liveforphysics
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Scratch building a 'good' brushed motor is radically more challenging and costly than scratch building brushless.
Building an ironless motor with high continuous power handling is more difficult than making an iron core motor with high continous power density.
In my experience, building motors or controllers from scratch has generally been at least a full order of magnitude more costly than buying something off the shelf.
If your goal is to have the experience of building a coreless brushed motor, go for it.
If your goal is to end up with a working high efficiency drivetrain on a budget, just save up and buy one. Cheapest option with the shortest path and highest odds of success.
Building an ironless motor with high continuous power handling is more difficult than making an iron core motor with high continous power density.
In my experience, building motors or controllers from scratch has generally been at least a full order of magnitude more costly than buying something off the shelf.
If your goal is to have the experience of building a coreless brushed motor, go for it.
If your goal is to end up with a working high efficiency drivetrain on a budget, just save up and buy one. Cheapest option with the shortest path and highest odds of success.