Shaping a Skateboard Deck With a 3D Printed Router Template

[@alejandrodiaz031]

good improvement chris!! faster and more accurate

[@tedwingate]

The rotation arrows are a very good idea.

[@GoodRoads]

Even with them in place I still mess it up.

[@matthewtagoy6166]

I posted on the longboardbuilding subreddit. Thank you for the quality videos you put out and goodluck to your future shop

[@GoodRoads]

Thanks for sharing the content around, I appreciate it!

[@theoriginalrabbithole]

Great channel, keep up the good work! I look forward to your DIY projects. I've been custom-shaping my own decks from 10x33 Moose blanks with a rasp file and hand sander because no one makes a vert deck for my Size 12 feet and 34" legs and..it's huge fun. ALL my friends envy my 'spray paint jobs'! lol I've gotten good with an X Acto knife and stencils, as well as undercoating, spraying and wet sanding, 'Candy' paint. 😎

[@rekhasrivastava5114]

Nice editing bro

[@GoodRoads]

Thanks homes!

[@jasonw2784]

Great usage of a 3D printer!

[@adambeedle]

This channels so good 👍 great video man

[@nirodha7028]

Thanks for continuing to take us with you. Awesome work.

[@GoodRoads]

Thanks dude!

[@ManakSkates]

Great video Chris! Give flat particle board templates a try. Quick, cheap, easy and the router bit will cut the entire board.

[@GoodRoads]

That is definitely a legit way to go. I'm going to stick with something printed for now just because it would be cool to get a direct relationship between what I design on the computer and what comes out at the end, but I think I may end up going hand made anyway. Just testing stuff out!

[@InformatrIIcks]

You should add locating pins on the side of the template to ease up the alignment when screwing into the backing board !

[@GoodRoads]

I think after this experiment that my goal is to not need the backing board at all. Still wrapping my head around how that might work but I've got a couple ideas

[@easternshorescreenprinting5426]

Love the videos! One thing I am not sure I have ever seen mentioned (and please correct me if I'm wrong!) Is how a board is sealed after being pressed, trimmed, shaped and routed!

[@deopersad2915]

Awesome 👍🏽👍🏻 I've some old stuff to make a router table, like your's but in time will do, I got one new router will get another but smaller but it will be for edging only , and I don't really have a place to put it so the small one will just be movable at this stage 😀👍🏽

[@tedhimebookjr8208]

Love the design, if you make more I'll buy one

[@GoodRoads]

Hoping to make quite a few of these decks

[@declinetostate938]

What if you made aluminum castings of the 3d printed template?

[@GoodRoads]

Hah! You could do that but it would totally be overkill, fun idea though

[@declinetostate938]

@@GoodRoads I guess at the juncture of having a 3d printer that is true. I feel like they'd last longer in aluminum but I've never even touched anything 3d printed so I don't know. I always wondered what effect radial or lateral centrifugal force might have on urathane wheels.

[@kaiortiz-shadley7026]

we use a cnc router to cut out skateboards in out engineering class you could try something like that- benson engeneering

[@MG-vo7is]

His goal is to make boards as inexpensively as possible, show his methods, and help others who cannot afford equipment like CNC machines.

[@GoodRoads]

It's actually a little bit of both. I'd love to get a CNC at some point so I can do more automated production, but for now I want to use the machines I've got and a 3D printer is probably the most accessible CAM option on the market.

[@africans1968]

What Router Bits do you use? Thanks!

[@GoodRoads]

The whole board building hobby is struggling with this right now. We use a top-bearing 3" x 0.75" flush cut bit but nowhere has them in stock right now. There are a couple places where you can scrounge up a 2.5" tall one if you're pressing more low profile decks but if you find the 3" ones anywhere let me know!

[@laurentpotier6433]

By the way, will it work well with 3’´? I mean duct collector ?

[@adrianfall2840]

Is that a mountainboard sized longboard? Screw placements are under your feet but you have a nose and tail. Giant skateboard?

[@GoodRoads]

Just a slightly-larger than normal skateboard for pool riding and cruising. 33" long with a 15" wheelbase

[@oBoomy]

Hey! I was looking into starting mountain boarding but there are so many options in so many different price ranges to chose from, do you have any suggestions for a good starter board that's not too expensive?

[@GoodRoads]

I like the MBS core 94 as a good intermediate board

[@filmkid1080]

Just flip the deck over and mount it to the plywood template? Then its as thin as possible for the router. No need for the 3d printed jig

[@th3oryO]

That could work but would have much less support. Im not sure what would be a better option, maybe a taller router bit (which would also be pretty sketch)?

[@filmkid1080]

@@th3oryO looks like it works for this dude no problem kzbin.info/www/bejne/bGbJmYV3o7d3e9U

[@GoodRoads]

Using a deck as a template totally works. I'm hoping to build myself a template with a flat bottom so I don't have to tip the nose and tail up as I'm routing. It'll make manufacturing that much easier