Thanks Chris! And thanks for the guidance, your advice is really helpful.
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Great. He looks strong Will you share the 3d model
Hi MauiMan,
That is a really professional looking build and by the amount of water you were throwing out of that pool, I bet it will fly!!! I was wondering, do you use gears or have you found the magic motor to do a direct drive? I didn’t see any gearing in your price list. I’m looking to get started and I think I need to find the right motor first.
Thank you for sharing your great build!
Thanks Matt!
I am using the SSS 360 KV Motor direct drive so no gearhead. It draws alot of current so I think a lower KV would be better if you like jets and no gear. I have been in search for a 200-260KV motor with alot of torque but it is very difficult to find. Let me know if you have any luck.
HI
Has anyone tried the 56200 motor with any good results
Very well done, MauiMan, I’m impressed you run a 3d printed impeller. I would pulverize mine one (but probably I push too much rpm). In my build here I started with a fiberglass one and I had to move to carbon fiber.
Do you use any trick?
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@Paolo. I am using carbon embedded PLA for 3D print and then I coated it with Epoxy for re-enforcement. it has not broken so far. 
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what a great build. Looking forward to see how this motor performs. I’m starting a build and heading in the jet propulsion direction
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What’s the outer diameter of your impeller?
I made the same size as the MHZ 64mm impeller.
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What kind of thrust and current draw are you getting with your 64mm impeller?
I am not sure of the specific thrust but I was able to ride around on my stomach not flying though. I ordered a new 500kv motor to get more RPMs. I will have better results to share after I upgrade.
Hey guys, I have had many requests for the CAD files I created for my direct jetdrive build so here it is in the original build post above. I have include all parts needed for the jet end including impeller. Make sure you use these components to be successful:
500-1000KV Motor 56mm
300 Amp ESC
6-8AWG wires
Do not Print in PLA
Print in SLS Nylon or something strong
When you say 500-100KV motor do you mean a 500KV motor or a 100KV motor or anything in-between? Didn’t really understand that part.
Sorry I was missing a zero. I meant to say 500KV to 1000KV(recommended by MHZ).
Ahhhh duh. I’m used to folks talking about lower KV on here so I wasn’t even thinking about 1000. So which is best since SSS makes all different KV motors?
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Good question, I am using the 500KV SSS motor 56mm diameter. MHZ recommends SSS 56104/1000KV if you use their 64mm impeller.
I am not sure what the sweet spot because it all depends on impeller pitch, size and shape. Let me know what you decide and your test results.
Their recommended motor KV is for 24V . I would be running 48V to keep the amps down so 500kv would be the max kv. I have a SSS 360kv sitting on the shelf for my jetboard project, but have decided to ditch the 56mm motors because I dont think the 360kv has enough torque for a 64mm jet. I decided to go for an aps 250kv 8072 outrunner to get the torque I need for the jet.
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Let me know how it runs. I am curious how the larger motor will work with the impeller.
Hey Man, love the build. i went to download youre files and see you have uploaded the stl. do you have the cad, solidworks files?