poplar/Fiberglass: https://www.muirskate.com/longboard/decks/70202/never-summer-2015-commander-longboard-skateboard-deck-w-grip

Is this ok?

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You’re just snugging them. Not putting 30 foot pounds of torque on them…i was more concerned with the spikes on the t nuts. Those aren’t fiber glass friendly…

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I see, what would you suggest ?

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There are several tnuts available without the prongs. Then you just epoxy them in place instead of pounding the prongs into the fiberglass

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Ok how about this then:

along with the same screw i linked earlier: http://www.mcmaster.com/#98164a178/=zoua2h

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Puuurfect! Those will work nice and if you grip over them you wont even be able to tell they’re there.

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Nice thanks, however it came with grip tape, is it worth re-doing or might it be fine above the grip tape?

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It’s fine. I personally wouldn’t worry about it. If they’re not black and it bugs you, you could always paint them black too. Or if you decide to, a grip tape job would cost you 8 bucks.

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Nice thanks for the info. I’ll just leave it there for now I could always redo the tape later if needed.

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Hi!

First of all, sorry if this is the wrong sub-forum, wasnt sure where to put this! :smiley: As the title states, I’m looking to permanently mount my battery box, but am unsure how to.

These are the options i’ve considered: Bore holes all the way through the deck, and doing a nut & bolt setup, as i’ve done with the trucks. Just use a screw and let it screw into the board.

Im thinking boring the holes might be better, since screwing a screw into the board would expand the wood, and maybe creating a weak point.

So what should i do?

Regards, Leonardvdj

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Just screwing into the board might not be a good idea, you could work with inserts if you don’t like to drill through the board though.

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Has anyone attached a whole enclosure or even just a access hatch with neodymium magnets? Just wondering if it can hack the vibrations.

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I prefer screwing it in. As long as you screw it in and you don’t keep unscrewing it’s perfectly fine.

A bolt/nut work great it’s just hard to remove if you ever wanted too. Inserts would be a great ideas well but aligning everything so they fit properly can be a bit difficult as well.

I tried N-magnets before but they’ll come off.

I prefer the following methods:

  • Screws w/ Slide Enclosure
  • Bolt/Thumb Nut would be the simpler/easiest option.
  • Bolt/Lock Nut would be the most reliable.
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Does anyone know what the wood screw inserts are called in German? I have no idea how to search for them.

http://www.anzor.com.au/exonet/image/Wood_Insert_Stainless.jpg

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insert nuts, if you put it into google or ebay loads come up, but that one in the pic looks like an expensive one

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Threaded Inserts in English, don’t know German so… Be sure to get steel, the brass inserts fall apart.

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threaded inserts search did the trick! Steel, check. good to know :+1:

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Talking about rattle - does anyone pad the inside of the enclosure? I dont want to make it too snug but I don’t like rattle and the roads here arent amazing? Neoprene?

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http://www.ebay.de/sch/i.html?_odkw=gewindeeinsatz&_sop=15&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR11.TRC1.A0.H0.Xgewindeeinsatz+hol.TRS0&_nkw=gewindeeinsatz+holz&_sacat=0

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A lot of people use thin yoga mats. I have used a water proof foam packing material, usually pink, but no clue what it’s called.

Mostly I just pad the batteries and secure everything else with 3m double stick tape.

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