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TobiasSchneider Blossoming FBHQer
Posts : 170 Join date : 2009-12-05 Age : 27 Location : In front of my computer Companies : FB (obviously), scootering, skateboarding, violin
| Subject: Noobish question Mon Mar 08, 2010 2:48 am | |
| where can you get metal molds, and how much are they, |
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TMG Constant FBHQer
Posts : 1104 Join date : 2010-02-17 Location : Missouri, USA Companies : Bluefly Board Co. Setup : BWNM/BRR trucks/Winkler D-rex blues/FBSes
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| Subject: Re: Noobish question Mon Mar 08, 2010 2:54 am | |
| Well what ya have to do it take a mold to a cnc machinist and have them copy your mold to metal...to my knowledge there isnt anyone that sells metal molds cause the cost of a cnc metal mold is anywhere from $400-$600 each... |
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ablair Every Day FBHQer
Posts : 939 Join date : 2009-11-22 Companies : www.oakwheels.com Setup : Push M2
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| Subject: Re: Noobish question Mon Mar 08, 2010 3:13 am | |
| great stuff, but super expensive |
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kerryDETH Admin
Posts : 10741 Join date : 2009-11-03 Age : 36 Location : Bristol, UK Companies : Fingerboarding, Skateboarding Setup : Blosom 32.5mm
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| Subject: Re: Noobish question Mon Mar 08, 2010 3:48 am | |
| From what I'm aware, yea, what the others said is true, they're shit hot expensive. Just start out with something non metal, I'm sure there are lots of other good materials that are cheaper to use until you can afford metal.. You'd have to ask other deck makers for a good alternative, but, yea. Unless you're loaded, avoid metal for now. AND you want to make sure your decks are 1029303493840932809438% perfect, as, if you fuck it up they're not gonna give you a refund I don't imagine.. so, test test test with lots of decks and lots of variations on your mold on a cheaper material until you're soo satisfied, and rich, then go get yourself a metal mold. |
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Tim Lowery Part of the Furniture
Posts : 1802 Join date : 2009-10-22 Age : 30 Location : Seymour Tennessee Companies : filming, baseball, and self pleasuring Setup : Redemption NM
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| Subject: Re: Noobish question Mon Mar 08, 2010 6:33 am | |
| Car bondo works thats what my friend grant uses and it works great |
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Danny H Admin
Posts : 10411 Join date : 2009-07-13 Age : 28 Location : Leeds Setup : Blosom Split Ply
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| Subject: Re: Noobish question Mon Mar 08, 2010 7:44 am | |
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| Subject: Re: Noobish question Mon Mar 08, 2010 8:18 am | |
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blosom Moderator
Posts : 5332 Join date : 2010-03-04 Location : UK Companies : BLOSOM
| Subject: Re: Noobish question Mon Mar 08, 2010 11:39 am | |
| sometimes people can get to use cnc macines at colleges etc. if they have one. there are many places to use them, it just takes a little searching online.....basicly you draw your mold on computer software then the machine cuts it........those wooden molds above look pretty decent...they are cnc'd so will be 100% symmetrical.....but would lose shape eventually because they are wood. they do look sick and very cheap. |
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мιℓєѕƒ Part of the Furniture
Posts : 1819 Join date : 2010-01-25 Location : USA Companies : Creekwood Fingerboard Store~www.creekwoodfbs.com
| Subject: Re: Noobish question Mon Mar 08, 2010 1:49 pm | |
| Yea, metals are very pricey. And Danny, I really doubt a wood mold will make a good deck. |
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Tim Lowery Part of the Furniture
Posts : 1802 Join date : 2009-10-22 Age : 30 Location : Seymour Tennessee Companies : filming, baseball, and self pleasuring Setup : Redemption NM
BLUEFLY WIDES
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| Subject: Re: Noobish question Mon Mar 08, 2010 1:54 pm | |
| Danny you can buy them from that website and those would make great decks |
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мιℓєѕƒ Part of the Furniture
Posts : 1819 Join date : 2010-01-25 Location : USA Companies : Creekwood Fingerboard Store~www.creekwoodfbs.com
| Subject: Re: Noobish question Mon Mar 08, 2010 2:16 pm | |
| They might, but maple, which what looks like they use is kinda soft, and you could not press you decks at like 500 pounds or whatever. |
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ablair Every Day FBHQer
Posts : 939 Join date : 2009-11-22 Companies : www.oakwheels.com Setup : Push M2
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| Subject: Re: Noobish question Mon Mar 08, 2010 3:47 pm | |
| they said it is hardened maple, and it has a high strength coating |
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blosom Moderator
Posts : 5332 Join date : 2010-03-04 Location : UK Companies : BLOSOM
| Subject: Re: Noobish question Mon Mar 08, 2010 3:53 pm | |
| those wooden molds would make awesome decks, providing its an awesome shaped mold 2 start with.......they would prolly only go out of shape after about 200 decks, but come on....you gonna make that many? im gonna get one......meybes |
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TMG Constant FBHQer
Posts : 1104 Join date : 2010-02-17 Location : Missouri, USA Companies : Bluefly Board Co. Setup : BWNM/BRR trucks/Winkler D-rex blues/FBSes
FFG12/BRR trucks/Substance Quartz BRR's/ FBSes
FFG12/Y trucks United/FF G6E/FBSes
| Subject: Re: Noobish question Mon Mar 08, 2010 4:00 pm | |
| Plus maple Is one of the hardest woods...what do ya think bowling alley lanes are made of... |
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willhopewell Constant FBHQer
Posts : 1445 Join date : 2009-08-12 Age : 30 Location : Mansfield,UK Setup : Berlinwood
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| Subject: Re: Noobish question Mon Mar 08, 2010 4:16 pm | |
| you have to make metal molds |
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TobiasSchneider Blossoming FBHQer
Posts : 170 Join date : 2009-12-05 Age : 27 Location : In front of my computer Companies : FB (obviously), scootering, skateboarding, violin
| Subject: Re: Noobish question Mon Mar 08, 2010 8:47 pm | |
| Well my school has a CNC machine for shop class, I'll talk to my shop teacher about it, but in the mean time, those wood molds look good. |
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мιℓєѕƒ Part of the Furniture
Posts : 1819 Join date : 2010-01-25 Location : USA Companies : Creekwood Fingerboard Store~www.creekwoodfbs.com
| Subject: Re: Noobish question Mon Mar 08, 2010 10:41 pm | |
| Yea, it would loose its shape and metals are overall much, much better. |
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