Help building a dancer.

**olivertwist4345** · 09-01-2009 07:00 PM

Hi everyone,
I am thinking about building a dancer.

I was thinking 48", with about a 44" wheelbase.
I would probably add some camber, but no concave.
I was thinking 5 plys of BB, and maybe fiberglass.
Any tips or advice?

**RiRak** · 09-01-2009 07:12 PM

Just built one 48" long 35" wb, its a manualing dream. What thickness BB are you gonna use? depending on your weight and desired flex 5 sheets BB and fiberglass may be overkill. and i think dancers are best flat but its your board so do what you want

**LeSueur264** · 09-01-2009 07:24 PM

Originally Posted by olivertwist4345

Hi everyone,
I am thinking about building a dancer.

I was thinking 48", with about a 44" wheelbase.
I would probably add some camber, but no concave.
I was thinking 5 plys of BB, and maybe fiberglass.
Any tips or advice?

You can't have a 44" WB with a 48" board. And with my recent experiences, don't go with too much camber. At least in my opinion, you don't want a dancer to have a snappy flex, which is what camber will give you.

**AtomicCityBoards** · 09-01-2009 10:31 PM

Originally Posted by LeSueur264

You can't have a 44" WB with a 48" board.

Why not? I have a 57" board with a 55"-ish WB.

**Fotch** · 09-01-2009 11:02 PM

Wheelbase is measured from inner bolt hole to inner bolt hole, at least when discussing the board itself, so for you to build a 48" board AND have a 44" wheelbase the trucks would have to hang over by 1/8 or 1/2 and not have outer mounting holes.

**AtomicCityBoards** · 09-01-2009 11:15 PM

Originally Posted by Fotch

Wheelbase is measured from inner bolt hole to inner bolt hole, at least when discussing the board itself, so for you to build a 48" board AND have a 44" wheelbase the trucks would have to hang over by 1/8 or 1/2 and not have outer mounting holes.

Hmmm... always thought it was measured from contact patch to contact patch on the wheels. My bad.