Board Builders

Whats the best way to get a good shiny black board, dudes? Not a full design just black. Spray paint? And should I do this before or after putting on fibreglass? Cheers, Dude

@Dude - Spray paint over the top of the finished fibreglass does yeild a good result - make sure you get a good quality paint and not some cheap shite as some don't bond well with the fibreglassing.

Dunno if these count as entries to the build off.

chris's board and skittles custom deck

very nice (as usual) Adam...!

for sure - he's got the bug!

thanks guys! im starting to really get the hang of making boards now. going to try and make a micro drop board soon! but cheers for the support

Custom Iconic Symmetrical custom topmount, now fibre glassed :)

Didn't feel like making a whole thread for a few question so...

Does anyone know of any places to get various veneers and f250 (molding) foam for a press?

Hey Thonas - youo're in Vic, right?  Melbourne somewhere hopefully...  I found a place in Bentleigh East where you can get Extruded Polystyrene foam (perfect for making moulds) if that's what you are after? https://secure.solidsolutions.com.au/view_products.php?cat=65

Veneers are a harder ask in the southern states - you can try 1.5mm ply - the behaviour of the thin ply's is compaprable to veneer - Plyco are good (Mornington and Fairfield) http://www.plyco.com.au/index.php?main_page=index 

introducing..."fingers crossed skateboards" hahaha  (hopefully it works)

heres my first board ive made!

im pretty happy with it, a few little problems that can be fixed with practice!

ohh and it still needs to be fiberglassed havent done that yet!

what do u think????

thanks 2 everyone that gave me advise it really helped, and also reading through the thread, sum great stuff on there!!

thanks guys!!

Thanks Deeks, the foam looks good. I'll keep hunting for veneer but i might just end up with ply.

@Thomas - no problems - the guys with the foam - you need to ring first and pay for it (they don't do cash sales on premise) via a credit card.  It's about $34 for a full sheet which is 2500mm x 600mm (you can buy half sheets as well) - good luck.  If you get real stuck, I've got some.

Well done Dean, Looks great - i'm pretty sure you can uncross those fingers! Drops look good, concave looks good and I like how you have dropthrough mounted the front trucks to give it forward rake. Adam is right that is an amazing effort.

hehehe thanks guys!

 yeh steve i kind of attempted copyed my mates "early arift", cos i liked the feel of it.

umm what do u mean adam?? u think there might be a problem with the fiberglass sticking to the board??

 ive never fiberglassed b4, so i got no idea! hehehe

oh crap didnt think of that  :S

ohh well ill just have to see how it goes. trial n error i guess haha

@Dean good effort. That looks sick. What wood did you use and where did you get it? Im struggling to find some good stuff.

umm got it from mr plywood. i think its 4mm x 3 peices, and he just told me it was sum sort of hard wood, i got no idea heheh

Ok I had a shitload of fun with this build.The Maleny Wood Expo asked me if my Longboards are made from sustainably harvested materials, which they are of coarse. But it inspired me to produce this rank beast for the build off, so here it is 'The Off Cut'.

Like the red paint , or is that blood after having a ride.

Yeah I reckon if you did attempt to ride this blood would definitely be spilled. 

Another Iconic Symmetrical topmount. specs- 38 x 10 inches with a deep tub concave with mellow w 

How can you afford to keep on churning out these boards?

i make and sell them man! check out my page https://www.facebook.com/IconicLongboards

Oh nice work man! Didn't realize people were buying them yet. Knew it was only a matter of time though. Great job on your boards.

my 2nd board  :D

topmount downhill 35 inchs, with W-concave  (waaaay to much "W", needs to be mellowed out)

still need a good sand, and a paint.

what do u think???

Sick shape. Does the waste effect the torsion flex? I just put my first board in the press an hour ago.

thanks man!!!!

ummmm im not sure yet ive only rode it for like 10minutes, cos i only just finished it.

but it seems pretty stable so far, i cant feel much flex or movement in the deck at all. ill have to ride it sum more tomorrow.

 good luck with ur board!! post sum pics when ur done!

Iconic Longboards- flat tail, topmount, 36.5 x 10 inch soon to have adjustable wheel base options

ooooeeerrrr!  a new "toy" for making wheel-wells?  Do tell brother Adam...

Am also keen to hear what you guys find the most useful for carving out your wheels wells.

Hey Guys  i have a press to use but don't have a mold to shape the board,  what  materials should i use to make the mold (btw the press is a good proper one at school)

@Daniel - what do you mean by "a good proper one"?  Is it a hydraulic press or a vacuum press?  One will require something like concrete the other foam.

@Deeks63  Its a 20,000 tonne hydraulic press, 

Oops, just saw that yeah its a 20,000kg press

so anyone got a good place to get foam from in Sydney, NSW

Yeah Adam thats a bamboo core bro :) sexy as and solid as hell

Iconic Topmount finished- 36 x 10 hardwood outside with a bamboo core

Sean Mcallum Stoked with his Iconic board

Anyone selling a Roarockit vacuum kit or any other form of vacuum press? And to anyone with experience, I know this has come up before, but can someone please clear up if it's possible to do 40" molds in the 47/14" bag? That's the biggest one at carbatec. Thanks, Will

Also has anyone made a board with 3mm ply with W concave?

will you should be fine with a 40" mold. my mold is 41" and i dont have any problems pressing a board

Just finished sanding. Tails a little wonky. It has the flex of a vendetta from what i can tell.

Iconic Carbon topmount