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I Electrified My Push Scooter with a Power Drill

28 points • by speckx • last Wednesday at 6:53 PM • 16 comments • view on HN

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ielillo • today at 6:34 PM

Reminds me of the red green show sans duct tape

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sandeepkd • today at 5:56 PM

Feels good to see some one is enjoying and having fun with the tech

willy_k • today at 6:25 PM

Wonder how this would work with an impact? Also, since it already uses one-way bearings, could another drill/impact be fitted to the other side so that there are two “gears” available?

robgough • today at 6:08 PM

My first thought after reading this title: Oh cool, they've taken part in a drill and used the motor. I don't really know what that looks like inside a power drill. This will be an interesting post.

Immediately opened it and laughed out loud. Perfect execution, no notes.

kphorn • today at 5:40 PM

We are in the days of building the things we dreamed about as kids. Looks great for right turns!

delichon • today at 5:56 PM

What is that 3D printed wheel made of that it can support over half of your weight while bumping along a road?

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_joel • today at 5:54 PM

Direct drive, yes, also direct drill.

Watch out for the gear change, may end up in hammer action.

echelon_musk • today at 6:40 PM

A good friend of mine told me he would frequently come across a guy who had modified his bicycle with an electric drill.

He would see him leaning over and pulling the trigger get an electric assist on the uphill section of the commute.

bzmrgonz • today at 2:22 AM

You know you could have used a 90 degree chuck buddy. Or better yet, an angle grinder to make it a friction drive from above.

gniv • today at 6:02 PM

Turning right seems hard.

tamimio • today at 6:34 PM

Missed the opportunity to add vacuums and blowers and go upside down plus lateral and rotational movement, with fancy dark themed site and buzz words all over :)

blackspacx • last Wednesday at 6:55 PM

If AI-generated code makes new development much faster do you think the maintenance to development ratio will increase, even if the absolute count of maintenance stays equals?