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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Skyguns MKII on October 30, 2011, 01:30:14 PM

Title: something a typical cali kid like myself would make.
Post by: Skyguns MKII on October 30, 2011, 01:30:14 PM: for those of you that dont know, i LOVE to longboard and i LOVE to engineer stuff together. So why not make one? In the end the person i made it for was very happy and so was i. in total it cost me about 200$. not so bad since it seems pretty good compared to the custom sectore 9 board i bought. The one i made is made out of stronger material and has better trucks than mine.

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Title: Re: something a typical cali kid like myself would make.
Post by: Tank-Ace on October 30, 2011, 01:43:15 PM: Nice long board. At least you're not trying to be part of the d'bag crowd strapping longboard trucks to snowboards.
Title: Re: something a typical cali kid like myself would make.
Post by: Skyguns MKII on October 30, 2011, 01:44:48 PM: Quote from: Tank-Ace on October 30, 2011, 01:43:15 PM
Nice long board. At least you're not trying to be part of the d'bag crowd strapping longboard trucks to snowboards.

people do that?
Title: Re: something a typical cali kid like myself would make.
Post by: mtnman on October 30, 2011, 01:46:53 PM: Quote from: Tank-Ace on October 30, 2011, 01:43:15 PM
Nice long board. At least you're not trying to be part of the d'bag crowd strapping longboard trucks to snowboards.

Is that a bad way to do it?
Title: Re: something a typical cali kid like myself would make.
Post by: Skyguns MKII on October 30, 2011, 01:48:02 PM: Quote from: mtnman on October 30, 2011, 01:46:53 PM
Is that a bad way to do it?

i wouldn't know, just unorthodox
Title: Re: something a typical cali kid like myself would make.
Post by: Tank-Ace on October 30, 2011, 01:53:11 PM: Quote from: mtnman on October 30, 2011, 01:46:53 PM
Is that a bad way to do it?

Well for one, idiots like to call them "free-boards" because you don't have to purchase a board. But you ruin a perfectly good snowboard, so its not any cheaper since you need to replace the snowboard you drilled holes into.

Second, snowboards aren't built to bear a persons weight when the board is suspended above ground from 2 points. They're built to evenly spread a persons weight across snow.

They're not nessicarily "unsafe", but they're definitly not as safe as actuall long boards.
Title: Re: something a typical cali kid like myself would make.
Post by: PuppetZ on October 30, 2011, 01:58:08 PM: Funny, I would not have called anything with small wheels attached to it safe, but it sure looks good. Nicely done Skyguns. :aok
Title: Re: something a typical cali kid like myself would make.
Post by: Skyguns MKII on October 30, 2011, 01:58:22 PM: Quote from: Tank-Ace on October 30, 2011, 01:53:11 PM
Well for one, idiots like to call them "free-boards" because you don't have to purchase a board. But you ruin a perfectly good snowboard, so its not any cheaper since you need to replace the snowboard you drilled holes into.

Second, snowboards aren't built to bear a persons weight when the board is suspended above ground from 2 points. They're built to evenly spread a persons weight across snow.

They're not nessicarily "unsafe", but they're definitly not as safe as actuall long boards.

makes sense
Title: Re: something a typical cali kid like myself would make.
Post by: Skyguns MKII on October 30, 2011, 02:03:31 PM: Quote from: PuppetZ on October 30, 2011, 01:58:08 PM
Funny, I would not have called anything with small wheels attached to it safe, but it sure looks good. Nicely done Skyguns. :aok

thankyou very much, first one i ever made but i plan to make more.
Title: Re: something a typical cali kid like myself would make.
Post by: Pigslilspaz on October 30, 2011, 03:39:06 PM: Damn, was actually planning on making the Snowboard i just retired into a long board lol. Actually thinking about it, that board has waaaaay to much flex in it to support me while on trucks lol. So mounted on the dorm wall it goes.
Title: Re: something a typical cali kid like myself would make.
Post by: Pigslilspaz on October 30, 2011, 03:43:09 PM: Quote from: Tank-Ace on October 30, 2011, 01:53:11 PM
Well for one, idiots like to call them "free-boards" because you don't have to purchase a board. But you ruin a perfectly good snowboard, so its not any cheaper since you need to replace the snowboard you drilled holes into.

When you said freeboards I thought actual freebords (quite hard to use) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6slYk1zwIU&feature=relmfu (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6slYk1zwIU&feature=relmfu)
Title: Re: something a typical cali kid like myself would make.
Post by: uptown on October 30, 2011, 05:58:43 PM: that looks friggin awesome actually :aok
Title: Re: something a typical cali kid like myself would make.
Post by: skorpion on October 30, 2011, 06:51:44 PM: i hate longboarding, never even got into the concept of skateboarding-only snowboarding and dirtbiking (both using motorized and pedal bikes) for me. but that is one of the best home made longboards ive ever seen. nicely done.
Title: Re: something a typical cali kid like myself would make.
Post by: Seanaldinho on October 30, 2011, 07:03:49 PM: Looks good I wouldnt trade my sector nine for anything though :D
Title: Re: something a typical cali kid like myself would make.
Post by: Tank-Ace on October 30, 2011, 08:36:31 PM: Quote from: Pigslilspaz on October 30, 2011, 03:43:09 PM
When you said freeboards I thought actual freebords (quite hard to use) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6slYk1zwIU&feature=relmfu (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6slYk1zwIU&feature=relmfu)

No, just some idiots trying to be funny. Not sure if its an extremely localized thing, or what, but its funny as hell to watch them bottom out with their home-made "free-boards" :lol.
Title: Re: something a typical cali kid like myself would make.
Post by: mtnman on October 30, 2011, 08:52:54 PM: Quote from: Pigslilspaz on October 30, 2011, 03:39:06 PM
Damn, was actually planning on making the Snowboard i just retired into a long board lol. Actually thinking about it, that board has waaaaay to much flex in it to support me while on trucks lol. So mounted on the dorm wall it goes.

Seems to me you could use it anyway, and create a new fad/sport.

Think of it as a cross between skateboarding and trampolines.

I bet you'd be able to come up with some really cool tricks and stuff, instead of the same old things they've been monkeying with since the 80's.
Title: Re: something a typical cali kid like myself would make.
Post by: Tyrannis on October 30, 2011, 08:54:20 PM: More BMX myself. But nice board. good work. :aok