How to Build the FLOAT Wheel Kit - $650 ONE WHEEL KILLER
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- čas přidán 23. 08. 2024
- The cost of this kit is $650
You can unfortunately no longer get this kit
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Finally after 6 months I have mine fully working 100%. Wasn’t that hard to waterproof either. Man this thing zips. I’m pretty sure it’s only about 15mph, but it goes fast enough to make you scared of a fall, and trust me on this one… when you fall you’ll definitely get a badge of honor for it. I still love telling people when they ask “where did you buy that?” And I say “I made it” the look on their face is priceless.
it looks like a NIGHTMARE to waterproof! Still awesome though.
@@leeboss6631 oh my god was it difficult to waterproof. I had to build silicone layers like a 3D printer in a couple places. I’d say water resistant. And to the above question: there is no way in hell a 48v battery pack is ever going to power a 200lb man to 25mph. You need to ram up to at least 15s(60v) to achieve 20+mph. The wheel diameter is what limits this equation. Make the wheel 20” tall and you can hit 30mph on 36v dewalt packs. The problem with onewheels is that they are limited by their form factor. And if you bought a FM onewheel it’s also limited by tyrants who hate diy. I doubt you want to go faster. I was one of those people who say: I want my board to go freeway speed. Everyone thinks that until they wreck. I wrecked at 15-18mph and it shredded about 10% of my skin, I lost almost a quart of blood, and it was very difficult to ride in that condition. Moral of the story: wear pads.
where do you buy them?
I love my XR, but I celebrate pioneers like you who take technology to another level. Keep it up
Very cool video, and thank you so much for the shout out! Glad to help!
I love my XR, but I celebrate pioneers like you who take technology to another level. Keep it up
I ride pint a few miles everyday. Love every single second of it. This is a fascinating project. I wholeheartedly support and want to see more innovation like this. Competition breeds creativity in business. And right now future motion just rules the market
Great video! Looks like a great project. Love the b-roll and the instruction video set up. You keep getting better and better! Thanks 🙏
It's cool watching how other people do things
I just found your channel and I have to say that this video is extremely well put together. I ride a OW+ and was thinking about an upgrade... this video was very informative, making me confident to pull the trigger on this kit. Thanks!
Thank you!
This is rad as avid fellow floater ... I would love to build one on my channel pretty simple process... Much props for bending the bar and making this awsome hobby even more affordable... Ubeatable price point ...
Solid build. Looks 100% better than a Magwheel.
locktite that 99.9% of people have at home does not work on aluminum unless you use a primer activator that almost no one has. There is a locktite for aluminum but it is hard to find.
I've been an auto technician for the last couple years and I didn't know this. Course I know enough to know that I'm going to be learning for the rest of my life in the field of work that I have chosen
Wish these, kits were still available. =/
Nice video with good details. You definitely have some building and narrative (presentation) skills! Thanks for sharing!
Great video as always. I have been interested in wanting to buy an electric unicycle (EUC) for quite a while now, and I have been trying to see if there are any videos demonstrating how to make one. After seeing in the video of the vesk, I am interested and love to see a video of you building one if possible.
Wonder if you could do the ChiBattery system to up the battery performance???
Except for the really good and great video of you demonstrating how to build it i really like how they write 95 wh on the battery instead of the 222 wh so it can be shipped 😂
Great video, thx guys! What's the prospect of a larger battery in there? I build my own packs and would love a little more range...
I've seen pics on the forum of people building bigger packs, but it's a tight squeeze for sure
@@DIYesk8Builders absolutely. Thx for the reply. Cheers!
With a spacer on the rear, you can do a 12s2p of 18650s, but you'd have to source a very small BMS. Or run without one. Using a 2p battery of higher output cells makes for a much better ride.
@@TheBoardGarage hi Mario, appreciate your content. Have you heard of anyone running 13s on the balance pro?
@@adam-qd5xx Yes, a couple of folks on the Discord have tried it and it works just fine so long as you set the parameters properly.
Did Floatwheel go out of business? Or is it a scam? I bought the controller almost a month ago. I got a confirmation email, and then nothing. No one is responding to emails I send.
I'm not sure what is going on with them, but I have heard from others that they are scamming at the moment
@@DIYesk8Builders and since you have to pay in bitcoin, there's no recourse to get your money back. :(
I bet the float wheel kits were shut down for patent infringement on OneWheel. I want to try to build one with dead hoverboard parts but I bet they only have half the power as a real onewheel. Seems they are mostly about 350w where one wheel seem to be about 750w.
What is the special technology in a OneWheel? The software? It comes down to FM has a team of patent attorney's who will straight work the patent judges and examiners, and corporations are under maritime laws and cannot get a trial by jury where they'd lose 10/10 times. The parts to make a onewheel are ubiquitous now.
A "Cease and Desist" letter from some non-government attorney means nothing, it can go in the shredder. What means something however is a letter or letterhead, serving from a Government agency or a Court. When FM files the lawsuit, they must prove damages #1, but #2 they're going to start really paying for their retained patent attorney team.
This video along with Mario’s video convinced me that this kit is the best way to go for me. Just placed my order. Thanks for this content. It’s perfect. BTW what is the link for the discord?
Which discord?
I could be mistaken but I thought during the video you mentioned a floatwheel discord group? I watched a bunch of videos that night so I could be wrong.
@@shariefc discord.gg/8T3MJeYv
Great video!! Would love to order one.
Awesome video!! Is there or will there be a Float XR ?? I'm hoping there will be, and I also hope it's around $1000 or less because that would really get heads turning! I also am wondering if the VESC is rock solid and smooth and as reliable as onewheels? Or is there some room for improvement? And lastly, it doesnt look like the float is very sealed, are there rubber gaskets to install to get a water and dust/dirt resistance?
The potential of the VESC platform is pretty substantial. There are beta firmwares being tested right now that ride very close to (and with the right setup, better than) a Onewheel. Reliability is really more at the component level. Not all VESCs are made equal, and neither are all batteries. With the right skill and planning, you can make something better and more powerful than an XR (what I'm currently working on).
As for water resistance, not at all. This kit isn't water resistant as is. On the Discord, there are newer better files to print, that make boxes for the components. And you can go from there and make a pretty water resistant build. But you have to take the time to do it, and it'll only be as resistant as you make it.
I wouldn’t be surprised if there was one coming. Seems like electric commute vehicles are getting better and cheaper every year 😁
Hey man, I was looking at getting one of the float wheels. Given the way things were being shipped I am kind of worried that if I order there may be issues. Could you give me your opinion and tell me when the shipping experience was like.
At least 3 months for the wheel motor itself, but other parts can take 1-2 months. 3d printed parts can take weeks to months to print. Assembly is one night to a weeks time
This is really awesome. One thing I would suggest is adding a couple of little wheels at the front edge of the board to prevent the front from digging in and throwing the rider off if the front lands to far forward. Not usually a problem, but more than a few people have been seriously injured from that.
Yep some fangs would get great
Nice vid. Just ordered my kit, planning to do my own battery though, hopefully I can squeeze in 12s2p.
What battery capacity are you planning?
@@jasper5945 depends on the cells I use. I’ve seen guys fit 12s2p 18650 cells in on Reddit. I think the balance pro is limited to 12s (maybe 13s?) otherwise I’d stick with 21700 cells at like 15s.
looks interesting. Might build it in the future.
they just released a new one!
Thank you for making this video you are the best honestly you saved me here haha 🙌🙌🙌❤️🙌 also is there away to extend or add an extra battery to it?
You can definitely fit a larger battery. I have seen people do that, I am just not sure exactly how
Thank you for this
Next DIY project spotted…
Dude that was awesome
There should be someone building these and sell for the untalented people😅great vid!
I hope this does kill FM, a good workaround of the patent. Maybe there will even be better faster long-range float wheels.
It seems that they have stopped selling
glad to finally see the video finally out! did you not get the newer anti-spin plates that are press fit?
Not yet, might get some from Mario at some point, but rn ours are holding up
on the website it says you can buy it. why does it say "you cannot get this kit anymore" on the video description?
They now sell the ADV which is their newest product. This kit is the older version which they do not sell anymore
when i go to the floatwheel site to buy the kit it just goes to a page with some black queen looking lady and theres no links to do anything with, how do i get to where i can order the kit?
Unfortunately they are no longer selling them :(
@@DIYesk8Builders oh ok
@@DIYesk8Builders did they get sued?
I am not sure exactly what happened
Is there a website that still sells these parts, now that float wheel makes their own dedicated wheel they don't sell parts
Fungineers still sells similar stuff: www.fungineers.us
Just wondering, if FM can take legal action with these kits, what about the adv? Won't FM take any action?
Pretty rad ... Seems the floatwheel site is no longer selling anything. I will need to find the rails and parts else where.
there are some places that sell rails
This looks like a really cool project. But where can I start if I want to build one from 0?
I would start by watching some fungineers videos. He has great DIY OW Content. He also sells some great looking components
Shame they don't sell these as a complete
I was interested in this kit until I emailed them wondering when they will get more stock and never heard anything back.
Yeah it seems like operations have seized as we have also been unable to get a hold of them either. So sad as it was just a fantastic product!
@@DIYesk8Builders is floatwheel no more? Did the big bad fm finally get to them?
This looks like a great project! Hopefully the site stocks back up again because everything was sold out when I checked 😅
It seems that they stopped selling :(
@@DIYesk8Builders they probably got sued by future motion.
Just fyi- The parts list link is broken, and idk what's going on but the float website only lets you signup for a vague "product launch". Their dropdown menu does nothing. Bummer. I was ready to build this immediately.
Thanks for letting me know! It should be fixed now. Yeah I think they stopped selling unfortunately
Why isn't the kit available anymore? Cease and desist from FutureMotion?
yes exactly
Can't get this if you're in America - parts unavailable unless you're in the UK according to their website.
float wheel site has no kit how do you buy this?
I believe that have stopped selling them for good :(
Where do we get the parts? Your website makes zero mention of anything in this video.
this kit is no longer made
Is there a way to run the pint battery in the kit?
would need to run a controller that supports that voltage.
Went the website to buy kit but there is nothing but blank page.
They not longer make this kit
Does anyone have a link that doesn’t lead to the Floatwheel drop event, debut, empty website?
I want that leather handle!
it is nice
Cool edutainment video. However your website no longer sells the parts on how to do this ourselves. What's up with that? If the parts on how to do this assembly isn't available on your website on how to follow the instructions to this video, then this video shouldn't even be teaching others on how to do this on CZcams.
Hi, we never sold this kit. The company now sells a different product: floatwheels.ru
@@DIYesk8Builders That's still not a kit that a person can buy and put together themselves.
How do I get one pre-built? I just wasted $650 on a MAGWheel.😭
they stopped making these exact ones, but fungineers has some awesome new fun wheel kits
What is the top speed and range of that?
Top speed around 16 and range around 10 miles
So how much speed can one expect out of this motor? I own a Pint, and I know the motor in that is 750 watts. This one is 1200 watts. I weigh 205lbs and can't get my Pint past 16.5mph. The motor specs listed on the Floatwheel site show top speed of 38kmph (23mph). So as a rider that weighs over 200lbs, can I expect to hit around 20mph on this wheel? Also, my Pint range with my weight is 6-8 miles (on relatively flat terrain). What do you think the Floatwheel range would be with my weight?
Not too such what the top speed is, I'm too scared to get past 16 or so just because I'm not quite comfortable on it yet. Range I would say is probably around the same as the pint
One wheel killer? Settle down there Beavis.😅
does the kit come with everything u need?
nope. needs the pint bumpers
I looked up float wheel and the website really makes no sense. It says $650 down deposit
They just released a new product yesterday. That is why. Completely different from this kit
Think they will come back out with a kit???
unlikely since they have the ADV pro now
yea, I keep wanting one but a kit would be sick more rewarding even tho you really have to put the ADV together haha
@@DIYesk8Builders
haha yes this is true. You can always try the fungineers parts!
i saw all the parts are sold out. do u know when it will be refilled ? thanks
I think they have stopped selling unfortunately
Why is this kit no longer available 😭?
S&D from Future Motion
i know this is an old video but where did you get the kit?
It is not sold anymore. It was was float wheel. They have anew complete one wheel coming out soon. Looks quite exciting
Would you guys happen to know what happened to floatwheel? For months now, their website has been nothing but a stock photo of a black girl wearing jewelry with an email submission box underneath to “join the launch event.”
Did their domain expire or something? Because their website looks like it has nothing to do with DIY onewheels lol. The shop on their site is also totally empty. The only hint of the old floatwheel is at the bottom of the page there’s a link to their youtube channel (which also hasn’t been updated in months AFAIK). I’m wondering if someone sniped their domain, or if they took people’s money and ran, or if they went out of business.
Yeah I think they went out business unfortunately
@@DIYesk8Builders Awwwwww damnit, their kit was the best Onewheel competitor on the market in my opinion.
Any clue what happened with their website? It’s so weird that it’s still there with a link to their youtube and has an email signup for a “launch event” of some sort. It gives me hope that they’ll make a return, but I’m certainly not holding my breath.
Considering they’re dead, something tells me that Future Motion (the guys that make the Onewheel) had something to do with it. We all know how anti-competitive Future Motion is, I wouldn’t be surprised if they launched a bullshit lawsuit at floatwheel so they could kill off their best competitor.
Any updates on this?
They are no longer in operation. There is another company doing DIY one wheel now called fungineers. Very cool project going on there
Now we need some super 73 replica frames
I would love to see that
Why does the kit link not work?
That company went out of business unfortunately
Great viewing.. my concern is the falling off with a sudden STOP at the end.. that's a Killer !
What sudden stop?
@@DIYesk8Builders I think he might be referring to the incidents where people have been injured on the One wheel where the front of the board leans too far forward and digs in launching the rider forward off the board, but l heard you can add little wheels at the edge of the board to prevent it from digging in and making it safer.
thanks mars base.. purchasers will abuse the product eventually, hopefully this wonderful product will not be a killer.. eg electric scooters have shown it dangerous side with incompetent & irresponsible behaviour. Australians have proven this recently on TV !
so from where i get the parts?
No longer available, but there are a couple companies now selling similar parts!
Is the floatwheel kit still available? Their website is blank.
I don’t think it is
What should you do if you have an issue with your order?
I would email them
@@DIYesk8Builders Do you happen to have an email address for Floatwheel? Their website does not list one. I am curious if accessories for the Pint, such as a fender, maghandle, or fangs, might work for this kit? I assume so since the bumpers do, but want to verify. Thank you for the great content!
do the fangs for pint fits this floatwheel build?
also, do the fenders for pint fits it the same way?
i plan to buy a flightfin and fangs for this floatwheel. overall it will be a beast!
I'm pretty sure that the fangs would work but I'm not positive about the fangs
300 less no that mental 1.3 labour,,,
love brotrs
Are these still available somewhere?
unfortunately they are not
Can a fender be fitted to it?
I think there may be a 3D printable file for some mini ones
Do you know if the float wheel battery will with with flipsky or focbox vesc?
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@@DIYesk8Builders just seeing if I can use my float wheel battery to also power an electric skateboard build with either a flipsky or foc box esc.. sorry if that’s a noob question just not very knowledgeable with the universality of batteries
Yeah it can definitely be done!
@@DIYesk8Builders ok sweet thanks!. Would there need to be any mods or just direct connect to a flipsky esc
Nope it should work but the float wheel pack does have its power switch so you'll need to also use that power switch to turn the battery on
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I really love some of the parts in your store but why only bitcoin type currency?
It’s not our store, it’s another company that sent it to us for review. But it’s because they got in trouble with future motion
@@DIYesk8Builders ahh. Can anyone send me a link to a Vesc Tramp that will balance? I have several marked on Aliexpress and Amazon. I shave my rails, motor with tire, batteries, and just missing the esc/bms. I bought one from fungeneers when they were in stock but now they say it might be weeks until they ship due to silicone shortage.
what happenned to the float website?¡
they no longer sell unfortunately
Why is it no linger available?
They have a new one coming. This version also got an S&D from future motion
@@DIYesk8Buildersdo you know when the knee one is coming and what the price is
new one is out for pre-order
@@DIYesk8Builders cool is there any chance you could link to it
@@Owen322 Its $1600 dont bother.... was really looking forward to a $650 onewheel. Should change the title
RIP one wheel killer. Any other cheaper options? 1600-2000 is such a scam for these things
FLOAT Wheel kit. The new ones. ADC and ACD PRO
@@DIYesk8Builders Link?
floatwheel.com
VESC these days!!!
just want to let you know float wheel are scammers if you didnt knew
I can’t trust myself to make chicken, this is far too much responsibility, but i’d buy one if it was built
oh now bro i cant find your kit
it is not longer for sale
@@DIYesk8Builders why?
they got an S&D from future motion so they had to stop selling
@@DIYesk8Builders gay
Why not include a better battery that can exceed the p1 underpowered 20amps? You're paying all this money surely they can omit the battery from the kit at a reduced cost so the customer can buy something more up to speed
This was an option while they were making kits. Many DIY'ers used custom packs. Their pack just integrates so nicely though
kit price is ridiculously stupid
As a Onewheel owner, I've got to disagree. I feel Futuremotion charges way too much for their product currently. I can understand the high cost of the original Onewheel since they had to recoup all the research and development costs, but I personally feel that paying almost $2k for an XR is just too much. Now that they've got their programming down, they SHOULD be able to lower the sale price as component costs aren't anywhere near that $2k mark. HOWEVER, I do understand that FM owns the patents, did the development, and created an amazing product that they can sell for whatever the market will allow. They are very sensitive about their IP and have a good team of attorneys that they have successfully used against almost all other companies who have tried to sell a similar product in the United States. I truly hope that Floatwheel can stick around and not be sued into oblivion by the overzealous FM legal team. Great job, Floatwheel! I'm definitely buying a kit if my questions about the motor are answered satisfactorily.
Mantap👍
I am all for homebrew, but this looks a little too homebrew on the inside. It doesn’t look like the electronics have that much physical protection.
From my experience, there is enough protection and some people have even made 3d printed boxes for further protection
Just buy a ADV Pro.
now days yes
Where can you get one? I'm not seeing it on Google.
Is this scam?
float-wheel.com
Yes or its their old website. Just go to the one in the video description
This is lame af why even show these kits off if no one else can get them
kit used to be in stock when we made the video. unfortunately they are no longer sold
Seems like a nice trap. Yet another Chinese knock-off.
not at all. nothing like anything else out there
@@DIYesk8Builders is the performance comparable to a onewheel XR? Assuming the same weight load and all?
Idk, Chinese products are usually a trap, not to mention one that has virtually no info on their website.
@@gabrielprandini2629 This is a day project. A bunch of people reverse engineering onewheels on discord. The parts may be made in China, but it's not a Chinese product.
All that work to save 300 and end up with a lower quality product doesn't seem worth it.
I would try this just so I wouldn't be supporting FM anymore
@@arib4497 they are that bad? Should I rethink buying a onewheel?
@@gabrielprandini2629 FM as a company is pretty bad. There customer service is questionable and it is very clear they only care about making money and not about the consumer. They have created app updates that brick people's boards that are modified, which I think speaks volumes. If you have to buy anything from FM, only buy the board and nothing else. There are a ton of 3rd party onewheel companies that have amazing accessories for the onewheel and have outstanding customer support. I will say though, my XR is one of the best purchases I have ever made, and the product is solid. The resell value is very good and I enjoy riding it more than I enjoy most things in life. In addition, the onewheel community is absolutely awesome. But as an option for a second board, this floatwheel is great. The only downside I can see to buying the floatwheel is the resell value is probably not there. To save $300 dollars on a board would be worthwhile if the board held value as well as the pint does.
Float wheel is brazenly flouting The IP of US companies who invested considerable time and money in developing their innovations, and who rightfully should expect their patents to protect their investment in R&D. Float wheel is ripping ALL of them off. I have zero respect for anyone I see riding one of these. Zero