Urban Sports - Grindoes (Updated)

This Instructable won the First Prize in the Converse Back to School in Style Contest. So thanks to everyone who voted for it! =)
In return I uploaded a trailer, which you can see here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAj6z9PseCM

This Instructable is for everyone who likes freestyle urban sports. And for those who don't want to get rid of their old shoes.

With Grindoes (What a revolutionary and creative name - I know) you feel like Aggressive Inlining without Inliners. It is something like a training for learning how to grind with Inliners. You don't need a long inrun and it's not that bad if you miss the rail. I am pretty sure you learned to walk earlier than you learned to skate.

Actually, there is an Instructable that shows you how to make related shoes, but this one is cheaper and easier, you probably have everything you need at home and the design is less noticeable (No offence, MKohen's Instructable http://www.instructables.com/id/Soap-Shoesmake-your-own/ is really very good ;))

Summing up, Grindoes are shoes which you can grind with.

Step 1: What you need

Along with a weakness for extraordinary sports, you need:

- Shoes that fit: Don't take your favorite ones - They might go bust. I use my old Etnies, because they have a thick base. Normally, big and expensive shoes have thick bases.
- PVC pipe: It should have a diameter of about 4cm (16"). It doesn't have to be longer than 15cm.
- Screws: 8 small screws with a length of about 1.5cm (0.6")
- Tape: I suggest crepe tape, but every other tape is okay, too.

- A saw: It should have a more or less thin saw blade. I will come to that in step 3.
- An electric drill: You need two diameters, a thin (~2mm) and a normal (~6mm) one.
- A file: You need it to smoothen the PVC pipe and the hole in the shoes, before you use the
- Sand paper.
- A screw driver: It should fit onto the screws mentioned above.
- A pen
- Grind wax: Any candle will do.

Comments

[c3ralki1l3r]

my nikes have some sorta of grinding thing in the middle but i will look forward to make my own :D

[gizmothegorilla]

Will a bended piece of sheet metal work too if i dont have a pipe?

[Salamyman]

now... i liked the paper clone ible very much but for ruining a perfectly good pair of shoes, even more Etnies - that`s unforgivable!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[JacSpark]

These look like a cool creation! i've always wanted to grind like sonic when i played it for gamecube back in the day, but the only worry i have is the PVC pipe piece.....is it really going to be wide enough to fit onto rails?

[cephalopoid]

Nice! I've made some myself a three years ago, using the groove in hiking boots, small metal plates with two holes from the hardware store and pointed screws which I just forced into the rubber. It didn't work out too badly. I'll post a slideshow of those one day.

[LilPurpleCow]

Cool, but I don't know if I can get a hold of metal I can cut up, would a cutting board like another ible work? And wouldn't glue be a better idea?

[kamibox.de]

I think the gluing space would be too rough, so that there is too little contact to hold it safely. I didn't try it though, but if you lose the pipe during the action it could end painfully ;)

[LilPurpleCow]

But don't the screws get in the way? And I have to try this.. Oh woops, haha didn't read it and.. nevermind. So its just a PVC pipe.. And how thick does the sole have to be? And do you just guess on about how much to cut the pipe, like half way, or should it be a certain amount, if you know what i mean?

[LilPurpleCow]

Shoot I apparently can't read. Can you just wax the shoes instead of the rail?

[kamibox.de]

That works, but then the sliding power decreases on the rail and that makes it difficult to balance (and it looks a bit odd)

[artsgottagun]

 would a tree saw work?

[kamibox.de]

If your shoe is flexible enough, it should.

[artsgottagun]

 ok thanks

[pocketsnzl]

i used the top of  a large diameter brass pipe (it sounds so much cooler and doesn't wear away so easily)sealed it with silicone and screws. also having the top of the pipe does not resctrict the size of pipe you can grind on as it is a less critical curve (which means its bigger). i hope this influenced all of you

[MrRodrigez]

you think it would work out ok if I used Silicone caulk instead of screws? I don't know what material the silicone would bond to..

[kamibox.de]

I have thought about using silicone, too, but none of my glues could hold PVC, so I thought that silicone also wouldn't hold it. But try if you want ;) You can still use screws to fix it.

[MrRodrigez]

 yeah silicone works great, I've been grinding rails now for around a week :D

[ilike2make]

When you make the bigger holes over the small holes that is called Countersinking

[kamibox.de]

Thanks , I will edit that.

[tabler1010]

Congrats on winning. By the way we voted for you so you owe us a new video.

[kamibox.de]

Yeah I won! :D :D Thanks for voting! :) Okay, I promise to get out during the holidays (in ~2 weeks) and make a new video :)

[Minneapolis Z]

Nice Instructable, these look fun. You should upload that video to youtube or another streaming site where people don't have to have to download a file to their hard drive

[kamibox.de]

That video is just a preview, I hope I can make a better one within the next time, this would be uploaded on Youtube then.

[Lizander]

Hey good job on the idea!! I made my own pair the other night!!! I quickly got the hang of it, because I practise Parkour, so I'm used to presicion jumping, but what I quickly noticed was that all the jumping and landing on my arches was very painful, and wasn't able to run very well in the next few days. maybe the cutting board idea offers more support or protection? I used 3 inch black PVC tubing.

[Lettucehead]

They have pads you can cut to fit in your shoe, just a suggestion.

[kamibox.de]

I'm sorry, but I have never experienced such problems. Maybe your sole is too thin or something like that?

[Lizander]

nope, I dont think so at least. I used some old basket ball shoes, so they are very thick soled...

[Lizander]

I'll make another pair, and see if the problem continues.

[theREALcybercat]

Really nice! i vote for u

[kamibox.de]

Thanks :)

[5533888]

Awesome!!

[GeekyAdam]

Awesome idea! I used to want Soap shoes so bad when I was younger, but they were indeed much too expensive to justify the cost. I love how simple the design is with the PVC pipe as the grindplate. I think I'm going to try this at home; I have some old Duff shoes I don't use for skating anymore. If the PVC doesn't slide well, I might try MKohen's idea and use a piece of cutting board as the grindplate, it looks like it would grind better on some less-smoother surfaces such as concrete or stone.

[covey12]

nice, theres some kids at my school that do that crazy ninja wall jumping stuff with shoes like this

[JerryMopar]

add some heeley wheels to the back, and youd be ready to stunt it out!

[black bike]

I bet a coping saw would work well.

[dioblo2345]

this is great you should put it in the back to school contest!!!!

[kamibox.de]

It is in the Back to School contest ;)

[dioblo2345]

oh well good luck ; )

[kamibox.de]

Thanks ;)

[dioblo2345]

ill vote for thes alright