Punny titles aside, we've been getting lots done at Altus Longboards this week. The board that we said was finished being filed has now been drilled, so trucks can be topmounted. I plan to take a set of wheels, trucks, and bearings out of the many that I own to go and attach to the board, so I can briefly test it out. There are essentially 3 steps that remain.
1. Cut out the drop-through mounting hole so that it can be switched between topmount (baseplant screwed in on bottom of board) and drop-through (baseplate screwed in on top of the board and 'drops through' the board to connect the kingpin to the axle).
2. Take fine-grit sandpaper and make sure our board is divinely smooth.
3. Stain our board and paint the design on the bottom.
After all these steps are complete, I'll be taking the board for a full test ride up on the Stanford hills.
Here are some pictures of our work today:
1. Cut out the drop-through mounting hole so that it can be switched between topmount (baseplant screwed in on bottom of board) and drop-through (baseplate screwed in on top of the board and 'drops through' the board to connect the kingpin to the axle).
2. Take fine-grit sandpaper and make sure our board is divinely smooth.
3. Stain our board and paint the design on the bottom.
After all these steps are complete, I'll be taking the board for a full test ride up on the Stanford hills.
Here are some pictures of our work today:
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