Open Source 3D Printed Skateboard Wheel Molds

[@brentmosser1494]

Trucks!?! No way! A few projects ago, I'd commented that Alex had built every other part of a skateboard and (jokingly) that he should build a forge to cast his own trucks next. He responded that it was coming up and I assumed he was also joking. I can't wait! I appreciate how humble you are while blowing us away with your ingenuity and networking skills.

[@GoodRoads]

I hadn't had my coffee and I was like "Who is this Alex?! If they're making board components I want to know what they're up to!" It me. I'm Alex now. Alex, Chris, it's all good, just don't call me late to dinner. I'm stoked on the trucks too brother, I can't wait to really sink my teeth into that project!

[@toony1998]

This is the video I’ve been looking for for years!

[@GoodRoads]

Me too dude, that's why I decided to make it

[@toony1998]

@@GoodRoads and that’s the sign of a good youtuber! Definitely subscribed! I used to press boards with a hydraulic press but had to sell it for space and money reasons but you’ve got me wanting to make birds with your styrofoam mold and wheels with this method! Much appreciated.

[@the.dirt.man.]

I’m modifying this process for roller skate wheels! This guy rules!

[@GoodRoads]

Keep me posted on how they turn out, I always thought it would be cool to do quad-skate wheels

[@the.dirt.man.]

@@GoodRoads I’m trash with blender, should I be fine on fusion? For model-making I mean. Or do you think one of your open source files could work to start?

[@strudelkopf]

This is incredible. Thank you so much for making this available for free, both the content and of course the files! Can't wait to try this someday and experiment with wheels myself.

[@GoodRoads]

Let me know if you do!

[@rb-ro2po]

I'm so excited to see more of stuff like this. The second I see anything of a spitfire type wheel 55mm I'll be printing on my ender pro and sanding lol

[@pacodrake3766]

Thank you! Gave me some confidence to try making molded engine mounts.

[@GoodRoads]

I'd love to see how that comes out

[@adrianharrison5208]

I was just thinking how cool of a time we are living in were we can build are own Skateboard and wheels at home and then I looked at the trucks on your board when you were riding it.. My cnc could mill them but that's not for everybody so I am really looking forward to seeing what you come up with 👍

[@THEREALDATALORD]

I really enjoyed this whole video man. The Bob Ross energy bgm was a perfect touch too.

[@geezuschrist2734]

Conical shape about 54 or 52 mm, dude you are a inspiration, i'll start to save money to buy a DIY skateboard deck kit, and later i'lm go for the wheels 🤟🏽🤟🏽🤟🏽

[@roydanon1]

do a freeride/downhill set next!

[@robertreynolds9271]

Great work. I'd love to see a 54mm tablet style wheel.

[@Marko.POLO.]

aawww mmaann this was super cool! pls do concord street wheels! (my favorite :D)

[@g0stkid8_3]

Thank you so much for these videos. I have wanted to make my own rollerblade wheels for a few years now. I should be able to do that now with your files you’re giving to everyone. Yah bless!

[@GoodRoads]

Please let me know if you do! I'd love to see this technique make it's way into other sports

[@garrettconnolly21]

This is awesome! I’d love to see some conical 56mm 99A wheels!

[@Monkeyman33626]

Bro that is way too small and too hard💀

[@WaveWasters]

Can't wait to see how you tackle the trucks!

[@GoodRoads]

Step 1: Learn to cast aluminum.

[@quinnfoster4671]

@@GoodRoads Step 5: bankruptcy

[@GoodRoads]

Hah! Jeez, I hope not

[@Gsimfab]

Thank you so much for posting these videos. I love it!!!!

[@OG_Beckie_Leigh]

You are awesome! I’ve been wondering if I could make my own roller skate wheels, but I didn’t really think that was a DIY challenge that I’d be up for until I saw this video. I’ve never used urethane resin, but I’ve definitely had more than my fair share of humidity related epoxy resin failures. It’s humid where I live in east Texas almost all year, so the dehumidifier is my BFF in the studio for sure. Thanks for sharing your experience and your file! ✌🏼💜🛼

[@vlsnskateboarding8568]

Awesome. I'd love to see something like a formula 4 wheel. 53-54mm 101D perhaps. Keep up the great work.

[@bumstudios8817]

This is so sick amazing job

[@rollypollyguy3976]

That's a tasty looking candy apple green! Pretty rad dude

[@chrisgiftshop3127]

I've always been a fan of conical. This is so cool though. Looking forward to trying this.

[@GlixDesigns]

When you do the power slide it might help to push your legs toward your slide. Like your spreading you weight out across the ground. But I would love to see a 99a concave 58mm wheel.

[@roxyfoxy146]

Great job - love your work! How about a combo shaped Asymmetrical wheel. Tablet shape x rounded back or rounded x conical shaped.

[@topher7379]

Keep up the good work man

[@GoodRoads]

Thanks dude, will do!

[@TravisFabel]

I have a raptor 2 electric skateboard. The motors are hub motors in the two rear wheels and they use urethane sleeve wheels... Custom made for them. I can 3D print a mold to work to make one. I'm just working on what polyurethane to use to make the wheels... And then hopefully I can have custom wheels on my raptor.

[@TimoBirnschein]

Great video! Very well explained and I'm glad you're doing all the testing and failure reporting, too :)

[@thundercrowz]

Classic

[@robolinoschmidt8676]

You’re amazing dude…and the wheels turned out very professional. Would you make a harder whee…like a classic 99a. Have a good day sir 🫡

[@GoodRoads]

I would very much like to do that at some point

[@shogunkosku]

Solution for your humidity problem. Modify a food dehydrator to make a drying area to pull the humidity out of the air, this hack is used a lot for Filipe t spools and since you print things you’ll get more bang for your buck. I live in Maryland where it’s near 90% humid all the time and the food dehydrator helps prints and should help with your urethane too.

[@GoodRoads]

Definitely worth a shot since I want to get a setup like that going for my filament anyway

[@tigranohanyan3321]

Per me you still need to to do post curing in oven. Try to hold them in oven with 110 C (Celsius) for 40 minutes before use. They should get much stronger. Actually industrial wheels do like that.

[@p1skates]

Hell yeah! I want to do the same. I can core a set a wheels each session. So if I can make my own would be awesome!

[@KoSLoW27]

very nice we need a little mold to make fingerboard wheel :D

[@GoodRoads]

Working on it!

[@beatdaddy115]

Please get some conicals going for us!!

[@GoodRoads]

100% I've managed to mess up my resin printer but once it's up and running again that's going to be the first set of molds I make.

[@jonathanwoods9843]

Is there a video of making that deck? Love the shape! Shown at 10:34

[@PinkPulpito]

This is so sick

[@peacestudentnation545]

Quick question, since I don’t have a 3d printer, would you consider printing (and shipping) a mold to me with my dimensions/specs?

[@the.dirt.man.]

Do you have the pressure pot for degassing?

[@TWhaSo]

Can you do a video on making crystal clear wheels in different colours?

[@GoodRoads]

Clear wheels would need a specific urethane formula. A lot of urethanes that have the durometers we're looking for have a natural amber tint to them so something crystal clear would be sort of a specialty product. I'm hoping to do a whole series testing out different formulae that are available, I've got to build some testing rigs first though.

[@LongboardTechnology]

You decided on what you're going to do for an axle? I've been keeping an eye out, but I'm not finding much more beyond what's already been discussed.

[@GoodRoads]

I'm going to use those hardened threaded tie things on mcmaster, I think they're equivalent to a grade-5 bolt so I'm a little worried about them, but I think they'll last for at least a while

[@4theloot638]

I know this video is a bit over a year ago and you may have already fixed the issue. But, I have a dehumidifier in my garage to keep the humidity levels down. I generally sit around 30-33% humidity at all times for 3d filament purposes and parts that easily rust. Hopefully, this helps if you still have this problem, if not, maybe it will help someone.

[@bender9205]

The sector 9 steamroller seems like it might be a challenge because of the sheer size and softness of the wheel

[@TheZarolis]

I love riding 97 mm wheels. but they are hard to find a vendor for, and usually no durometer value is provided. by comparison i gathered that the ones i've got from ali are 78A. I'd love to see some 97 mm with a high duro value

[@thebrownfamilyriders]

awesome work keep up your great videos there awesome!!!!!! 🔥🔥🔥

[@drewschmidt1334]

I was thinking of using old melted down plastic bags for wheels.?? Whatcha think also I only have an fdm printer

[@GoodRoads]

I don't know if you've seen the youtube channel Precious Plastic (I think they actually go by One Army now) but I love everything they're doing in the small scale plastic recycling space. I think recycled plastic wheels would be a really neat experiment, I think they would roll, but I don't actually expect that they would be all that good. Plastic bags are HDPE which has a low co-efficient of friction, so they'd probably slide like crazy, but they also probably wouldn't grip at all. Would definitely be a fun thing to play around on! I certainly need to see if I can make this mold geometry work on an FDM printer, they're so much more common. If you give it a shot go with the smallest possible layer height you can manage, it'll make a huge difference in accuracy and post-processing

[@deopersad2915]

Cool 👏👏 awesome about making your own truck's, I've been busy on something that's taking up my time, hopefully it's all done next month, but will have to get into making more patterns and things, but also have to get stuff done on car's wich also takes my money and time arrrh matanice 😞 👍🏽👍🏻

[@reymorado2980]

Do you know how exactly to swirl paint when making these wheels? I want to try to make something like a slimeball goober wheel with the swirled wheel.

[@ManakSkates]

Awesome video, Chris! If you need a test dummy for slides, send me a set. 🤙

[@satriautama3673]

YAS YAS !!! Open source is the future. Oh no no no... it's now!

[@NullBlox]

YES YES YES YES YES!!! TRUCKSSS TRUCKSSSSSSSSSSSAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!

[@JadedGenXer]

Hay, your presserizing pot thingy. Could a jar with a brake bleeding kit do the same thing ?

[@GoodRoads]

I don't think a setup like that would be able to reach the PSI needed to get rid of the bubbles

[@inktrooper.]

I have a question Chris. How hard are they? Do you have an idea where they fall in any durometer scale? Also, free spanish lesson: Time to edit! = ¡Hora de editar!

[@GoodRoads]

Hahaha thank you for the spanish lesson! The wheels should be (and they do feel like) around 90a. I don't have an actual durometer so I can't test it, but that's what this formula is spec'd at and as long as I got a good cure that should be the hardness.

[@whiteheat922]

Conical 54 mm 97a

[@guitarwi3rdo]

Are there any true clear off the shelf formulas?

[@AUSTORMCHASERS]

Spitfire OG classics in a softer duro would be cool. ;)

[@krishnansrinivasan830]

Awesome & Thanks :)

[@angusls6032]

Love the vids man!! Just one question, what pressuriser (sorry if thats not the correct term) do you have and would you recommend it?

[@GoodRoads]

I'm using a modified pressure pot from harbor freight, I've got a video on how I put mine together: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bWeuh2xum7itfJo

[@Micky-rb7he]

Dude can I please buy one of your moulds to make my own multicoloured rollerskate wheels? Where can I get one for 55mm wheels Coreless?

[@dwightross1694]

What do I do if I don’t have a pressure pot?

[@crackin2000]

I've been watching for sometime and we have close tastes in skate equipment and noodling with set ups. I have to tell you you are gonna freak out for joy when you discover and try surf skating . For you I would recommend a waterborne front and back kit because you have lots of trucks and decks already. But surfskating is so look flowy and low impact its turns flat ground into a bowl or a wave you never have to kick push .I'm telling ya man just knowing you as little as I do from this channel I know like me your gonna get on one and know other style trucks will do anymore . Its like opening a new dimension in board sports. Just saying.

[@GoodRoads]

I've seen those and I'm really intrigued by them. I'll definitely have to give it a shot at some point. Do you have an adapter you recommend that works well with RKP style trucks? That's the style I prefer

[@PowerUpCortes]

My name is Hnrique, I'm from Brazil! I follow your work on my 2accounts. Your work with wheels is really cool. I would like to take advantage of this message and ask you something. Can I make injected skateboard wheels? I have an injection mold and an injection machine. But I feel that the wheels I injected don't look like the casting ones. Could you give me any tips so I can achieve a level of quality equal to yours using my injection process? A big hug !

[@SwardPlay]

You think you could make a mold for quad roller skates?

[@GoodRoads]

I definitely could and that would be a fun project to tackle at some point!

[@SwardPlay]

@@GoodRoads Awesome, would be really cool to see I already printed a couple of your molds for these wheels 👍

[@peterdale223]

Where can I find open source please

[@AFILalpha]

Hey, I'm planning on making some wheels of my own, have you found any way to adjust the durometer with the two part urethane? I'm looking for ~97a/ ~55d.

[@GoodRoads]

No, each formula makes a specific duro, you need different formulas for different hardnesses

[@jonathanbarrientos8692]

I have an issue trying to print the top of the mold. I am using a Ender S1 3 Pro.

[@akucintakamulagi2743]

can it be used for inline skate wheels?

[@GoodRoads]

I think with a hard enough urethane it should work

[@stuartbrown3229]

Same then using epoxy on surfboards nightmare mixing in a small room with a dehumidifier helps tho 👍🏻

[@protonic5794]

Any softer resin? I would like to match a 75a or 80a

[@GoodRoads]

The durometer of the urethane comes from whatever formula you're using and there are a lot of different hardnesses available out there, I just haven't had the chance to try many of them yet. The family of urethanes I've been using from specialtyresin.com come in a bunch of different duros

[@protonic5794]

Thank you I think I will try

[@boneless4799]

Hey! Where do I can find canadian maple sheets for sale?

[@GoodRoads]

Check roarockit.com

[@noveltystylus6703]

Are you planning to cast those trucks in resin or aluminum?

[@GoodRoads]

Aluminum all the way

[@noveltystylus6703]

@@GoodRoads fantastic. I look forward to the video. I've been wanting to cast figures using the wax-like resin i've been seeing online. Very curious of the casting method you'll use.

[@stubby_gnome7106]

I would love to see a 65mm completely off set

[@seankelly5318]

The polyurathane is very hydroscopic and will absorb the moisture from the air. There is a nitrogen spray to help eliminate any moist air trapped inside the container to prolong the storage life. Well done for showing the release fail, shit happens. Just make sure it's used in a well ventilated place, it's toxic.

[@20stacks11]

I roller skate thanks for the informative videos

[@buonojourney]

What next? Custom bearings?

[@jackrubinstein6548]

Did you resin print the final mold?

[@GoodRoads]

Yup! It saved me a ton of post-processing and helped me get more accurate bearing seats

[@jackrubinstein6548]

@@GoodRoads Awesome! Thank you so much!

[@itsJonsty]

Could you make me some files for 50mm and 52mm wheels? If so THANK YOU SO MUCH!

[@kalebrevere9350]

You should see if you can make a mold for rollerblade wheels I'm a big Time rollerblader I've gone through so many wheels if you can find a way so that I can make them at home you will save me so much money on wheels

[@nin1ten1do]

you have to BAKE IT! 190-240C over 40minute to make it.. WORK

[@kousueki7024]

please make electric longboard wheels

[@ManakSkates]

Make 56mm conicals!

[@literally_thawda]

Can somone tell me how thick is average skateboard????i wanna made one😁

[@davegladstone4151]

👍👍

[@Dubz1dnb]

Would you make a mold for me for fingerboard wheels?

[@tristenteamer6383]

Hopefully you still read comments, I would like to reach out to you to help me make a custom mold for a special project. Let me know if you can?

[@claudineielvbergb.4692]

Comigo aconteceu isso, o uretano foi corrompido.....triste

[@cassandrarussell7910]

Im trying to make a freestyle wheel

[@PeterKornum]

lets se something with a core, like 97mm abec11 wheels... or if you have 2 kg of resin laying around a set of 107mm abec11 style wheels all the e-skaters need something with core they can put pully'ies on

[@GoodRoads]

I definitely want to tackle this at some point, but I've got to upgrade this system to work with cores first. And if I'm using that much urethane I want to make sure I've got a really good formula to work with. More R&D is needed!

[@ShomsPhotography]

vintage yo yo wheels

[@123justinheller]

My name is Justin and I am also remaking old skateboard parts. I'm remaking the Motoboard's. I'm all over Google and Facebook and KZbin. I'd like to talk to you more about skateboarding.

[@cassandrarussell7910]

Yo im looking to make my own wheel want to collaborate

[@bumstudios8817]

Nope after the trucks, you got to make bearings and grip tape lol

[@bumstudios8817]

Oh and hardware

[@GoodRoads]

No no no no no... Maybe. If I can find a machinist to collaborate with.

[@bumstudios8817]

@@GoodRoads you are getting there

[@sumosamurai5420]

You should make PU sleeves for e skateboards. They used to be like 30$ now they are 85$. Way overpriced

[@chrhadden]

you should be pouring your material down the edge of your cups to keep air bubbles out. air bubbles in poly is like having porosity in a weld. it ruins them and makes them brittle. i have forgot mold release on brand new molds before lol my stuff was mostly stainless and aluminum so i couldnt smash them. you need to keep your scale clean too my man. cmon pull up. i hope your compensating your weight on your scale for your dye and you can keep your color consistant . you account for that by using a oven , all molds in an oven. no humidity in there. you should hire me im retired and bored and i skate too. also sick of Philadelphia and the crime

[@WisdomFillod-gi7ck]

Hy am wisdom from malawi

[@adrianharrison5208]

I was just thinking how cool of a time we are living in were we can build are own Skateboard and wheels at home and then I looked at the trucks on your board when you were riding it.. My cnc could mill them but that's not for everybody so I am really looking forward to seeing what you come up with 👍