Longboard Kits

[Chubz]

I did some searching the other night and founds these folks.

http://www.roarockit.com/index.php

Dropped them a line about their product and got back to me right away. After I complete my first alpine board, gonna give a shot of buildinga long board.

Been keeping my eye on Vanguard Loaded but they have been goign for bout $230. The wife would kill me, but she doesnt care if I build one.

Thought this might be interestng for those of you with kids and even handy with tools.

L8R

Greg

[xxguitarist]

roarokit vaccum bags are great, i've built at least six boards in mine already.
quick and cheap to try out a new concave/camber/rocker/kick/etc combination, too.

[Chubz]

Since I let her take over the finances. My board building expedition last summer put in a slight bind. That choice will allow me to buy some titanal and zylon for some builds this summer.

[xxguitarist]

I actually am very tempted to buy a kit this summer to play with on my days off ... and maybe some blank refill kits to play with shapes

I'll just need to buy a couple extra sets of wheels and trucks ... :eplus2: ... defiantly on my to-do list
dont bother with their wood, unless you need to be pressing agressive curves.
1/16'' maple is a good bit more expensive than 1/8'' baltic birch plywood.
just make sure you get BALTIC birch, the other stuff isnt all hardwood.
comes in 5x5 foot sheets, you can also get 1/4'' thickness if you only will be pressing very mild curves.
titebond III is the general top choice for this work, even though its a little expensive.
its a lot of fun, and a great way to save some money while getting to try out all kinds of new boards:biggthump
if you need more info, i've had a bit of practice with these presses & can probably help you out.

[Gecko]

I have seen a number of boards built this way and they look good, so I trust it. Andrew (xxguitarist) is building me a LDP using his which I can't wait to skate.

[xxguitarist]

actually aggressive curves is part of why i want to do this, it is hard to find the shapes I want to try.
drop decks?
if so, you're better off with a wood mold, pressing with pressure generated from tightening bolts, or a hydraulic ram.

[xxguitarist]

no, I got one of those I like :eplus2:what are you considering "agressive curves", then?

by the way tony.. 2 plys of your board are in the bag, and the wheelwell layers are cut & ready to add tomorrow.

[Ernie00]

We have been using the Roarkit for a while at school with our students. They are ok, the Street decks aren't that amazing but the longboard kits are ok.

I build mine last year and it's great, I added a little camber to the board using weights. The results were very good.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/196/477666106_59a22cb1b3.jpg?v=0
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/181/477666102_0671eec15a.jpg?v=0
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/191/477666098_23893f8a33.jpg?v=0
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/220/477666086_2c21249daa.jpg?v=0

[xxguitarist]

browse away:
http://uri.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2045508&l=8b627&id=14310970

http://photos-618.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v75/208/86/14310970/n14310970_31774618_5055.jpg
http://photos-889.ak.facebook.com/ip002/v58/208/86/14310970/n14310970_31342889_3798.jpg

[xxguitarist]

toe stop.
common for pumping and slalom decks, keeps your foot from sliding forwards durring hard riding.

[xxguitarist]

More toestops..
http://i13.servimg.com/u/f13/11/02/78/86/fb210.jpg

for deep concave, 1/8'' baltic birch will do you well.
if you want to press drops, go for the 1/16'' maple.

[Gecko]

I have an HS like the 3rd up (with the red graphic) on the way....I can't wait to skate that either