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Le Jalapeno Guest
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Posted: Dec 08, 2008 4:22 pm Post subject: |
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Pconn5, Yeah now that I think about it that is pretty thick, 5 should be enough.
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inter Faceplant
Joined: 10 Sep 2007 Posts: 45 City: BC
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Posted: Dec 08, 2008 7:59 pm Post subject: |
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Pconn5, I made a wakeskate out of 4 1/8" baltic birch plywood and 4 more plys for the kicktails and 3 more for the concave. I also made the same mistake as you and put WAY to much rocker on it.
I'm also making some more wakeskates now but with a mold with a three-stage rocker of 1.5".
http://wakeskating.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=23429
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Pconn5 Faceplant
Joined: 24 May 2007 Posts: 16
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Posted: Dec 09, 2008 1:47 pm Post subject: |
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Ok sounds good then. I will probably go with the 4 plys of 1/8" birch and just mold up the concave as necessary.
One last question I have is has anyone done the 45 router on the sides of the board?? How would you do this. I have used a router before but was wondering if this is the better way to do it or not. Would you just cut out the wakeskate shape and make the side flat with the concave then router around the whole outside?
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Pconn5 Faceplant
Joined: 24 May 2007 Posts: 16
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Posted: Dec 19, 2008 10:47 am Post subject: |
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Would it be possible to just use a bunch of weight on top of the press instead of a bunch of clamps? I don't have any large clamps in my garage and was trying to think of a cheaper way of clamping down the press.
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Cary K. Frontside 180
Joined: 27 May 2005 Posts: 473 City: North Carolina
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Posted: Dec 19, 2008 10:59 am Post subject: |
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Pconn5 wrote: | Would it be possible to just use a bunch of weight on top of the press instead of a bunch of clamps? I don't have any large clamps in my garage and was trying to think of a cheaper way of clamping down the press. |
You will need a BUNCH of weight if you are going that route. These presses produce TONS of clamping pressure.
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fastgreens Kickflip
Joined: 29 Dec 2007 Posts: 3563 City: baytown
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Posted: Dec 19, 2008 2:29 pm Post subject: |
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use a hydraulic jack to push it up to something solid that won't move
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Pconn5 Faceplant
Joined: 24 May 2007 Posts: 16
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Posted: Dec 19, 2008 11:46 pm Post subject: |
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Ok, I guess I will just try and get some clamps then which should be fine. Last question I have is that I just drew up a rocker shape that is for a 40" wakeskate, with a 15" flat spot, 1.5" high at the ends and a 6'3" radius curve up to the ends. It seems like the rocker is too small but I read this is around where you want it. Would I be better off with like 2" of rocker or something or should I be good? My last wakeskate had 3" and this was way too big.
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Pconn5 Faceplant
Joined: 24 May 2007 Posts: 16
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Posted: Jan 09, 2009 12:55 pm Post subject: |
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Ok, just wanted to say thanks to the people that answered my questions, and thanks for the guide.
I put up some pictures of what I have gotten so far. I still need to put the coats of urethane on it and grip the top. Where is the best place to get grip tape that is large enough? The last board I made I used skateboard grip but it wasn't long enough.
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941_swampweed Pop Shuvit
Joined: 18 Jul 2008 Posts: 191 City: 941
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Posted: May 05, 2009 8:17 am Post subject: |
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I started making a skate last summer. But I didnt finish it untill a few weeks ago. im workin on postin the pictures.
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941_swampweed Pop Shuvit
Joined: 18 Jul 2008 Posts: 191 City: 941
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Posted: May 06, 2009 8:16 pm Post subject: |
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this is the homemade skate. the concave is a little steep and the flatspot is small. but it rides nice. and its not extremely heavy.
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sandiego4real Backside 180
Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 518
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Posted: May 07, 2009 12:20 am Post subject: |
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Nice man
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Montgomery Backside 180
Joined: 26 Feb 2008 Posts: 976 City: Rogers
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Posted: May 07, 2009 8:46 am Post subject: |
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sandiego4real wrote: | Nice man |
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Gnarly Dancer 42 360 flip
Joined: 21 May 2007 Posts: 5121 City: kalamazoo
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Posted: Jul 07, 2009 10:24 pm Post subject: |
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does anybody know where to buy the right veneer to press to make a wakeskate with?
i've tried searching on google, but all i've found is online stores and i'd way rather just buy locally
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941_swampweed Pop Shuvit
Joined: 18 Jul 2008 Posts: 191 City: 941
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Posted: Jul 09, 2009 4:44 pm Post subject: |
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Gnarly Dancer 42, it really hard. You just need to go to the stores and look. The online stores dont really have a good selections.
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nic_g Ollie
Joined: 26 Jan 2010 Posts: 65
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Posted: Jan 26, 2010 4:44 pm Post subject: |
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hey does anyone know where i can get some EVA grip for a board im making? either over the internet or shops i live in victoria in australia
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burn Backside 180
Joined: 25 Jun 2008 Posts: 1539 City: armpit of tx
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Posted: Jan 26, 2010 4:49 pm Post subject: |
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make your own grip tape graphic, thats why its a custom board. all you need is some grip tape and a razor blade...and job done.
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daniel Back Big
Joined: 26 Apr 2004 Posts: 3669 City: Duncan
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Posted: Jan 26, 2010 5:20 pm Post subject: |
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nic_g, I would recommend contacting hyperlite or lf directly and trying to get some from them
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nic_g Ollie
Joined: 26 Jan 2010 Posts: 65
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Posted: Jan 26, 2010 5:21 pm Post subject: |
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okay thanks daniel ill get onto that right now
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Slapdown Kickflip
Joined: 20 Apr 2005 Posts: 4240 City: Austin
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Posted: Jan 26, 2010 8:44 pm Post subject: |
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burn, EVA is foam grip. Not a grip design
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burn Backside 180
Joined: 25 Jun 2008 Posts: 1539 City: armpit of tx
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Posted: Jan 26, 2010 11:28 pm Post subject: |
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my bad, i am not down with foam.
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