Thank you EdStainless, I've got hold of some 80 x 3mm mild steel which I intend to heat until orange about an inch wide across the width (80mm) of the bar, bend it round a wooden form and then quench in oil.
I then intend to heat the whole thing up until orange and do the same thing again...
I'm used to riding long boards, I never lift the board to turn or to do tricks etc.
I was given this board and now have 180mm trucks on it with 97mm flywheels, it's basically going to be for crusing and be electrified like my other board.
If the trucks are mounted where they normally go, with...
@jgKRI thanks, I thought spring steel would be better once I thought about it a bit more, but I've already bought some mild steel so just wanted to see if I could do it with that.
When you say weight transfer, what do you mean? I have the trucks already bolted to the kick tails on some angled...
Hello! First time posting, only just joined today but would like some help with my project please?
Please see the picture below. I'd like to create this 'spring' so that it give the skateboard a bit of 'suspension' but so that it also doesn't twist when the rider tries to turn. ie. It can still...
