DIY: BUILD YOUR OWN SLALOM DECK

[Joe & Nick]

[willpumpforcone]

wow guys this is pretty damn informitive bravo oh and thanks again for my split it resides on the back of my pps

[Momona Boe]

Nice job DO!!

and Joe, bus stations are nice and all, but the Pine Wood Derby is where the REAL action is!

[Directive0]

Chris asked me to sign his board and I wrote, "Get a real board, Love Joe"

That board sits on my wall now... taunting me.. No matter how many boards we build...its never real enough. GET OUT OF MY HEAD, JOE!!!!

Hey guys, sorry if some parts of this article aren't 100% accurate or 100% easy to follow. I tried my best.

Thanks for the oppourtunity to contribute Joe! Thanks for the comments boe and willpump! See you all at the races!

[cfav]

DO,you are on to something.i like the downloadable template,very cool.cfav

[bean-a-reano]

Good job, nice write up well what I read of it anyway.

[frank]

whoa! Its possible to make your own slalom kateboard? Thats wicked.

[joker540]

the great thing about making your own slalom board... you get to paint it ANY WAY YOU LIKE....

[Fat Bastard]

...When you have decided which shape works best for you, download a drawing or CAD program (Adobe Illustrator, AutoCAD, Etc) and draw it to the appropriate scale...

Can you give some more programs?

This is my current project, The Tomahawk (synonom for axe...). Tracker Rt-s, and Rt-x's are on the way along with a set of zigzags

Any paint suggestions?

Thinking about building another with camber...

[bean-a-reano]

Very nice, is it flat? If so I would drill it for a 19" wheelbase as well. The more options the better. Very nice so far.

[Fat Bastard]

Very nice, is it flat? If so I would drill it for a 19" wheelbase as well. The more options the better. Very nice so far.

Thanks. Yes it's still flat. I will probably do that...

[Bantam]

D0, do you mind if I use the template to make a deck to sell? I was a ta garage session last week and I let a guy try out my PPS on generic 4in trucks and 66mm Zig Zags. He loved it so much that during last nights garage section, a friend of his asked if I was the guy with "that" board. I guess he told everyone how much he liked it. Anyhow, with that template I could make him a deck for way less than he could buy one and 4 inch Lush trucks from MHS plus the Avalons he already has and he has a nice intro to slalom setup. I just want your permission.

[jakethesnake]

sooo flat?

[Directive0]

sooo flat?

soooo ambigious?

[Thiago Cavalet]

Tanks, but
how can I do the concave?

[WalkTogether]

Do you guys have a template for 3 or 4 I can download?

[Xgecko]

Do you guys have a template for 3 or 4 I can download?

sketch it yourself...you only need to do half of it then draw a line down the middle of your blank and trace each side. I just finished my own copy of #2 as a GS board...it was easy and fun. I think my next board is gonna be a mini carve.

[thcmachete]

iim having the worst time getting that pdf template printed out...what changes do i need to make to the document or to my print properties to make it print more than one page?

mike

[melifont monk]

G'day guys, new here so bare with me...
Another member and I ( steveC) run a co-op company called Melifont longboards, we have been making different designs using different woods...etc....but we have finally cracked 2 different shapes and 2 different materials and have had decent success with both at our own little events; trying to get pictures asap for you to all look at...or ask steve, he'll probably be able to tell you more....i must say though that i have enjoyed making my own decks and now i would be hard pressed to BUY a deck unless i thought that it clearly and provedly would beat my own gear purely mechanically not rider...

[denis6902]

now, how about droping some more templates for us???

Or are the others models kind of secret templates???

Where else can i get other templates???