Pressing and Designing a Shaped Deck With a 3D-Printed Mold
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ต.ค. 2024
- In this video I use a set of 3d-printed molds to press a skateboard deck and walk through one way of designing the shape of a a deck. Hopefully sharing my though process and some of my tooling will help y'all out with some of your own builds!
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It's insane how this guy hasn't grown more as a TH-camr, he makes better then 100k plus quality videos
Thanks dude! Chris from Good Roads: Good at making boards, bad at self promotion! Lol
I like to think your reaching for quality viewers, over quantity. Just ordered the drilling jig,, cant wait to not go insane when drilling ! Cheers
Wow that is awesome !!! Makes me wanna press a mountainboard deck !!
Go for it! I'm going to try to get one in the press before the season's over if time allows
Damn bro, 1.17k!!!! Love to see the channel growing!
Me too man, thanks for the love!
Great work! You make it feel very simple and inspiring.
This is my new favorite channel, exactly my niche maker and skateboarding
This is so awesome, glad it worked out so well!
Me too! Tonnes of potential for relatively inexpensive, high-quality prototyping!
That mold and board looks amazing!! also you gave me the idea to make a mold out of recycled plastic copying from another board shape, it could be a good choice...
Do you mean like melting down a bunch of plastic to make the mold? I think that would be super interesting, I've been keeping an eye on the Precious Plastic channel for years now and I really like the idea of reusing those materials in small ways. Especially since there's usually a lot of discarded plastic as I'm developing these 3d-printing projects.
@@GoodRoads yess like that! also I don't know, but if you can process the plastic to use and print on the 3d printer that would be super, because you can make some skate pads or pivots, and boards too... a recycled plastic skate brand jajaj
Reusing 3d printed plastic is the holy grail. I'd love to get to a place where I could justify getting a shredder and a filament extruder
I've only been using a 4" roller. That was a really speedy glue up and I might need to upgrade.
Hope you make a video doing the graphics of this new board too.
Only thing I can think of to change up for the mold would be steel sleeves for your hardware drilling guides.
I've actually had some de-lam issues with the glue, I think I should have applied glue to both faces of the veneer on the internal seams instead of just one side. I also thought I had bought some brass tube stock to use as a bushing surface for the drilling templates, but I couldn't find it. Maybe I ordered the wrong ID or something. Definitely going to do a graphic video on this deck too, I'm trying some new stuff with it.
I've only tried maple once, and I had delam issues, I think probably for similar reasons.
But mine was visibly failed right out of the mold, probably because I didn't 3D print it.
Its hard to not like Baltic Birch for how fool proof it can be.
Absolutely amazing work!!
Dude this is so awesome!!!!! Love love love this content!!!! Happy to find this 🙏❤️🙏
Thanks dude! If you dig it so much then I'm glad you found it too!
Drummers have a quick release wing nut for their cymbals. You should take a look at that design if you want clamping speed.
That is a really neat idea
@@GoodRoads I could imagine that the strength of a drummer quick release nut might not put up with the forces of a press.
However, the idea does make me remember seeing a design for a quick release vice. I'm sure there's loads out there, but I think the one I'm remembering is from Pask Makes.
So if the drummer nut solution doesn't work out, there is something else out there which is being used to hold substantial loads.
Man, I love his channel. And yeah, it's that sliding half-nut thing that people do to make quick release vices, super cool. I think there are even plans out there to 3d-print them. Honestly this press is a backup and works just great for me for what it is, if I'm going to spend time developing a press it's going to be to get my 1.5 ton electric press up and running again >:)
I've been looking forward to seeing your results with pressing with an open grid mold (such a cool concept). It's so great to see you got good results with it! How did the mold hold up after pressing? And did any of the grid lines transfer an impression to the board surface? Also, do you think 1/8 Baltic birch would conform to those curves as well? I'm just starting and trying to mix and match the best techniques I'm learning from your videos with the tools and materials I have access to. Thanks, and I look forward to more of your videos!
Good questions! The mold held up fine, I didn't notice any damage or deformation. It also didn't imprint any lines on the maple. 1/8" birch is much stiffer than veneers, so you _could_ press a BB deck with a printed mold. But, in order for it to be successful, I would make sure that the curves in the mold aren't too sharp or drastic at any point, you want nice smooth transitions because the stiffer material won't conform to sharp angles as well. In general birch plywood won't take on the exact curves of your mold as well as veneers will. I imagine that the grid would leave an imprint on birch too, just because it's a softer wood. Good luck with your build dude! Keep me posted on how it goes!
Your like the Adam savage of board sports!
I reject your reality and substitute my own! Thanks dude, that's like the nicest thing someone could say about what I do
Seriously though man. Every time I watch one of your videos it’s like watching a one day build from tested and it’s great! I’m actually working on setting up my garage to have a 3d printer, a cnc table, and a board press so I can goof around with my friends and build boards!
Honestly I look forward to seeing what else you have in store for your builds! You are an inspiration man.
@@snowyman42 That is a dream setup my dude. I'm hoping to cut my teeth on CNC this year but we'll have to see how things play out. Let me know how your builds go when you get into it!
Oh for sure man! There is a benefit to living an hour from salt lake. That’s the fact that I can find a bunch of old snow board and snow ski making equipment. Like legit board presses! When I get my next pay check I will pitch some support on your patreon maybe it will help you get that table!
holy shit this is incredible!!!
I love your vids but can you finish making the board in a video?
Makes me want to buy a 3D printer
The can be really awesome tools.
Spider mouse is my religion.
This is really amazing brother. That press using screws are great!
How do you round the edge of your decks?? Im having a hard time reshaping an old board. Thanks for the shared knowledge . (Sorry about my english, im brazilian.)
I've been trying to learn to use a router lately, it's more finicky than I thought. But before that I just used files and sand paper
Hey awesome video looking forward to trying it myself! it would be cool to see if you can use the 3d printer to make template of the skateboard.
I'm pretty sure you could, I just wasn't ready to test it yet
Why are you not using your vac bag anymore ? Do you get more pression with bolts ?
I really only use the vac bag if I'm using a one sided mold or if I have to press a board that doesn't fit in one of my other presses (the bag I have is huge). You _can_ get more PSI from mechanical presses, they can press tighter curves more easily, and I find them a lot more simple and less finicky to use. A vac bag is still an amazing tool for certain things though, composites especially
Do you think a 3D printed mold like this would work for a snowboard as well. Used in a vac bag set up?
You'd have to cover the open grid with something, but I think so
Think you deserve this growing attention. Great videos. One question tho: should this kind of mold work for a snowboard/wakeboard press system? What do you think?
In both cases I think a mold like this _could_ work, but I would want to cover up the open grid with something so that there's a nice smooth surface. It would also depend on what kind of press you'd be using. I think some of those snowboard pressed would definitely crush a mold like this
@@GoodRoads yes, i thought the same. Maybe considering in the design of the mold, something such as a layer of polystyrene in both sides to make a soft and smooth surface. I thought of a mechanical press, with adjustable nuts
Since its a continous rocker, it shouldn't be much of a problem to design it
Yeah, I think that should work
how would one design their own geometry for these stl files? I'm looking to design some very unique shapes
The open source files include a Fusion 360 working file, or you could check out SK8CAD by Open Source Skateboards. If you're looking to make more complex geometries it might be time to take the dive into CAD, Angus over on the channel Maker's Muse has a really good introduction series to Fusion 360, that's how I started learning.
Fuckin dope man!
Im making my own brand and I want to know what wood I need to use and how to layer it
Hello! Do you have the CAD files for the 2d printed mold? I would live to try this from home.
I do not but I'm looking to design and share a generic set at some point. In the meantime check out SK8CAD by Open Source Skateboards. It's a free, browser based mold design tool
What type of glue do you use or recommend?
Titebond III, it has a fairly long pot life and it's waterproof. Great glue for making boards
@@GoodRoads thank you!!!
I love the video! Do you have an stl file for the mold?
Not for this one, but I'm planning on doing a generic version soon that I'll make available
@@GoodRoads ok, thanks! I made the fingerboard mold but I’m having some trouble. Do you think you could help me out?
Cool press, but best to design your board shape on the 'top' of the blank, rather than the bottom. Also you can draft it on a large, flat piece of paper (starting with the wheelbase first, and working off of that) then lay it on the top of the blank, to eye up how your shape is going to look. The numbers to work within (on a standard shape) are usually.. Nose 6.75 to 7.25, Wheelbase 14 to 15, Tail 6.25 to 6.75
YOOOO can i try one of these boards?
id pay shipping and if whatever u want for the deck
I haven't made any for sale yet but I'm hoping to do a couple this spring, They'll be in the shop when I finish them!
How to make skateboard graphics on heat transfer paper at home?
I don't know homes, I've never done graphics that way
@@GoodRoads all good, but if you ever find a way to diy that process, ill be here to watch it🤙🏼
@@crowcyber2396 Not heat transfer, but this is the best method I've found for at home graphics on a small scale.
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Are cad files shared for free?
Not for this set of molds but I have a more generic design coming out soon, stay tuned!
@@GoodRoads ok
can i have the stl files?
Not for this deck shape, but there's an open source set of files available for a standard street deck over at www.goodroadscollective.com/open-source-skateboard-mold
@@GoodRoads thanks, thats exactly what i needed!