Wooden Go kart

This go kart is Ackerman steering.

What you’re describing is a form of skid steering. You would need front wheels that could spin freely to do that. Like a shipping cart. It would also put the point of rotation between the two drive wheels, which would be tricky/fun at best or it would require a ton of torque to turn at worst.

Awesome thanks.

What about the esc? Do you need one for each motor? And you can split the signal from the pedal? Or do you use a single esc and split that signal?

What are you using for a battery?

I’ll take all the details if you’re sharing. :grin:

I am using 24v 500 watt Esc because each motor is 250w at 24 v see link below

for batteries two HX 12-150-FR or Ups12-150 but now I am using one of each

In the future I want to upgrade to Lifepo4 (50 Ah) to save me 30 lbs

Great thanks for that extra information. This seems like a ton of fun, and our cnc’s are perfect for this sort of fun/trouble.

Brilliant. What a fantastic development, and thanks for sharing so much info. With 4 grandchildren under 6, I shall be very busy once my lowrider is built (Just started printing parts).

The family and I just moved out to the middle of nowhere so something like this could be a lot of fun! Thanks for sharing the idea!

I made a pretty big MPCNC with about a 3’x3’ usable space but it definitely flexes a lot. Maybe I need to build a lowrider too for this kind of thing. My youngest (13) wants a dirt bike but we could design/build a plywood one instead if no one’s already done it (but they probably have, I just haven’t looked yet)

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De casualidad tienes para compartir una imagen mas cercana de la dirección? sigo sin entender muy a detalle su mecanismo para dar dirección ya que estoy diseñándolo…desde ya excelente trabajo

Hi - are you going to be posting your DXF files for the plywood frame? I would love to make one

@spinorose Bumping a pretty old thread here but this looks like a great project i’d like to try with myself. As above are you open to sharing the files?

Bumping this back up to see if @spinorose ever got around to publishing the DXF???

Hey @Spinorose

Did you end up Sharon’s the drawing?

I’ve got a new Maslow 4 CNC and would love to try and cut it out with it!

Anyone have the dxf files for this or a link to the plans? I can’t find them.

I am going to build my LR4 with jackport 3 there after I am going to make a video to support V1 Engineering for making it possible to cut all the pieces promote donations and support for their hard work . Hopefully , I can release it during the christmas holidays .Thanks

Would you also mind sharing the files? There are a lot of us who’d like to build one of those. :smiley:

Definitely. Very nice project I’d love to see some more detail.

I was using 500w controller with 2 24v 250w motors just like you and it died. So I replaced it, and that one died. I now have a 1000w and it seems okay. My theory is when the motors had to work hard, going up hill with too much weight, they drew too much.

@spinorose Would love to try building something like this with my students. Were any files ever shared before we try to start from scratch?

Nope.

Welcome to the v1 community forums, Matt!

Whether you start from scratch or not, I hope you stick around with details of what you build.