Photo and observations on the making of sliding gloves...

**BoardBreaker** · 08-13-2005 09:23 AM

They came out pretty nice, but if you add up the materials, It's cheaper to buy them! Only, I couldn't find any in stock anywhere. That doesn't take into account my time spent researching, finding and ordering the materials and the actual assembly. That would put it off the charts! It was fun though. Here's the cost breakdow
$25- Gloves from Home Depot (could have bought cheaper ones, but I wanted something to match the quality of the gloves on the market, and they look sweet!).
$16- Sheet of 1/4" UHMW plastic and industrial velcro plus shipping from McMaster and Carr.
$5- Marine Goop adhesive from Home Depot (like Sho-Goo only stronger!)

**willpumpforcone** · 08-13-2005 11:56 AM

my gloves cost about 4 bucks to make 2 dollar gloves from big lots 1 dollar cutting board and 1 dollar shoe goo

**stanton** · 08-13-2005 12:58 PM

Holy cow I have those same Mechanix gloves. Except I use them for my job, not longboarding!

But they are really nice gloves. I think I'm gonna make some out of my older work gloves.

**ShaggyIan4** · 08-13-2005 01:11 PM

Yeah it's the gloves that got ya. 25 bucks! sheeeze you might as well stole those bad boys.

**Crappysurfer** · 08-13-2005 01:12 PM

my gloves cost 5 bucks to make and they have much more mibility than those

nice buckskin gloves from home depot
took pvc from doctor worms house
and used some old epoxy i found in my basement

**Blocko** · 08-13-2005 05:04 PM

my gloves cost me nothing.

I got the construction gloves for free from work. I grabbed the cutting board from the kitchen and used an oxy-acetelyene torch I already had.

**Jax** · 08-13-2005 06:21 PM

How about this:
$3 gloves from Home Depot
$2.50 Goop from Home Depot
$7 velcro- a yard (So I can make another pair if I want)
$3 a cuttingboard from Value Village

Total: $15.50

Not bad. Decent gloves. Fun time.

**Wheel Man** · 08-13-2005 06:21 PM

You cut a cutting board with a torch?

Bit overkill eh?

**BoardBreaker** · 08-13-2005 06:33 PM

I think I'm going to use the torch technique next time. Big time saver.

**Blocko** · 08-13-2005 06:36 PM

Originally Posted by Wheel Man

You cut a cutting board with a torch?

Bit overkill eh?

What can I say? I like fire.

**SpeedDemon13** · 08-13-2005 08:31 PM

If only i had a torch handy.... 8)

**extramontana** · 08-13-2005 11:07 PM

Target worked for me.

$2 work gloves
$2 cutting board (makes 2-3 pairs)

Every young (or old) man should have a hacksaw and a propane torch lying around.

Also someone had an excellent idea: Put a screwdriver in the fingers and melt plastic (using the plastic tubes from a pen) on to the finger tips.

Don't put your gloves on too quick after you melt the plastic on, it kinda sucks.

**bean-a-reano** · 08-15-2005 02:13 AM

$2 work gloves
$3 cutting board
1 drywall screw and a torch

You don't have to wait a day to use them and the pucks stick like hell.

**bpz** · 08-19-2005 07:03 PM

$15 work gloves from home depot
they look like the original poster's, without the velcro wrist and crazy colors
very very comfortable
$10 sheet of UHMW from mcmaster carr
lasts longer than cutting board
$4 stick back velcro from mcmaster carr
extra strong adhesive bonds to both the gloves and uhmw fine

$30 for a sweet pair of gloves with removable pucks
couldn't ask for anything more

**Andrew in Ontario** · 08-19-2005 07:59 PM

if i were u i'd put a small block on the thumb.... im using duct tape on mine right now.... and its getting a bit shredded.

**V1RG1N14 L0NG804RD3R** · 08-19-2005 08:00 PM

Tell the home depot people you found the gloves in the $2 mix and match bin. My friend did this with like $25 gloves. Some of the employees won't buy it but someone will. Then take a cutting board from work. Then melt the gloves on and you have sweet sliding gloves.

Top of the line gloves for $2