What's the best slide puck material???

**mediocrityman** · 01-12-2009 09:44 PM

####### pussies, use your hands.

**tomlarry@hotmail.com** · 01-13-2009 11:20 AM

has anyone tried making a computer mouse kind of thing. but with more balls to balance things out or would that just never work?

**jmasta** · 01-13-2009 02:50 PM

Originally Posted by tomlarry@hotmail.com

has anyone tried making a computer mouse kind of thing. but with more balls to balance things out or would that just never work?

holy #### batman! that could actually work.... multiple spherical balls that could rotate in any direction? in a sense, wheels for your hands?!

i like it.... it may just very well have a future

**luke.at.me** · 01-13-2009 02:53 PM

too bad that as soon as the balls got even a bit out of shape it wouldnt work anymore...

but if you made them out of something indestructible then you might have something

**jaxxstatic** · 01-13-2009 04:16 PM

Originally Posted by jmasta

holy #### batman! that could actually work.... multiple spherical balls that could rotate in any direction? in a sense, wheels for your hands?!

i like it.... it may just very well have a future

you could try a street hockey puck, the kind with the roller balls in it.
just velcro it to your glove like a normal puck I guess.
but i don't know if they're designed to hold any weight. the balls might just recess when you put your weight on the puck.
then they'd be not slick enough...i dunno. l'm interested

**tomlarry@hotmail.com** · 01-15-2009 09:21 AM

what if you try the steel balls for sling shots those could hold up really good. but how would have have them stay in place but still have no friction cause when you put your hand down the balls would hit your palm or whatevers above the balls?

**scottp45** · 02-23-2010 10:10 PM

So, reading through the thread it sounds like UHMW is the best material, but where might I find it?

Scott

**Chad1984** · 03-10-2010 01:02 AM

I've been using corian solid surface material for a while now and it don't wear down as fast as cutting board and the slide is a lot faster... You can see in the pic the mark left behind from my right hand and you can see other marks from previous slides.. Its kinda the chalk dust...

**TreGCruiser** · 03-10-2010 09:31 PM

BClongboards.com has some nice pucks if you havent seen them yet they are polyethylene so they are very low coefficient of friction, are self-lubricating, and are highly resistant to abrasion they are odorless and tasteless so if u wanna smell or lick them u cant xD

**Manofsnazz** · 03-10-2010 09:41 PM

The best slide pucks are made out of thousand year old frozen egyptian bull sperm. But you have to have them kept frozen, which causes many riders to have to resort to other, less successful materials like UHMW-PE and Ben Affleck's compressed chest hair.

Back when I knew how to use the force, I could just levitate above the ground though. Those were fun times.

Seriously though...corian samples are free. Everyone should make their first set of gloves.

**Lunesta** · 03-10-2010 09:57 PM

Originally Posted by Chad1984

I've been using corian solid surface material for a while now and it don't wear down as fast as cutting board and the slide is a lot faster... You can see in the pic the mark left behind from my right hand and you can see other marks from previous slides.. Its kinda the chalk dust...

Nice pic. Some of those lines look like you could have hit the curb lol I myself have tried such stunts

**Lunesta** · 03-10-2010 10:06 PM

Im gunna have to say Mudstones!!! Fastest/smoothest slide ive experienced

**Chad1984** · 03-11-2010 01:15 AM

Originally Posted by Lunesta

Nice pic. Some of those lines look like you could have hit the curb lol I myself have tried such stunts

LOL... Curb and Pole!!! The first time didnt make it ... We like to get as close to the curb as we can ... Its a lot of fun sliding under the gate!!!

**loadeded** · 03-24-2010 11:25 AM

Where can you find oil impregnated uhmwpe cause all the stuff I found isn't oil impregnated.
Or is this the right stuff? Industrial Plastic Supply, Inc. -- UHMW

**JustaKid** · 04-28-2010 10:39 PM

What about risers? You know, the ones on your trucks, How would those do?

**spidydt** · 04-28-2010 10:42 PM

what ever Phat Deaz uses in his pucks

**Fuznubz** · 04-28-2010 10:49 PM

Originally Posted by GPymp

Automobile disc brake pads.

dude, one day i was skating, came to a stop sign, picked something up, realized it was a break pad and though "i should make a slide glove outta this!"

never did.

**NewbieDancer** · 07-31-2010 04:01 PM

Originally Posted by Fuznubz

dude, one day i was skating, came to a stop sign, picked something up, realized it was a break pad and though "i should make a slide glove outta this!"

never did.

Hey, I'm trying to make my first set of slide gloves. right now I have some work gloves, industrial velcro from home depot, and 4x4 corian. I'm trying to figure out how to put it together. also should I try and make the corian into circles for the 2 fingers and the palm?

**flannelman** · 07-31-2010 04:08 PM

Originally Posted by NewbieDancer

Hey, I'm trying to make my first set of slide gloves. right now I have some work gloves, industrial velcro from home depot, and 4x4 corian. I'm trying to figure out how to put it together. also should I try and make the corian into circles for the 2 fingers and the palm?

******* Search....This is an old dead poll thread about what is best, not a how to.
http://www.silverfishlongboarding.co...es-thread.html

**JmcmanJ** · 08-29-2010 10:47 AM

I really haven't tried much materials for my gloves. The standard loaded gloves work really well. I usually use pre cut tile samples on my gloves. They come free, too!