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Robert Constant FBHQer
Posts : 1222 Join date : 2011-05-08 Age : 31 Location : jupiter Setup : 卐卐卐
| Subject: Juuust perfect... Sun Jun 05, 2011 5:52 pm | |
| So, I finally get around to shopping for some ramps, get a good list going on, and right before I go to order my mom brings up the fact that Canada Post just went on strike. No mail service. Now I'll be ramp-less for god knows how long. I'm contemplating going down to Wal-Mart and buying a few TD ramps, or maybe try to put my shop skills to the test and build some. Any suggestions? |
| | | Xi Council
Posts : 2664 Join date : 2011-02-12 Location : Beijing, China Setup : Tech Deck Performance Series
Kamelpro 32.5mm Melus deck, Ytrucks X4, Oak RV2V, FBS tape
Kamelpro 32.5mm Amble deck, BRTs, Oak RV2V, FBS tape
Homemade freestyle 30mm deck, Ytrucks X3, FlatfacexOak, Ace V3 tape
| Subject: Re: Juuust perfect... Sun Jun 05, 2011 6:07 pm | |
| It really depends on what obstacles you lack. I really love seshing household items like DVD cases, tissue boxes, books, the side of my laptop... |
| | | Robert Constant FBHQer
Posts : 1222 Join date : 2011-05-08 Age : 31 Location : jupiter Setup : 卐卐卐
| Subject: Re: Juuust perfect... Sun Jun 05, 2011 6:15 pm | |
| Been rockin' the side of the laptop for a while now, haha. All I have to work with is household items, so I'd like something that's actually made for fingerboarding, rather than spice racks and movie cases. More specifically, I'd like a bank/stairset with a rail (which is what first made me think of TD ramps as an option) and a box of some sort. |
| | | CasparH Part of the Furniture
Posts : 2611 Join date : 2011-01-09 Location : Switzerland Companies : SkullwoodWorkshops Setup : Berlinwood My Name is Graphic
Wide Allen Key Trucks
Flatface G6 a´s
Riptape
I AM SWEDISH
| Subject: Re: Juuust perfect... Sun Jun 05, 2011 6:25 pm | |
| Dude its quite easy building stuff with cardboard, but no offence isnt the Canadian Postal Service like one of the worst in the world? |
| | | kerryDETH Admin
Posts : 10741 Join date : 2009-11-03 Age : 36 Location : Bristol, UK Companies : Fingerboarding, Skateboarding Setup : Blosom 32.5mm
BRT Wides
Witchcraft Teals
Flatface BRR Ed.
Ace Tape
| Subject: Re: Juuust perfect... Sun Jun 05, 2011 6:36 pm | |
| MAKE STUFF! Go buy some wood reallly cheap from a hardware store or something, get some like 1cm ply, cut like 25x40, 25x 38, 25x32, 25x30cm pieces, stick them on top of each other, you have a sick double stairset. Make a hubba out of the same wood, sand the edge really smooth so it grinds like a rail. Sorted. Also you can make a box out of that wood. I dunno what prices are like in the US/canada but I imagine they're a LOT cheaper than the UK. I mean, canada is full of trees! So, yea, buy wood for I imagine no more than 10-20 dollars, build stuff (all you'd need is a hand saw, sandpaper, and some glue), and enjoy it! Also, I'm going to be making a tutorial tomorrow on how to make a decent cardboard quarter as loads of people requested it, so, yea, check unite/my youtube channel and look out for that. Cardboard ramps are really fun too |
| | | Robert Constant FBHQer
Posts : 1222 Join date : 2011-05-08 Age : 31 Location : jupiter Setup : 卐卐卐
| Subject: Re: Juuust perfect... Sun Jun 05, 2011 6:44 pm | |
| @Skullwood: Hahaha, yeah, Canada Post is shit. I've gotten USPS packages faster than packages shipped from Canada.
@Kerry: Thanks, man. I'm definitely gonna hit up the store today and get some wood. I wish I was really good at building shit though, cause I know I'll put time and money into building whatever, then when it's done I'll be like: "Damn, this looked better in my head..." |
| | | Daniel.H Part of the Furniture
Posts : 1510 Join date : 2011-01-06 Age : 29 Location : England, Stoke-on-Trent
| Subject: Re: Juuust perfect... Mon Jun 06, 2011 6:17 pm | |
| Make stuff! and you dont even have to buy wood, make a quater out of a cerial box or summit :L |
| | | Nedim V Part of the Furniture
Posts : 1532 Join date : 2011-02-20 Age : 27 Location : Bosnia and Herzegovina Setup : flatface g13 30,5mm
dumps
g6d's
| Subject: Re: Juuust perfect... Mon Jun 06, 2011 6:19 pm | |
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| | | Robin FBHQ Beginner
Posts : 37 Join date : 2011-05-10 Location : Brighton/Mexico
| Subject: Re: Juuust perfect... Mon Jun 06, 2011 8:45 pm | |
| - kerryDETH wrote:
- MAKE STUFF!
Go buy some wood reallly cheap from a hardware store or something, get some like 1cm ply, cut like 25x40, 25x 38, 25x32, 25x30cm pieces, stick them on top of each other, you have a sick double stairset. Make a hubba out of the same wood, sand the edge really smooth so it grinds like a rail. Sorted. Also you can make a box out of that wood. I dunno what prices are like in the US/canada but I imagine they're a LOT cheaper than the UK. I mean, canada is full of trees!
So, yea, buy wood for I imagine no more than 10-20 dollars, build stuff (all you'd need is a hand saw, sandpaper, and some glue), and enjoy it!
Also, I'm going to be making a tutorial tomorrow on how to make a decent cardboard quarter as loads of people requested it, so, yea, check unite/my youtube channel and look out for that. Cardboard ramps are really fun too You can quite easily make a metal rail for this type of stairset too. Drill a couple of holes in the middle of the stairs, one at the the top and one at the bottom, then get a piece of metal (round or square) and bend it into the desired shape. |
| | | chiller123 Part of the Furniture
Posts : 1555 Join date : 2011-05-21 Age : 26 Location : brighton, uk
| Subject: Re: Juuust perfect... Mon Jun 06, 2011 9:39 pm | |
| make a quarter out of cardboard and get a coathanger for coping |
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