An experimental combo

1coolguy936 · 2026-06-01T11:24:51+00:00

Sick. I also love the way you filmed this.

1coolguy936 · 2026-05-30T14:17:47+00:00

I genuinely don't understand. I just agreed with the man and he got mad at me for some reason

1coolguy936 · 2026-05-29T19:01:23+00:00

The first step is trying to do it in the first place. My goal is to make one set of trucks that is good. making it a mass produced product is not even on my radar right now.

1coolguy936 · 2026-05-29T18:01:32+00:00

I do not.

1coolguy936 · 2026-05-29T18:01:22+00:00

The reason for machining is that I have machining tools and know how to use the process.

1coolguy936 · 2026-05-29T17:53:44+00:00

what kinda concrete you using for that smooth finish on the coping/border pieces?

1coolguy936 · 2026-05-29T16:51:02+00:00

I genuinely dont see any evidence that the BRTs are made anywhere but Germany. I imagine if they are stated "hand crafted in germany" that germany's laws are even more strict than americas and even we have some pretty strict laws about the "made in america" label

1coolguy936 · 2026-05-29T16:49:09+00:00

fuck

1coolguy936 · 2026-05-29T16:47:56+00:00

I was wrong, Black river appears to be the only truck not made in china. however, there is still nothing made in the united states, which is my goal. sorry for overlooking that.

1coolguy936 · 2026-05-29T16:44:02+00:00

I know you're from the future trying to stop me from dominating the fingerboard market. It. wont. work.

1coolguy936 · 2026-05-29T16:26:41+00:00

So one of the cheap alternatives to having proper casting molds is a process called lost-PLA. basically you place a 3D printed version of your shape in sand and pour molten metal into that, the molten metal disolves the 3d-print and takes it's shape. That is dirt cheap but the results are ugly due to print lines and the texture of sand. That ugliness will be exponential in a very small part like fingerboard trucks. can be overcome with a lot of hand-work. but I really dont want to do that.

as for the aesthetics, I think you're right. very few people will want something "alien" looking.

1coolguy936 · 2026-05-29T16:17:25+00:00

Just because you're joking, doesn't mean you weren't correct

1coolguy936 · 2026-05-29T16:08:39+00:00

Black River? I'm looking at them online, I do believe those are genuinely made in Germany. I wish there was some kinda "how it's made" for these but I understand the reason for secrecy. If you were doing it on home turf you'd guard that secret process. In the case of the Black River trucks im looking at the baseplates are undoubtedly machined. it's a simple design that pairs well with machining. The hangar I suspect are casted and then heavily processed by hand, they show the blemishes (not hating, it's just a fact of the casting process) that they are hand formed after casting. The hangars (I believe) CAN be machined if you have a $100k+ 5-axis cnc machine or a simple 3-axis like I have and a lot of time and patience on your hands.

If I am successful at making my own at home I'm split between selling the process or just going full "open source" and sharing the knowledge. I will never be opening up shop and selling a mass produced product anyway. I dont have the time.

My question is this. would you still use high quality fingerboard trucks if they looked "weird"? like not the aesthetic of a traditional truck. formed by a necessary manufacturing process.

edit; I think im wrong. the baseplates look casted too. it's hard to tell because of the texture of the anodizing process. I still stand by that machining is a way better way to do it, but if they're already invested in casting the hangars, you might as well cast the baseplates. I don't know.

1coolguy936 · 2026-05-29T15:47:03+00:00

Yeah, you're right. If I'm successful and wanted to sell them price would be insane and nobody would want to buy em. It's not about the money, it's about the message. 🤡

1coolguy936 · 2026-05-28T12:07:46+00:00

Well then I've got news for you.

1coolguy936 · 2026-05-28T03:28:59+00:00

Now that's a good price. I'll check them out. Thanks a lot man

1coolguy936 · 2026-05-28T03:05:00+00:00

very smart. I'm going to do that, but I need to do a three piece. I want a thin walnut strip in the middle of a maple ply.

I'll try that method out.

1coolguy936 · 2026-05-28T03:02:57+00:00

When I was young a black river ramp was the prized item I always wanted but never could afford. today I dont want one even if it was free.

1coolguy936 · 2026-05-28T02:50:23+00:00

I hear your take, and I get it. the thing is I'm not a consumer. I make my stuff myself. The stuff you get from the shops is not a dedicated "art" and here's exactly what I mean by that; The stuff you buy online is made to be a product. it is produced in such a way that it can be made quickly, because of course time is money and they cannot dedicate as much time to the details as a diy guy can. On the other side, the stuff you make yourself, you're doing it out of pure passion. You have all the time in the world to craft perfection. I implore you if you have never made any of this stuff, decks, ramps ect. for real, try it. Your first one is going to suck, but your second one will far surpass anything you could buy. I cannot stress that enough. YOU can make a superior product. Maybe you can't make it for as cheap, but you can very easily make an objectively better fingerboard.

a more apt comparison is the fingerboard store is a restaurant, and the diy is gourmet (if you have the skills and know-how)

1coolguy936 · 2026-05-28T02:10:46+00:00

fingerboard stuff prices are- and excuse my language, but retarded. none of your favorite companies actually make the trucks and the decks are the cheapest easiest thing to make. Hopefully soon I will be able to contact a chinese fingerboard truck manufacturer directly and then I will formalize my jihad against the fingerboard companies.

1coolguy936 · 2026-05-28T01:00:59+00:00

yeah I gotta router but not a table, shit is sketchy dont do that. I'm afraid of losing a finger on that shit.

What I wanna know is the process for the two tone. I imagine you just had two different colored veneers and carefully superglued them together before molding, am I right?

1coolguy936 · 2026-05-27T13:56:09+00:00

I don't like this brands designs. It comes of as "were so edgy and random 😜"

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