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Beloved Leader wrote: ... I immediately persued the notion of doing it myself. Not only that, but once I had the carburetor off, I found that the source of the leak was not a bad intake manifold gasket, but someone much less expensive and easier to fix. Pursued.... something much less expensive.... ... eighth grad shop, so it has been done. Grade.... |
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Beloved Leader wrote: . To the OP: please post pictures when you are done. Now I have to contemplate building a longboard (skate, not surf). Best wishes to all. Thanks for writing. I saw a slick longboard the other day... it was an old waterski with skateboard trucks on it. It had large diam wheels. 4" or so. Looked fun but maybe too narrow. I'd have to ride it to see. J |
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Jrobb wrote: I saw a slick longboard the other day... it was an old waterski .... I hadn't thought of that. I see those thrown out from time to time too. I have lots of surplus trucks, just not a board. Thanks for the tip. |
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wrote in message oups.com... Im looking into making a really cheap snowboard. Would it work to steam bend a piece of 1/2" plywood, coat it with polyurethan, and glue a piece of formica to the bottom? I already have all these materials, plus a pair of bindings. Any thoughts? Spend a few dollars at a thrift shop or garage sale? Why re-invent the wheel? Bob |
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Bob F wrote:
wrote in message oups.com... Im looking into making a really cheap snowboard. Would it work to steam bend a piece of 1/2" plywood, coat it with polyurethan, and glue a piece of formica to the bottom? I already have all these materials, plus a pair of bindings. Any thoughts? Spend a few dollars at a thrift shop or garage sale? Why re-invent the wheel? Bob ^read the above posts |
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wrote in message oups.com... Bob F wrote: wrote in message oups.com... Im looking into making a really cheap snowboard. Would it work to steam bend a piece of 1/2" plywood, coat it with polyurethan, and glue a piece of formica to the bottom? I already have all these materials, plus a pair of bindings. Any thoughts? Spend a few dollars at a thrift shop or garage sale? Why re-invent the wheel? Bob ^read the above posts I would still recommend just buying a used one. It would be cheaper, and give you a better idea of what a snowboard does. After learning to use it, then build something if the desire remains. At that point, you might actually have some ideas about how to design it to work. Who knows, you might even improve on things. I don't know if you can get enough bend in 1/2" ply by steaming. I doubt if formica will slide very well on varying snow, or hold wax. I paid $20 for a board posted on craigslist that I am now using for all my riding. I see boards for anywhere from $5 and up at thrift shops. The danger is that if you get a real board, you have a severe risk of getting hooked on a new sport. Bob Bob |
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Bob F wrote: wrote in message oups.com... Bob F wrote: wrote in message oups.com... Im looking into making a really cheap snowboard. Would it work to steam bend a piece of 1/2" plywood, coat it with polyurethan, and glue a piece of formica to the bottom? I already have all these materials, plus a pair of bindings. Any thoughts? Spend a few dollars at a thrift shop or garage sale? Why re-invent the wheel? Bob ^read the above posts I would still recommend just buying a used one. It would be cheaper, and give you a better idea of what a snowboard does. After learning to use it, then build something if the desire remains. At that point, you might actually have some ideas about how to design it to work. Who knows, you might even improve on things. I don't know if you can get enough bend in 1/2" ply by steaming. I doubt if formica will slide very well on varying snow, or hold wax. I paid $20 for a board posted on craigslist that I am now using for all my riding. I see boards for anywhere from $5 and up at thrift shops. The danger is that if you get a real board, you have a severe risk of getting hooked on a new sport. Bob Bob I know i can get a really cheap snowboard, but I would rather make it. I have used a real snowboard plenty of times, so I know how they work |
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Check out Grafsnowboards here at http://www.grafsnowboards.com/index.php?url=Home Lots of info on how to make one, probably more info than you need but they also list suppliers of all materials and some members in the forum area are selling surplus supplies...edges, inserts, base materialr for cheap too. see here http://www.grafsnowboards.com/phpbb2/index.php J |
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