first homemade board

[fungusB]

i'm not finished yet, but i made a little report on the construction so far...

http://mollis.werfen.bei.t-online.de/long_eng.html

i'll update that as soon as I get some fiberglass...

[ol'dude]

Looks cool... the link was really informative, with good pics.
Keep rockin', Fungus.

[BEN]

Great guide!

[fungusB]

thanks

i try to make it the way that even I would understand it

[fungusB]

aaaahh, that was nice 8)

just took her out for her first ride. i only have crappy trucks, wheels and bearings, but it was great!

just went up and down a nearby parking garage. unfortunately my buddy forgot his cam, otherwise i'd show you a video.

when i took the bus back home, all people were lokking at my board and i was very damn proud.


just had to share this

good night
ben

[Max Rock]

mmm...i love the idea of making your own board. I think im finally gonna do it!!....once i get some more $$$ hehe. What type of plywood did you use?

[fungusB]

i used 2 sheets of 6mm birch plywood. actually, it's all explained in my little tutorial.

the guy i've got the idea from has just made a new tutorial, you can find it at

http://users.pandora.be/Toothless/

go ahead and try, it's not very hard to build a decent deck. Even I could managed it

[raven6241]

Pretty ill board dude! I like! What are you planning for it? Just cruising? Bombing? etc.

Nah, looks really good, esp. for a homemade.

Tip for anyone, don't try and make a 1 ply thick board, no matter how short the wheel base is...

[fungusB]

well, mainly i'm gonna use it for cruising, because i live in the north of germany where everything's flat. i'll try some downhill when i find an appropiate hill, though.
downhill on the dike is not really fun

[flexmacman]

Nice work , Fungus. Really sweet for your first deck, good instructions as well. There's nothin' like the pride of craftin' your own ride..!...

[ath9119]

the deck looks good, as do most, it looks like you could get a wee bit of wheel bite at the front though, but you could just put 1 raiser there.

ps how do get a pic that is bigger than 80 pixles wide???? u seeme to have done it

[Pablo Diablo]

Very nice tutorial. I'm giving the whole thing a try this summer. Your tips will help. Thanks

[ol'dude]

Ath, his avatar is loaded elsewhere, enabling him to use whatever size the pic is.
Problem with that is... someone can backtrack, and if it's on your own site, they can throw little attacks at you, steal your pics, or generally spam the shite out of you. It has happened before.

[fungusB]

the dude said it.

no problem with attacks, there's nothing more than the longboard stuff and the avatar on it. I don't think someone really wants to f*ck up this...

Wheelbite has not been a problem yet, but i've only rode with crappy 150 trucks and pretty small wheels. I'm going to buy R2 180's and some hawaiis this month. Hopefully i won't need risers, i don't like risers. I don't like cutouts either...

[fungusB]

whew
i got the randalls and krypto's three days ago, set it up with bones reds and no risers and it is perfect for cruising around the city.

it's dry for the first time since october, so i spent the last three days skating all the time

i noticed that my board already lost quite a lot of camber, which is not too bad, but as i plan to build another board for a friend's birthday, i'd like to know how i can prevent this

more and thinner sheets of wood? fiberglass? different wood? different glue?

whatever, please help me

[mauiskategeezer]

Epoxy resin and fiberglass...

[fungusB]

ta maui

so do you think a laminate like the following would hold the shape better?

4mm plywood
fiberglass
4mm plywood
fiberglass
4mm plywood


or would it be the same strength as

fiberglass
6mm ply
6mm ply
fiberglass



i think the first option would look more "professional", dunno why

my friend is a little heavier than me and it seems like he's getting even heavier, so the board needs to be quite strong

[mauiskategeezer]

I'd use the ...

fiberglass
6mm ply
6mm ply
fiberglass

That is thick and strong aeough, and three lams of glass is plenty. In fact, it might be stiffer if you add the third layer of glass to the top or bottom. Let the wood bond to the wood in the middle. They'll flex less when they're glued to each other in a laminate like this.