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PostPosted: Jun 05, 2008 12:09 pm    Post subject: homemade wakeskate Reply with quote

Had some extra time in shop class this week so i made this.
and im looking for a cool graphic, preferably simple because of my lack of artistic ability.




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PostPosted: Jun 05, 2008 12:44 pm    Post subject: Re: homemade wakeskate Reply with quote

im in the process of making a wakeboard right now, i just finished fiberglassing it today.
i also made a wakeskate that i will be fiberglassing when i finished my wakeboard.


here are some pics of my skate
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PostPosted: Jun 05, 2008 12:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

thats nice! im thinking about making one of my next boards concave. how hard is it?
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PostPosted: Jun 05, 2008 1:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

its not hard. cut my wood to shape to make the concave.
i didnt want to use to big of a piece so i make 4 and glue them down onto the board one at a time
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PostPosted: Jun 05, 2008 1:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

i was going to make a wakeboard, but i didnt know what to do about binding inserts. do you have any ideas?
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PostPosted: Jun 05, 2008 2:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

i dont know about that, ill probably just screw them on.
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PostPosted: Jun 06, 2008 3:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I was going to make a wakeboard for my daughter in a couple of years. My idea for the bindings was this:

Get some t-nuts (pronged or not), and mount them in between the layers of the board. The only problem is the bases on t-nuts are not that big so it could pull out in a nasty wipeout. This probably wouldn't be a problem for her first board that she is just learning on. However, I thought you could just tach (weld) the t-nut to a thin piece of metal maybe 4"X4" so it doesn't add to much weight. Then cut the 4 inch square out of one of the inner plys in the board. The only problem is getthing the thickness right. I will make it out of 1/16" wood, but I probably would want to use thinner metal for the 4x4 plate so I would have to plane down some wood to fill the rest of the cut out so it would be tight between all the plys. Did that make any sense? I could maybe make a drawing.

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Nice work on the boards by the way. I need to post pics of mine finished.
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PostPosted: Jun 07, 2008 12:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hows about this for a graphic, simple but beautiful!



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PostPosted: Jun 09, 2008 11:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

tpj, pm me, I can help with the graphic Smile
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PostPosted: Jun 12, 2008 3:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The Evil Monkey is Born. Here is the final product minus the tape. Definitely learned a lot on the first one, and look forward to improving the next one.

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PostPosted: Jun 12, 2008 8:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nooga678, you'll probably want to sand the channels down in the middle of the board.. so water can flow more freely and not drag.

nice work though! is that a screen print graphic?

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PostPosted: Jun 12, 2008 9:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

looks mad pretty! I wany to make one.
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PostPosted: Jun 13, 2008 3:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I printed the graphic on regular white paper. Then I did the trick where you take a thick lead pencil and trace the image on the back of the paper. Then you tape the image on the board pencil side down. Take the pencil and scrible really hard over all the lines, transplanting the pencil mark on the bottom of the sheet to the board. Then I painted with acylic paint. It worked well enough to get the image on the board.

The channels are something I will definitely do different next time. I cut those out of the bottom sheet before even glueing them together. Basically the bottom sheet looked like an "H" before the glue up. It is only 1/8" thick so not having it smooth in the middle isn't really a problem. Next time I am going to do them with a router such that they start deeper at the tips and fade out to nothing towards the middle.
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PostPosted: Jun 13, 2008 6:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Those are all pretty impressive. Good job guys.

My deck is starting to wear out but I don't think I have the time for something like this.

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PostPosted: Jun 13, 2008 8:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Evil Monkey FTW!!!
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PostPosted: Jun 23, 2008 3:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nooga678, what did you use to make it concave?
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PostPosted: Jun 23, 2008 6:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

What material is used for the deck? Plywood?
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PostPosted: Jun 24, 2008 3:12 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

tpj

I stacked up tapered pieces of plywood and then sanded for ever. I should have gone 1 or 2 more pieces high, it doesn't really have a lot of concave. I also cut a rectangle out of the top layer before glueing to be the first taper, but I don't think I would do that again.


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I used 1/8" Luan which is dirt cheap at $8 a sheet. I made the whole board out of one sheet. I wanted to use 1/8" birch, but they were out. This one was a learning process so I am not too worried if it doesn't hold up, but it seems to be doing fine. I am going to try one out of 1/4" because there is a lot more would options. Not sure if it will hold its rocker as well, but I am going to give it a shot.
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PostPosted: Jun 24, 2008 12:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nooga678, whats the total build cost?/how does it ride?

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PostPosted: Jun 24, 2008 5:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

mine was 15 and i used the most expensive wood. next time im going to but in bulk so it should be a lot less.

Nooga678, i used 1/4 in ply and it worked fine and its not even 10 dollars a sheet. i think that im going to get 2 sheets of 1/4 in ply and 1 sheet of 1/8 in ply. i want it to be just a little bit thicker and the rest of the 1/8 ply im going to use for concave. what glue did you use?
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PostPosted: Jun 25, 2008 3:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Kyle Kearns, Plywood $8, Glue $8, Sandpaper $7, Epoxy $15, GripTape $7. Those are rough estimates and assuming you already have the needed tools. The jig (seen in background of last picture) cost some money as well for the wood, but you only have to build that once if you like the rocker. Plus I got most of the wood out of the scrap bin at Home Depot and had the 1/4" MDF laying around.

I am not very good on a skate so I can't really judge how well it rides. It is much shorter than my buddies board and I put much more round edges on it. It rides alot more squirly than his, but those are the only two boards I have ridden.

tpj, I just used Titebond III. I will keep you updated on any delamination issues. I read about people using expoxy resin, but didn't want to spring for that much epoxy. Also, expoxy resin relies on having space between the pieces to make a strong bond, so it probably would not have been the best choices since I was clamping it together in a jig. I figured if you coat the board in epoxy well, then you shouldn't have to worry about the glue you used. I really wanted to try gorilla glue, but I was worried about getting it spread across the whole sheet since it foams up.

Did you use 3 layers of 1/4"? The one I just made isn't 3/4" and I don't think I would want a board that thick, especially if adding concave. If a 1/2 board isn't still enough, I like the idea of two 1/4" and one 1/8" sheet. I also thought about going two 1/4" and a layer of fiberglass on the bottom.

Let me know how it works out.
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PostPosted: Jun 25, 2008 7:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

i was planning on making another one today but dont have sufficient funding at the moment. i dont think ill be making one for another 2 weeks but when its finished ill post it

o and i just rolled the gorrila glue on with a small paint roller and it worked well
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PostPosted: Jul 23, 2008 10:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

tight boards, how long did it end up taking you.
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PostPosted: Aug 06, 2008 1:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

kevoLFwake, it usually takes to weeks if you work on it alot....sealing it takes the longest but it pays off in the end.
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