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On 12/1/2005
john fatty
wrote in from
United States
(66.141.nnn.nnn)
thank you guys. Huge springy flex on rolling hills on a summernight is exactly what I'm hoping to accomplish by next summer. Thank you all for the good advice. Ive got two more questions if anyone has a sec. First, If I',m going for as close to 6' as I can, what are the best size trucks in you all's opinion for smooth carving, and also, is some sort of resin a realistic option for coating a bottom graphic and adding some strength? Im not sure if resin will flex, and Ive never used it, so I don't know if it's worth the trouble. If not, I heard polyurethane is good...anyhow, thanks again for the advice. later.
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use a beam
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On 12/1/2005 duane
wrote in from
United States
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put a 4" beam of 11 ply down the bottom center of that 11 ply, 60" board and you'll have ideal flex, and won't have to use risers or cutouts to turn like crazy. Works best with low conventional trucks like Tracker sixtracks, with Randals I'd cut the beam out and drop them into it.
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11-ply
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On 12/1/2005 MissouriMatt
wrote in from
United States
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11-ply is real sweet through the 40's. I've build 40, 42 and 44 inch with 11-ply, and could see 11-ply working really well right up to 50 inches. That assumes you want a board with some flex. 11-ply doesn't give much flex once you get shorter than 40 inches. That's true from my perspective and unfortunatly I can attest to that for weights of 170 through 195. Still trying to lose 20 pounds that I gained after ACL reconstruction! ANd by the way, both knees are shot. The flex feels real good to old men with bad knees!
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LongBoard flex
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On 12/1/2005 MissouriMatt
wrote in from
United States
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I used 11-ply baltic birch for two 58" and one 60". I weigh about 190. While I do like the ride, it is VERY flexy. The extreme flex creates an intersting ride - very comfortable, and it just eases in and out of a drift, you almost don't even know when you've lost traction, but I wish I'd used 13-ply. At 200+ you might even consider 15-ply. I'm like herbn, in that these boards are all wheel base (4 inch nose and 6 inch tail).
I can jump up and down on it and bottom it out, also puts your heals pretty close to the pavement when carving hard. I do love the board. Just need to know what your building. The flex throws a lot of riders when they first get on. You've got to really muscle the board to get tight carves - but that's kind of fun, and nothing is more smoooooth crusing down a slight incline barefoot on a summer night.
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more thoughts
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On 12/1/2005 herbn
wrote in from
United States
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when i make a long long board, i don't give them a lot of nose and tail, if i'm gonna make it long it's all wheelbase 3 inches nose and maybe six inch tail. Chubby pintail, don't make a sliver.
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6 footer
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On 12/1/2005 herbn
wrote in from
United States
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test it out,depending on your shape , the strength of the board is quite close to the strength of an uncut slab of wood. Put it up on blocks. I think it gonna be to flexy, i've made a nearly 5 footer for a fairly heavy kid. I cut some 3/4 inch wide grooves and cut some oak beams,maybe 1/2 inch thick inlayed a 1/4 inch,i put the beams on either side of the trucks,if it's not stiff enough, you can fill in between the beams,more oak,maple,ash,all strong stuff,carbon.
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any thoughts.....?
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On 11/30/2005 john
wrote in from
United States
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can a 6' board made of 3/4' quality plywood hold a 205 lb. fatty? I was thinking of adding a thin layer of resin to the bottom.....anyone?
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Oregon
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On 11/30/2005 Dave
wrote in from
United States
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morningwoodskateboards
eastsidelongboards
s ubsonic
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oregon
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On 11/30/2005 david
wrote in from
United States
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there is longboard larry, he makes custom stuff
www.longboardlarry.net
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me
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On 11/29/2005 hi
wrote in from
United States
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is there any one from oregon who dose this stuff
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plexy glue
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On 11/26/2005 herbn
wrote in from
United States
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re nick some glue with eighth inch aluminum attached to it,
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plexiglass
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On 11/26/2005 nick
wrote in from
United States
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i have 3 sheets of 1/4inch plexiglass and want to make a board of it. it's about 3 1/2 feet long. what type of glue should i use to get it to be strong. i weigh 230 so i can't have the board flexing too much. any ideas what to glue with and if i need anything to keep the board from flexing too much. too much meaning almost hitting the ground and scraping.
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presses
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On 11/26/2005 yan0
wrote in from
United States
(69.164.nnn.nnn)
Try a search on this forum. Click the search button above and then select "Homemade board forum" as the search area.
There are countless ways to make a press. Check out www.toothless.be.tf , he has a simple press, a slightly more complex one, and a way to make any mold using foam and a hotwire. Because I am a shameless self promoter, look to http://www.geocities.com/runyan0 for my site, look to jigs and you can see how I get things done. Some stuff might be missing because I am updating as I type.
Basically you need to make a male and female end that fit together nicely if you are going to use clamps and no vaccum. You only need one end with a vaccuum.
luck
yan0
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Press
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On 11/26/2005
Ben
wrote in from
United States
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can anyone recomend a wood laminating press or vaccum. i want to make my own boards and i want to make 8 wheelers so it has to take boards up to 14 in wide
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kicktail
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On 11/26/2005
jhus
wrote in from
United States
(66.65.nnn.nnn)
thanks YanO, that helps a lot for my old school project.peace.
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kicktail
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On 11/26/2005 Wood splitter
wrote in from
United States
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I have tried twice to bend a kicktail into an Oak board and both times the wood split.
I let them soak for about 4 days and then they sat in the press for about a week.
Maybe my method was wrong. Don't know. Thought this would be the best way, turns out it was crap.
I vote wedge.
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Solid Kicktail
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On 11/25/2005 Yan0
wrote in from
United States
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You have two options, one far better than another.
One way to go is to soak the tail in hot water for a goodlong while, then bend it in a press. Should retain a bit. Given the thickness of the wood you are using (at the length you are talking about it should be strong enough to support a mack truck or two) its going to be tough to bend, and even tougher to convince to stay bent.
A better bet is to make a wedge, glue it to the tail, and if you want to keep things looking nice, sand down the back to stay parallel with the kick. No bending, no bend back, just pure kick goodness
yan0
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Kicktail
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On 11/25/2005
jhus
wrote in from
United States
(66.65.nnn.nnn)
Does anybody here know how to create a slight kicktail? I'm planning on buying a fair,solid piece of half-inch, or three-quarter inch, oak; if that helps at all for any purposes. Also, when working on a short(27.5L x 7.5W)board, what is the best way to make the nose and tail?
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airbubble in carbon
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On 11/25/2005
dennis
wrote in from
Sweden
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Hi...I bought a handmade board ..carbon/foam only.
I had a bubble in it, and the bubble snapped, so now there´s a tiny hole in it.
Dont know what resin or foam used..
How do I fix that hole?
thankfully/d
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Ahh
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On 11/25/2005 Aengus
wrote in from
United Kingdom
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Yeah, it was the light reflecting off the super nice finish on the board with NOD burnt onto it! So you out a laminate of oak on it, did you buy that from a timber merchant or get it somewhere else? Gatwicks not toooo far, I live in Norwich skate wasteland (cept for street) I'll mail you in a moment!
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AenGhooste, which deck...??
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On 11/24/2005
Munchh
wrote in from
United Kingdom
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Which deck man, where in the u.k. are you, i'm near gatwick.
All the decks are flat apart from the matitee, which is a lush blank that i shaped, but i have just finished my 1st vacuum press deck, i used a roarokit street kit, but ive reshaped it and used a oak laminate on the bottom, but ive not put that on the site yet, mail me and i'll send some pics?
SVARTELD...
i've done somthing very similar with a double kick deck, i've fitted Original 250mm trucks on the kicks, but with 109mm offroad wheels and have been riding it down grass hills.
Your right though its much too turny for normal carving and i dont like the originals for carving, but like this it feels like riding a snowboard on grass as the back drifts and makes it feel like your going sideways??
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Oh yeah..
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On 11/24/2005 AenGhooste
wrote in from
United Kingdom
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Oh yeah and I sympathise about the boards getting shorter thing, I started on a 47" and now I'm riding a 25" home made thing, the only thing I'm gonna do is to put a little wedge on the kick to let me back foot know its safe after every push!
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Lovely boards
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On 11/24/2005 AenGhooste
wrote in from
United Kingdom
(193.113.nnn.nnn)
Hey there, just started to get into making boards myself, havnt done any laminating yet just in birch because getting a nice piece of maple here is a mission. Liked your boards there Munchh, nice use of the wood, did you camber your board with a press laminate by laminate or with the finished product?
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anybody remember their trig?
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On 11/24/2005 herbn
wrote in from
United States
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trigonom that is. On my baseplates i just roughed out i lined the kingpin flat(eventual bushing seat area) with a line scribed in at .975 in from the end, 1.0x1.0 would be 45 degrees ,so if the kingpin is steeper than 45 degrees then the turning angle is under 45 degrees.not a whole lot,but maybe 40 deg(?) it's a sin cos,kind of calculation. I think i'm gonna skip on using micro bearings on the pivot they work real nice but i think i'm happier with delrin sleeves (t nut style)I can make them out of delrin round stock and at a nice firm fit , they seem more stable
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Tom T
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On 11/24/2005
svarteld
wrote in from
Sweden
(213.64.nnn.nnn)
Tom,
I have a kickflip deck that I've mounted dropped 180mm 30deg Seismics at the kicks, wich will mean they get a steeper steering angle, maybe about 45deg. Using the wide 180mm hangers, you only have to make minimal cutouts with sideset wheels, since the wheels runs mostly outside of the deck. It's very low and wide, perfect for sliding, but maybe not for carving. Just watch your feet, so you don´t step on the wheels in a deep turn, not healthy. I've added some simple foot stoppers next to the wheels, so they can't touch. The deck is pretty soft, even though I'm light, I reckon it will be perfect with some added glass or carbon. With Seismics and short wheelbase, it turns as hell :-) Amusing. Riding really low and wide, me being a novice, I can start sliding a bit before touching the ground with the slide gloves during a Coleman.
/P
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