By now you should have the longboard glued, cut, epoxied, drilled, and gipped. Now is the time to buy the trucks, bearings, hardware and wheels.
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Showing posts with label trucks. Show all posts
Monday, January 27, 2014
Saturday, April 7, 2012
Step 4. Grip tape
Grip tape: noun. Grip tape is an adhesive backed friction-surfaced material.
The longboard grip tape must be chosen carefully. First make sure that it is LONGBOARD grip tape, not skateboard grip tape, skateboard grip is shorter. For brands Jessup is horrible, but black magic is good, insect grip or pizza are both particularly grippy. Expect to pay anywhere from $10 to $35.
The longboard grip tape must be chosen carefully. First make sure that it is LONGBOARD grip tape, not skateboard grip tape, skateboard grip is shorter. For brands Jessup is horrible, but black magic is good, insect grip or pizza are both particularly grippy. Expect to pay anywhere from $10 to $35.
Friday, April 6, 2012
Step 3. Drilling holes
drill /'dril/
Verb: to bore or drive a hole in; to make by a piercing action.
If you have not read Step 1, go back to that and read it. To complete this step first you must have the trucks, look at the page that says how/where to buy the trucks.
For this step, you must line the trucks up with the center line on the deck. Draw lines to mach the holes of the trucks on the deck.
Verb: to bore or drive a hole in; to make by a piercing action.
If you have not read Step 1, go back to that and read it. To complete this step first you must have the trucks, look at the page that says how/where to buy the trucks.
For this step, you must line the trucks up with the center line on the deck. Draw lines to mach the holes of the trucks on the deck.
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