My press, My method, a "How to" guide.

**hoch92000** · 07-02-2008 08:26 PM

**arcane** · 07-02-2008 08:37 PM

Awesome, great job. This will be one of the first threads I direct new people to that are looking for an easy yet effective press design. Well done man.

**mbease** · 07-02-2008 10:42 PM

I've actually thought about doing this exact idea for a press but haven't taken the time to actually make one. I'm still experimenting with a lot of things in V-lam, but I'll be getting some baltic birch soon to try out some new ideas as well.

the shaped of the pressed board looks amazing! I think you should post some finished boards too! this definitely inspires me, as well as other people I'm sure. great job!

**ielongboardman** · 07-03-2008 12:04 AM

primo dude that looks like a great press you incorporated a bit of camber and some concave i like it alot very nice board too

**Doc Frye** · 07-03-2008 09:57 AM

Sweet build, hoch. Thank you for documenting your build process so clearly. This will help many builders in the future.

**hoch92000** · 07-03-2008 04:44 PM

Thank you, gentlemen. I truly believe that someone trying a first build can construct this and press some nice boards. It seems like a lot of steps, but it is more or less realtively simple to build. Goes to show how a pic is worth 1000 words. If someone else tries it, let me know what you think, and please give me your improvements and tested failures.

**hoch92000** · 07-04-2008 06:53 AM

Sorry guys, this is Brodie's concave/caber press.

http://www.silverfishlongboarding.co...-problems.html

**.secrets** · 07-04-2008 08:31 AM

hows the flex on this bad boy?

**boardingkaos** · 07-04-2008 08:58 AM

First off, what is that awesomely fun looking green bigwheel looking thing in figure 5?

Second, Great build and walkthrough, hows the board?

**hoch92000** · 07-04-2008 10:03 AM

Originally Posted by .secrets

hows the flex on this bad boy?

I turned the 1st board into a dropthrough. It's not finished yet. The flex is perfect. In my mind, the perfect flex for your weight, is that which causes a cambered board to go flat, or slightly below flat, when standing on one foot in the middle of the board. When cross stepping, one foot is placed in the middle and too much flex makes the move impossible. And placing one foot in the middle causes the most static stress on the board.

**hoch92000** · 07-04-2008 10:05 AM

Originally Posted by boardingkaos

First off, what is that awesomely fun looking green bigwheel looking thing in figure 5?

Second, Great build and walkthrough, hows the board?

That's a Green Machine. I had one when I was little as well. They kick a$$. Good for slides as well. There was this other similar toy, I think it was called a Cheetah. It was similar to the Green Machine, except it was propelled by pressing your feet forward on two pedals rather than turning a front wheel.

**jspats40** · 07-04-2008 12:03 PM

great how too. press is easy and effective. good job.

you can screw the baltic birch plys that are sticking out in figure 12 together. just for the whole board to be used.

**cam_bell** · 07-04-2008 01:01 PM

hoch, youre the man, but...
this press can only make one kind of board. great for a first build, maybe someone trying to mass produce one kind of board. and you can change length/ wheelbase/width but you will have the same camber and concave on every board you make.

that being said, this will probably produce boards more consistently and reliably than a press like mine, and this will not cause steps/waviness. versatility is a virtue in presses imo.

great thread

my press
http://www.silverfishlongboarding.co...rst-press.html

**hoch92000** · 07-04-2008 05:58 PM

Originally Posted by jspats40

great how too. press is easy and effective. good job.

you can screw the baltic birch plys that are sticking out in figure 12 together. just for the whole board to be used.

Good idea. I was simply using the inner 45" of this board so I disregarded the outer 6" on each end.

**hoch92000** · 07-04-2008 06:11 PM

Originally Posted by cam_bell

hoch, youre the man, but...
this press can only make one kind of board. great for a first build, maybe someone trying to mass produce one kind of board. and you can change length/ wheelbase/width but you will have the same camber and concave on every board you make.

that being said, this will probably produce boards more consistently and reliably than a press like mine, and this will not cause steps/waviness. versatility is a virtue in presses imo.

great thread

my press
http://www.silverfishlongboarding.co...rst-press.html

Thanks Cam_bell. You've got that beautiful monster of a press.

This press is somewhat modifiable though. The concave can be slightly adjusted by altering how far down one presses. Go for the full 1/2" or hold back for about 3/8". Or simply replace the side runners with a 5/8" piece for more concave (I would not advise this). One could press down the middle with only one F piece or two (or three for that matter). Regarding camber, I truly believe that there is probably a perfect amount of camber. I haven't found it yet. It's probably between 0.5 and 1.0" Once I find it, I won't change it.

For a no camber board, I'd just flip the press over and put side runners on the other side, then use a 2 by 4 to press down the middle, like my http://www.silverfishlongboarding.co...peedboard.html press.

**funkpod** · 07-04-2008 06:57 PM

great lookin' press! Hey, question to all you builders,

i've built a coupla boards w/ my toothless press, and i was wondering if it is better to build a press w/ the ribs going perpendicular or parallel to the board?

aka is it easier/better to build a press that the ribs are going like

http://www.silverfishlongboarding.co...-my-press.html

or like the one above?

**basstard** · 07-04-2008 07:06 PM

That post was REALLY long. But cool none the less(if thats one word..idk)

**boardin'mormon** · 07-06-2008 11:35 PM

wow thanks for the great walk through very insightfull for me, and i can actully build it! thanks!!!!!!!!

**cam_bell** · 07-07-2008 02:11 PM

Originally Posted by funkpod

great lookin' press! Hey, question to all you builders,

i've built a coupla boards w/ my toothless press, and i was wondering if it is better to build a press w/ the ribs going perpendicular or parallel to the board?

aka is it easier/better to build a press that the ribs are going like

http://www.silverfishlongboarding.co...-my-press.html

or like the one above?

aw hell. thats a gigantic and possibly controversial question, one that I know hoch has thought about many a time, as you can see by the 5+ presses he has built. basically, having ribs perpendicular to your board (like your first press or mine) can give you "stepping" or "waviness". if you try to make too much camber or rocker, the flat surface on a rib on the curved surface of your board will create level spots with angled spots between them, rather than the nice consistent curve you're aiming for. how about you try both and tell us what you think?

**funkpod** · 07-08-2008 05:46 AM

i think for my next press i'll try using the parallel ribs, it will actually take a shorter amount of time than making all of those smaller ribs if i measure it out correctly. will be posting pics onc e i'm done!