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Comment by Sufyan Ghazali on August 24, 2010 at 10:05

thanks for the tip

Premium Member Comment by Matthys on August 24, 2010 at 8:05

oh yea sufyan, its a real woman to work with.
you just have to tape it up with masking tape or ductape and it doesnt do so much damage,
another hint, when drilling the holes, you might want to drill a pilot hole first, so that not only does the bigger drill bit go in straight, but it also doesnt split as much on the bottom....

Comment by Sufyan Ghazali on August 23, 2010 at 22:48

oh yea cool. i just need to drill the holes, and ill be all set to ride, except for all the painting and finishing. but man, when matthys said marine ply was splintery.... i did not expect it to be that splintery. wood was chipping everywhere... not very good for drop throughs...

Premium Member Comment by Adam on August 23, 2010 at 22:21

i think it should be 5mm, correct me if i am wrong fellas?

Comment by Jezza on August 23, 2010 at 22:20

If I am building for myself, I use waterproof PVA and preform ply, but if for some one else veneers and a two part epoxy. I go through too any designs to use the expensive stuff for myself, pretty much build a board a month, though if i find something i like ill make it out of veneers. Anyway...PVA works fine 99% of the time, its much stronger than the glue that they use putting together that preform.

also the diameter of the bolts used in mounting hardware is 4.826mm, including thread if its UNC (the fine looking thread), so find something around that and your fine.

Comment by Sufyan Ghazali on August 23, 2010 at 21:14

@jezza - yea, but what kinda glue do you guys use? normal pva by selleys?

@matthys - haha, yea i have the drill bits but i was talking about the diameter,

Premium Member Comment by Matthys on August 23, 2010 at 20:26

you can buy a sk8kings drillbit off boardshop in the hardware section for like 5$or soething.....

Comment by Jezza on August 23, 2010 at 20:24

lots of concave makes it stiff, moreso than extra plys in my experience. That two part epoxy you said you had probably stiffens it up too, like you said.

Comment by Sufyan Ghazali on August 23, 2010 at 20:16

thanks man. close call there. i just went ahead and painted it just now. i couldnt wait :P just wondering, what drill piece size do you use for the mounting holes?

anyway, i dunno why but my board does not flex. im thinking its the glue?

Premium Member Comment by Matthys on August 23, 2010 at 8:06

o hell no!!!
soaking in water dissolves a natural chemical in the wood that helps bind the fibres together, you will see this in any dense woods, for instance mahogony will have a massive ammount of this chemical, wheras bulsa will have none of it because it is mostly air.
do not soak any wood, its not good!

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