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Anyone made their own skateboards before?

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Ryno
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I'm thinking about trying it...making custom longboards as a hobby ya know. Anyone in here tried it before?
May 29 2008 10:42AM
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smuggsVT
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i reeally want to try it too but i have no idea where to start.  but good luck if u do get started on that
May 29 2008 10:51PM
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Ryno
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I was thinking of using this method

http://www.diyskate.com/press_01.html

My dad has all the tools I would need so its just the cost to get the parts (which it says is around 250....but upwards to 300 bucks). I've got a buddy now who wants to go half in on it so I might actually go through with this...The cost will likely be higher because I want a long press (for making some huge cruising boards) but either way it would be a cheap yet educating summer project...
May 30 2008 8:20AM
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spliff.Life
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i did that a few years ago, i used 3/4 in plywood and sold them for around 25$ i recall

May 31 2008 12:14PM
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Ryno
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bump
Jun 2 2008 8:54AM
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Blurst
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yah i have a frined who does it really well and he sells them at school
his username on ns is Cam_Bell message him he can probably give you some good tips
Jun 2 2008 9:12AM
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Dan.
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Its easier to buy 7 or 9 or 11 ply maple or whatever other wood you want and just cut, sand, and finish it. gets the same results, but cheaper
Jun 2 2008 3:05PM
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charmander
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ive helped my friend with it

his has camber too, its pretty rad
Jun 2 2008 3:07PM
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Nicholas.
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yes.
Jun 2 2008 3:07PM
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skiing_monkeys
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  dont use your bulk standard wood glue use epoxy or go to a boat yard n ask em for some of the glue they use on deck (duno the name of the stuff but its super good) and go all out and do it in a press (make it big enough to do skis in aswell) and then your set on summer projects for life
Jun 2 2008 3:09PM
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Ryno
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Other then CNC'ing the molds....do you guys have any other advice on creating them? I wanna make a couple flat decks but mostly I wanna mess with concaves and whatnot
Jun 2 2008 3:10PM
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charmander
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i dunno about molds, but for camber/ rocker all you need to do is; after pressing the deck, just put a weight in teh middle.

and try using baltic birch ply; not just regular plywood.
Jun 2 2008 3:14PM
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Ryno
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I wanna press them with the concave in them...weights aint going to cut it...
Jun 2 2008 3:16PM
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charmander
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for longboards/?

flat longboards are better than concaved, just my opinion though
Jun 2 2008 3:23PM
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Ryno
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For certian things they may be better, for others they are not.

I wanna press some flat ones but I also wanna try messing with some different layers/concaves to see if I can come up with some different.
Jun 2 2008 3:28PM
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MADmidwest
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yeah that is really good advice, You can use two kinds of glue that work super good and will give your board more strength because they soak into the wood insted of just normal glue that stays on the surface. Even if you want a flex board you'll need this because if you use normal glue your board will crack. use Aerodux glue aircraft wood glue which dries pretty fast or you can use epoxy resin (find at a Boat supplier) which should take about 3 days to dry inless you mixed too much hardener in there. I would just use a simple press to start out with and I found a link on the lush longboards forum that should be very helpful
http://www.lushlongboards.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2451
Jun 2 2008 4:48PM
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MADmidwest
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one more tip for ya, when your cutiing out the board, don't cut exactly on the line, maybe a cm or two off and then just sand around with a palm sander. Maybe you would of thought of that but I didn't want you to f-up your first board
Jun 2 2008 4:50PM
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corona
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my brother makes longboards... don't know too much about them except that he makes them super light by having the inside corrugated so theirs holes all the way down. doesn't make them any less strong. and he also uses an vacuum pump to hold it together when gluing. their really sick and nice to ride
Jun 2 2008 4:53PM
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SkateorDIY
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If you are interested in longboard construction check out Toothless Longboards or Silverfish Longboarding. Both sites are the definitive guide on longboards.

On a side note, thanks for mentioning my site... DIYskate.com, I always appreciate a referral.

By the way, the cost of steel has risen, at least in Illinois, since I have written that article, so you may find the press to be a bit more expensive now.

Good luck,
jason - diyskate.com
Jun 3 2008 12:37AM
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Ryno
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Yeah I'm on the fish too...just haven't posted this idea up there yet. The only part im worried about building are the molds...going to be a toughy!
Jun 3 2008 12:51PM
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