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SamW
FBHQ Regular
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Join date : 2012-12-27
Age : 26
Location : Colorado
Companies : all of them
 |  Subject: Concrete Obstacles HELP Fri Dec 28, 2012 5:37 pm | |
| So lately I've been thinking about making a company of concrete obstacles (ledges, barriers, etc.) with custom art on each one, because I feel like I want to give back to the fingerboarding community with new designs and obstacles. The problem is, after quite a lot of time spent researching the smoothest type of concrete I haven't really seen anything that great. Does anyone have any suggestions? It would be much appreciated. |
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Ryan
Moderator
Posts : 3358
Join date : 2011-09-18
Age : 29
Companies : Temple Decks
| | Subject: Re: Concrete Obstacles HELP Fri Dec 28, 2012 5:41 pm | |
| I'd suggest buying different concretes and trying them out. |
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timothyfortescue
Blossoming FBHQer
Posts : 151
Join date : 2012-10-28
Age : 23
Location : On my fingerboard
Companies : Fingerboarding, Skateboarding and comics!
Setup : Blosom 32.5mm <3
BRT super silver wides (32mm)
Winkler wheels originals (white)
No logo bushings
Blackriver riptape original
Tech deck bolts
| | Subject: Re: Concrete Obstacles HELP Fri Dec 28, 2012 5:42 pm | |
| Check the gator fingerboard website he makes molds and supllys good concrete sachets for a dollar I think  |
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SamW
FBHQ Regular
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Join date : 2012-12-27
Age : 26
Location : Colorado
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| | Subject: Re: Concrete Obstacles HELP Fri Dec 28, 2012 5:54 pm | |
| - RyanMarshment wrote:
- I'd suggest buying different concretes and trying them out.
I will, I just wanted to see if anybody had tested before, just a place to start. |
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JakeC
Part of the Furniture
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Join date : 2012-03-07
Age : 24
Location : delaware
| | Subject: Re: Concrete Obstacles HELP Fri Dec 28, 2012 5:58 pm | |
| Experiment with different concretes, see which one feels best to you... |
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SamW
FBHQ Regular
Posts : 573
Join date : 2012-12-27
Age : 26
Location : Colorado
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| | Subject: Re: Concrete Obstacles HELP Fri Dec 28, 2012 5:58 pm | |
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Oscar V.
Part of the Furniture
Posts : 1832
Join date : 2012-05-31
Age : 25
Location : Cebu City, Philippines
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brt
wnk
fbs
| | Subject: Re: Concrete Obstacles HELP Sun Dec 30, 2012 7:53 am | |
| Try putting butter. Butter always work. Butter is smooth. Butter is the best. |
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lurkskywalker
Blossoming FBHQer
Posts : 228
Join date : 2012-01-07
Age : 32
Location : Colorado!
| | Subject: Re: Concrete Obstacles HELP Sun Dec 30, 2012 9:49 am | |
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Murdock
FBHQ Beginner
Posts : 144
Join date : 2012-11-30
Age : 39
Location : Florida
Setup : wide decks
med kicks/concave
loose but firm trucks
| | Subject: Re: Concrete Obstacles HELP Fri Jan 04, 2013 8:56 am | |
| google "jewelers cement."
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Ollie
Constant FBHQer
Posts : 1071
Join date : 2012-11-13
Age : 27
| | Subject: Re: Concrete Obstacles HELP Fri Jan 04, 2013 9:03 am | |
| Baiscally you want mortar mix, or Portland cement. NOT concrete. |
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SeamusMcFlurry
Supporter
Posts : 1986
Join date : 2012-05-17
Age : 36
Location : Newcastle, UK
Companies : Mars Hill Fingerboarding
Setup : Compiny 33.5 Final Test Deck
ACE V3
BRT Wides Jack Black
FF Team Editions
Substance Single Bearings
| | Subject: Re: Concrete Obstacles HELP Fri Jan 04, 2013 9:39 am | |
| You want to use as little water as you can get away with, sand it rough, then put a final layer on that has a higher water content. The lower the water content the stronger it'll be. The final one is to make it smoother. Also, research additives, you can get stuff tgat'll make it lighter, stronger, etc. |
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