DIY Longboard

[shinny]

make your own Longboard

all you need:
big sheet of paper
plywood +10mm
powertools
vanish
trucks and wheels

to start off with you need to sketch the shape of the board that you want and cut it out
my design was about 10inches wide x 3foot 3inches long (254mm x 1030mm)

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next up pin it to you plywood and trace around the design

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then get a jigsaw and cut the design out of the plywood

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/0/4/7/10460.jpg

sand the edges and flats to smooth out any bumps or rough edges

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/0/4/7/10461.jpg

fill in any holes with putty and sand it back

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varnish both sides (or paint choice is yours) to make it look nicer and keep water out

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/0/4/7/10465.jpg

draw a line down the centre of the board and mark the holes where you want your trucks to go and drill them out with 5mm drill bit

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/0/4/7/10466.jpg
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next up get some griptape, skateshops will have it
lay it on the board making sure there are no bubbles and mark the edges

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using a razor blade carefully cut the excess grip tape away

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fit the trucks and ride the bastard

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/0/4/7/10471.jpg

on a final note - you might have to try different spots for the trucks to find where it feels right and suggest use 10mm or thicker ply 8mm gets a bit too flexible

[buzzin]

haha thats mad, might follow this.

how thick is the ply ?

[Vizz]

Good to see another DIY longboarder

heres mine:

http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/2867/p5140567.jpg

[shinny]

^^thats awesome

its only about 8mm thick 6ply after a fair bit of sanding
it feels pretty flexible

but hey as far as i see it it's only a first attempt

[Vizz]

I think it will be the goods :thumbup:

Mine was a fair bit longer so to make sure it wouldnt snap on me I glued two 10mm sheets of ply together lol wood and glue came from bunnings for about $20 if i remember rightly.

[driftke70]

nothing a layer of glass cant fix

[matt99]

all you need:
big sheet of paper
plywood
powertools
vanish
trucks and wheels


I cant seem to find my vanish, its dissapeared or something.

[shinny]

^^ to be honest my vanish has a habit of disappearing on me too,
luckily i had some varnish which was a good substitute :P

[shift_rook]

fuckin sweet, i'm makin one on sunday, good to use my old board, anyone want a $150 flip skate deck for like $80, structurally great, few scratches where some fuck head borrowed it and board slid on it

[yoshimitsu9]

geez thats old school and awsome

exact same style of thing my dad did in the 70's (surfy/hippy which is quite lol )

[lo_rolla]

Funny seeing these.

I ride a freakin 7.5 or 7.6 inch deck.

[GAKI86]

varnish disappearing? use shellac!!!!

nice work man!!! im kinda worried about the grain pattern on the board... seems like it goes across as weight stretches the grain pattern and can snap out.. how is it holding up?

go to bunnings and get yourself shellac and metho and lots of rags..

[shinny]

yeah i wasnt too keen on the grain going across the board either,
but the plywood was left out in the rain and was warped so thats the only way i could do it,

but its holding up fine, just really flexible,