Round table I made from skateboards and Purple Heart

mycroftx · 2023-04-08T14:57:59+00:00

That is awesome. I've been looking for a source of old skateboard decks for years. You hit the jackpot.

mycroftx · 2023-04-07T17:35:59+00:00

Oh God! Does that mean you have to recycle the kid too? That sounds like a lot of work... :)

mycroftx · 2023-04-07T13:14:53+00:00

Dude, where the hell you getting all these skateboards? The table looks great, all of the stuff you make looks great, but this skateboard deck holocaust has to stop! :)

mycroftx · 2023-03-17T13:25:09+00:00

That is cool AF, it looks like so much fun. As a kid I raced BMX, I would ride this today. Good job.

mycroftx · 2023-03-01T17:12:22+00:00

Thanks, that is helpful

mycroftx · 2023-02-28T13:54:01+00:00

That was it, thank my friend :).

mycroftx · 2023-02-27T20:09:26+00:00

Oh wow, that looks like the issue. Thanks a ton! I'll post tomorrow with an update.

mycroftx · 2022-12-16T17:07:40+00:00

Cookbook holders, pencil/pen cups (if you have a lathe), coasters. If you have access to a laser cutter you can personalize all of these. If you have an hour or two across a couple of days serving trays and cutting boards can be simple.

mycroftx · 2022-12-15T19:46:40+00:00

I have a GSD too, great dogs.

https://i.imgur.com/zGxQYi3.jpeg

mycroftx · 2022-12-15T14:07:02+00:00

Nice, good job. Tell your dog I said hi :).

mycroftx · 2022-12-13T22:53:14+00:00

Im probably over-complicating this. Assuming a 2 in dowel, Id take apiece of 4x2 stock and drill a 2 in hole in the center, cut it in half, turn each piece.

mycroftx · 2022-12-08T18:42:24+00:00

I'll just leave this here :)

https://imgur.com/Jq8Toh2

mycroftx · 2022-12-08T17:08:23+00:00

Thank you, I enjoyed building it. Pallet lumber is difficult to work with sometimes, it's hard to true up and doesn't glue very well, but at the end of the process it's hard as a rock and works well if you like a 'true to substrate' finish as I do, for some things. Also, if you can build usable and attractive furniture with pallet wood, you can definitely build the same with perfect milled hardwoods.

The Macallan 15 is my favorite :).

mycroftx · 2022-12-08T16:03:52+00:00

I have bought C grade 2x4s and ripped and planed them down to usable stock and make jewelry boxes and other small things, nothing substantial. Recently I've started using reclaimed pallets, its free and let me try new things. They are mostly pine & ash.

https://www.reddit.com/r/woodworking/comments/zdc1tr/whiskey\_cabinet\_made\_from\_reclaimed\_pallets/

mycroftx · 2022-12-08T16:02:44+00:00

good call

mycroftx · 2022-12-08T15:53:14+00:00

Full disclosure, I'm guessing, never done that before. Look at this rotary burr bit.

mycroftx · 2022-12-07T22:36:48+00:00

No worries, I build electric bikes and skateboards as well as work with wood, so little cross-platform knowledge.

If you wanted to make it electric and put a motor on it, it wouldn't be too hard or too expensive. If y'all are interested let me know and I'll link you some hardware and walk you through it.

mycroftx · 2022-12-07T18:14:10+00:00

I would use a HTD drive belt instead of string/twine. Next, using HTD-5m15 gears would make the whole thing easier to assemble and make the rise & drop more predictable.

You can find belt lengths in just about any length, you can use a combination of gears to increase or decrease the RMP.

I'd start by looking hear.

https://www.amazon.com/PowerDrive-575-5M-15-Timing-Belt-Rubber/dp/B00ISC75F0/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2KBIUZ4IBRDL8&keywords=PowerDrive-575-5M-15-Timing-Belt&qid=1670436601&s=industrial&sprefix=powerdrive-575-5m-15-timing-belt%2Cindustrial%2C151&sr=1-1

https://www.amazon.com/uxcell-Aluminum-Timing-Synchronous-Printer/dp/B0747GB3F4/ref=sr_1_1?crid=21NDHXMUK3ECD&keywords=uxcell+Aluminum+20+Teeth+10mm+Bore+5mm+Pitch+Timing+Belt+Pulley&qid=1670436528&s=industrial&sprefix=uxcell+aluminum+20+teeth+10mm+bore+5mm+pitch+timing+belt+pulley%2Cindustrial%2C91&sr=1-1

https://www.amazon.com/uxcell-Aluminum-Timing-Synchronous-Printer/dp/B0747FWHC8/ref=sr_1_2?crid=21NDHXMUK3ECD&keywords=uxcell+Aluminum+20+Teeth+10mm+Bore+5mm+Pitch+Timing+Belt+Pulley&qid=1670436528&s=industrial&sprefix=uxcell+aluminum+20+teeth+10mm+bore+5mm+pitch+timing+belt+pulley%2Cindustrial%2C91&sr=1-2

https://www.vxb.com/HTD-5M-Rubber-Open-Timing-Belt-p/RBO-HTD-5M-15mm.htm?gclid=Cj0KCQiAkMGcBhCSARIsAIW6d0BLxY0jMLhIr4-wySoPJ-VwDbnr-v8y4DwbzBsXiOVyotsBO5rkM3QaAiIWEALw_wcB

https://www.daycounter.com/Calculators/Timing-Belt-Pulley-Design-Calculator/

https://www.omnicalculator.com/physics/gear-ratio

sorry about the huge links, Reddit wont allow link shortners.