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recycled PVC tube ?
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On 7/28/2006
ninefeet
wrote in from
France
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What size did use ?
Do you have any pictures ?
Seems to be a good idea !!
Thanks
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answering bob´s question...
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On 7/27/2006 Nadu
wrote in from
Peru
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This is my board... i recicled it fron a pvc tube. I made it very concave but its stiff as Hell.
It took me one week to make it, but when doing a board time doesnt matter.
My recomendation about making your own board (and ive done tons of them)...First of all buy a regular board, a sector nine, gravity board.... or whatever, and then when you have more practice in downhill make a board based on the board you first bought but suit it specially for yourself.
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symetry
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On 7/26/2006 herbn
wrote in from
United States
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i may do this, if your board is off just a little and it bugs you,you can try this. I did a close clearence cutaway board, for ultra low trucks, i bolted it together drew the notches and then just took things apart and cut them by eye with a router.now if i hate the natural assymetry that you can be nearly certain will happen, you can take a piece of particle board drill two holes with your board as the template. Then trace one side ,flip the template and trace the other side, cut one side out,and look for left over lines an the otherside of the template blend those in and use your new "half template" to retrim your board,on both sides. And if you really love the shape ,you can make a full template out of particle board and make boards for all your friends,start a team,conquer all the DH comps.....
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questions
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On 7/26/2006 bob
wrote in from
United States
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how long does it usualy take to make one? what equiptment do you need to make it flex? do they work?
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randal plates for slalom
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On 7/24/2006 duane
wrote in from
United States
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I use the 50 degree plate in the front, and 35 rear. that's close enough to tune with a wedge, if needed. As the similarity in geometry would dictate, they rider very similar to radikals.
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cutdown randals
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On 7/24/2006
Munchh
wrote in from
United Kingdom
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Nice one Duane, good pics,
although i wont be doing the pivot so well, are they as good as i hope, i was going to use 160mm downhills aswell but with the 50* base plate from the 180's, save on all that wedging. What do you use with it, didn't know if it was worth doing the rear one, was going to use an RTS?
Cheers.
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infusion, and narrow randals
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On 7/23/2006
duane
wrote in from
United States
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yano, try this link to an infusion primer
www.fibreglast.com
click through the learning center to the .pdf document
it works easier with vinylester resin
as for the narrow randals, search back about 1,000 posts under my name on this forum, I posted pics and the links are still good
I have some nice pics of boards my bro and I have conspired to create, to posted shortly
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Infusion
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On 7/23/2006 Yan0
wrote in from
United States
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Hey there...
I was wondering if anyone has or knows of a "how to" for infusion. I understand the basics, lay the cloth in the mold, pull the bag, release resin, let air pressure push resin into the mold, wait for the epoxy/resin to cure. Aside from that I'm pretty ignorant. I know open ended questions are frowned upon here, but I just did an online search and came up with next to nothing, then tried amazon for a book and got a couple obscure out of print papers. Any help you could offer would be greatly appreciated
Thanks
Yan0
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Revenge
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On 7/19/2006 his Dudeness
wrote in from
United States
(66.220.nnn.nnn)
WHat is the word on Revenge trucks? They sound good but I was wondering if any one had ridden on them? They sound perfect for the dropped through board that I am building but I want to make sure they are.
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mini saw blade
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On 7/19/2006 herbn
wrote in from
United States
(205.188.nnn.nnn)
i'm making the 35 inch version of my sawbladish full cutaway board,sort of a mini supermarket board,it was supposed to be a simple, cut it out of 1/2 inch birch,bolt the trucks on, and ride it,skateboard. Then i found a piece of that eight inch 5 ply just long enough to cover the wheelbase(to the ends of the baseplates)now i'm gonna drill and route the stuffing out of this deck and cover the holes,sort of airbeamish. Well no carbonfiber in the plans yet.
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Bamboo
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On 7/18/2006 Nimblybimbly
wrote in from
United States
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Sweet thanks for the input i will post pics when I finish!
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bamboo
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On 7/17/2006
ninefeet
wrote in from
France
(212.234.nnn.nnn)
Nice job Isaacsel !!
Did put some clear grip tape on the first board ?
How does the other one look like ?
i would like so much to try, but I can't find bamboo here in France :(
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Testing 1-2-3
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On 7/16/2006
Chris Chaput
wrote in from
United States
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freak bros!
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On 7/14/2006
dirdam
wrote in from
United States
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more info on your board g/s
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Bamboo pics
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On 7/13/2006 isaacsel
wrote in from
United States
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Sorry ninefeet. I didn't read your request for bamboo pics until today. Here's bamboo #1 made with 3/16" thick "horizontal" laminated bamboo. The core is 1/8" 5-ply certified aircraft grade birch. I only used the expensive grade of birch because it was scrap from an ancient project of mine.
Here's a pic of the edge of bamboo #2. It shows that I used "vertical" laminated bamboo arranged in a cross-grain configuration for the core. The vertical lam looks similar to the horizontal lam but the edge glued laminations are much skinnier.
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Longboard Deck Construction
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On 7/11/2006
Ted
wrote in from
United States
(66.91.nnn.nnn)
http://www.geocities.com/dpkumph/Skateboarding.htm
is a good starting spot. Doug is a great guy whith lots of builds to look at.
Also do a search for Hugh R. I tried Hugh's site today but there was a broken link so I do not know what is up. He has a good site for first time builders.
There is lots of info here if you do a search in the forum.
My Roarockit site has some video's and tutorials on vacuum laminating that would help you understand the process of laminating a deck using vacuum. Look both in the skateboard and woodworkers pages as there are seperate blogs with lots of info.
Ted
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Longboard Deck Construction
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On 7/11/2006 hartl3y
wrote in from
United States
(69.222.nnn.nnn)
I have been looking on the internet for some good instructions on how to build a Longboard Deck. I found one website from a brand called Toothless Longboards that has plans laid out... also a website Roarockit that sells everything you need to get started.
Outside of those two sites does anyone know of any good sites that has detailed instruction for building a deck with little equipment... aka something that can be done at home??
thanks.. hartl3y
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cutdown trucks
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On 7/11/2006
Munchh
wrote in from
United Kingdom
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Hey guys,
has anyone had any experience cutting down randals, to end up with say 100mm poor mans splitfire, for slalom?
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Veneer
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On 7/10/2006
Ted
wrote in from
United States
(66.91.nnn.nnn)
We sell Canadian hard maple 1/16" veneers specifically milled for skateboards.
The material is for the better part, clear with no voids. It is 50.5" long by 10.75" wide.
For a 7 pack the price is $23.99.
This price does not include shipping. Shipping is easily calculated by going through the check out on our site. We do not add any mark up for handling, packaging and shipping on all of our deckbuilding kits and supplies.
http://www.roarockit.com/uncut_veneer.php
Ted
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veneers
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On 7/8/2006
set
wrote in from
United States
(24.178.nnn.nnn)
here's a place that does maple veneers specifically for skateboards, not too bad on price, seems minimum order is enough for 5 seven layer decks for $52.50 plus shipping.....doesn't have the dimensions of the veneers though....if anyone knows or finds out, please post on here
http://www.snowboardmaterials.com/pages/skateboard_materials.htm
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ads by google
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On 7/8/2006 herbn
wrote in from
United States
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a whole page worth of ads that are essentially irrelivent to this here site,does anybody look at them? "never have never will"
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Veneers
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On 7/7/2006
Danny
wrote in from
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does anyone know a good veneer company that i can buy from that does not recqire you to buy a truck load
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bamboo
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On 7/5/2006
ninefeet
wrote in from
France
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pictures, please!!!
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Bamboo
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On 7/3/2006 isaacsel
wrote in from
United States
(192.212.nnn.nnn)
Hey Nimblybimbly, I've had good luck using bamboo panels I bought from Frank's Cane & Rush Supply. I bought their 1' x 8' panels (3/16" thick), part number BP-PN-HN. Price is $14.70. The horizontal laminate feels stiffer than the vertical laminate (contrary to my expectation). You work the panels similar to plywood. Laminate enough layers to get the desired final board thickness. The board will flex a little more than the same thickness maple so plan accordingly. The 3/16" panels felt too stiff to bend a kicktail into it so I made a '70s style wedge tail. I bought the panels locally but I believe they will cut the panels to the approximate length of your board to avoid over-size shipping cost. I have made two different boards. The first used a top and bottom bamboo layer with an 1/8" baltic birch core. It flexed more than I liked so I ran an additional 3/16" thick x 3" beam down the center on the bottom. The resulting board (18" wheelbase)had just a mild flex... perfect for sidewalk cruising. The next board was made of 3 layers of bamboo. The middle layer was oriented as cross-grain. That board (also 18" wheelbase)was about as stiff as a 7/16" maple board. Bamboo isn't any better than maple or birch (for making skateboards) but you can make very nice skateboards out of it. It was a pleasure to work with and the resulting boards have a cool exotic look to them. I haven't made my last bamboo board. Go to the following URL and search for part number BP-PN-HN to see what I used. http://www.franksupply.com/specialty_products.htm#bamboopanelling
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loose holes
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On 7/2/2006
Tai
wrote in from
United States
(69.236.nnn.nnn)
hey thanks for all the tips for fixing loose holes. The loose holes were probably caused by my angled risers, I didn't get them tight enough at the beginning and I tinkered around with them and flipped them a few times. Since I figured out how exactly I wanted my set up I went to home depot and got some general use expoxy (the cheap stuff with 2 tubes that you mix). I glued the hardware to my board and I've been commuting on this board for a little over a month and I haven't had any problems, yet... So this was a quick fix for me, hopefully I won't have any problems in the future.
Thanks for all the tips!
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