HyperDynamic.co.uk

Skateboard Repairs

time dedicated: 10's of hours

location: Carbon Concepts and Home

year: 2005

 

DSCF0001.JPG (58344 bytes) old school board beefed up with carbon and carbon/kevlar tail
DSCF0004.JPG (76177 bytes) wasn't strong enough though!
DSCF0006.JPG (55766 bytes) modern broken deck (Ed's)
DSCF0005.JPG (66928 bytes) top side. Note missing chunk and split on end
DSCF0009.JPG (28721 bytes) split glued and clamped. joint glued with epoxy and microfibres
DSCF0017.JPG (62992 bytes) joint sanded
DSCF0014.JPG (87154 bytes) dyed red layer of wood ripped off to save weight and provide level surface for carbon.
DSCF0016.JPG (66849 bytes) finished sanded surface. seems a shame to cover it up. some minor bumps left though
DSCF0020.JPG (26407 bytes) surface sanded smooth
DSCF0022.JPG (60467 bytes) surface sanding detail (now super smooth)
DSCF0024.JPG (45571 bytes) test fit of carbon and kevlar
DSCF0026.JPG (37159 bytes) straight out the vac bag after wetting out with resin
DSCF0033.JPG (109168 bytes) mean while the other broken board was also repaired
DSCF0035.JPG (33684 bytes) Deck bottom after trimming and finishing
DSCF0036.JPG (48346 bytes) Forgot to plug bolt holes. Resin seeped onto grip. bugger!
DSCF0037.JPG (93167 bytes) Test samples of different grip methods. none look particularly good though...
DSCF0048.JPG (143684 bytes) deck re-gripped with epoxy and sugar. looks like shit at the moment.
DSCF0003.JPG (111968 bytes) rebroke on original crack line. Next fix will involve reinforcement top and bottom
DSCF0007.JPG (101463 bytes) deck failure from top
DSCF0008.JPG (88788 bytes) grip removed with special tool so that reinforcement can bond to wood
DSCF0010.JPG (108684 bytes) close-up of glue line
DSCF0013.JPG (82439 bytes) thinning the board out using a 'rotozip' type tool
DSCF0015.JPG (18209 bytes) sanded bottom
DSCF0018.JPG (104844 bytes) just finished sanding first reface layer to fill major bumps in deck
DSCF0019.JPG (23232 bytes) Whole surface covered with reface
DSCF0023.JPG (49996 bytes) joint reinforcement
DSCF0025.JPG (42871 bytes) whole deck reinforcement with carbon/kevlar tips
DSCF0032.JPG (115808 bytes) rough carbon reinforcement of my deck
DSCF0027.JPG (150102 bytes) carbon/kevlar tip before trimming. nice and shiny!
DSCF0031.JPG (133338 bytes) centre reinforcement detail. unfortunately it's super smooth so it will be covered with grip
DSCF0028.JPG (58737 bytes) top view showing the now shiny, slippy bits.
DSCF0046.JPG (85073 bytes) sugared epoxy just lumped on my deck. looks really shit..

 

 

 

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