Introduction: Skadeboard Rack Made From Skateboarddecks
I tried to find a good and cheap rack for my longboard, but at the end I made it myself. You only need 2 cheap skatedecks, or better you have some old ones. And with that, a saw and a few skrews you get a great rack for up to 4 boards.
(I decided to make some and sell them >> www.deck-rack.com)
Step 1: Parts
I bought 2 decks at amazon for about 20€, maybe you have some old ones at home or you can find some cheaper decks. Beside the decks I get some griptape, but I decided to not use it, because if I put it on the decks I will probably damage my longboard later. On amazon I could choose the witdh of the deck and I choosed the biggest with 8.75'', to have the maximum of space available for cutting.
Step 2: Slots
Now the cuts have to be made. My Longboard needed a cutwidth of 2.5 cm (0.98 inches), but that belongs a little to your own borad you want to use. But I think in this slot should fit nearly every Skate- or Snowboard.
The cuts itselfes are made in a distance of 15 cm (5.9 inches). If your board needs more space, you probably need a larger distance. But with that distance I can make 4 slots and that fits perfect to the possible available boards in my home sweet home.
Making the cuts is the hardest part. I used a jig saw for the straight lines and the ends are made with a drill and a lot of rasping and grinding. But I also get a little bit of help from my son.
Warning!!! I made little scratches on top of the deck with the jig saw, so watch out if that matters for you.
The cuts itselfes are made in a distance of 15 cm (5.9 inches). If your board needs more space, you probably need a larger distance. But with that distance I can make 4 slots and that fits perfect to the possible available boards in my home sweet home.
Making the cuts is the hardest part. I used a jig saw for the straight lines and the ends are made with a drill and a lot of rasping and grinding. But I also get a little bit of help from my son.
Warning!!! I made little scratches on top of the deck with the jig saw, so watch out if that matters for you.
Step 3: Brackets
For the metal brackets I get some perfectly fitting to the holes of the deck. That made it really easy to attach them to the deck with simple 4 mm (0.15 inch) metal skrews. As an alternative you can order a skrewset for one deck in you skateshop to get the correct skrews.
Step 4: Mount It to the Wall
The brackets located the board in a little more than a 90 degrees angle to the wall. So I used a hammer to correct the angle of the brackets a little bit.
To avoid that the longboard is hitting the wall and make it dirty, the second deck comes up. It is simply attached to the wall with skrews.
To avoid that the longboard is hitting the wall and make it dirty, the second deck comes up. It is simply attached to the wall with skrews.
Step 5: Finished
Here you can see the final rack made for 4 boards.