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Premium Member Comment by charlie harris on October 25, 2011 at 20:18

looks sick, good work!

Premium Member Comment by Deeks63 on October 25, 2011 at 20:58

Cheers - thanks Charlie...

Premium Member Comment by charlie harris on October 25, 2011 at 21:01

How much did the building cost in total?

Premium Member Comment by Deeks63 on October 25, 2011 at 21:05

I'm guessing about $30 worth of 6mm marine ply (2 pieces 1200x300), and $10 worth of fibreglass and resin...  The trucks are cheapies off the 'net but I ended up putting on some descent wheels (o'tangs) which were probably as much as the rest of the board combined!  the press would have set me back about $40 all up with the pine and threaded rod and such, but I can use it again and again...

Premium Member Comment by charlie harris on October 25, 2011 at 21:10

yea rad, looks good. Is this the same board as the one with the drop? or diff one?

Premium Member Comment by Deeks63 on October 25, 2011 at 21:14

Nar different one - this board is dead flat except for the concave - the 1 inch drop I'm still making and was pressed in a Roarockit TAP kit I got a few weeks back - used 1.5mm hoop pine ply which kinda act's like veneer in the way you can bend it in a vacuum press - really looking forward to taking this new one out for a spin!  Hope to have it finished for the weekend.  

Premium Member Comment by Conrad To on October 25, 2011 at 21:43

that is sooo sick, how did you get that funky graphic on it?

Premium Member Comment by Deeks63 on October 25, 2011 at 22:07

snagged the image off the Santa Cruz website (it's called eye-gore) blew it up some, printed it on a laser printer at work, cut it out with a sharp knife, put it on the deck with fibreglass resin (2 coats) - cam up well on the white background...

Comment by pete on October 26, 2011 at 8:16

Looks killer mate! Didi you have any issues with bubbling underthe graphic?

Premium Member Comment by Deeks63 on October 26, 2011 at 8:24

No, not reallly - I laid down the resin then put the print out on top and dabbed away with a soft brush - the biggest issue was the inks bleeding once it became well soaked with resin - particlarly once I used a small foam roller to spread itr out evenly.  this was the 2nd time I'd tried this (first deck snapped due to using a thinner ply!) so I was ready for it.  You just need to go at it gently with the first coat of resin, then the 2nd coat is a breeze.

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