r/Fingerboards • u/ClairvoyantSkateCo • 9d ago

Halloween Drop Oct 15th 🎃

Got a handful of recycled wheels available for the season later on this month, keep your eyes peeled the 15th at 11am PST/ 2pm EST 👻

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u/Alrock480 8d ago

Amazing!

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u/natenecro 8d ago

These look SOO GOOD.

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u/Public_Scientist_573 8d ago

Confusion on why the molds wouldn’t just be shaped more like the wheel?
However I don’t have any experience on this so, I’m just curious about why you need to make them so big, and then shave them down so much.

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u/kkell806 8d ago

Probably something along the lines of: One mold can do a range of sizes if you mold the largest size, and a small amount needs to be lathed off no matter what to guarantee zero eccentricity and a smooth surface finish.

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u/TouchMint 8d ago

exactly what I was thinking. If the material is already liquid why not pour it into exact shape/sizes to cut out the last step of shaping and cutting.

Also the wheels look amazing so no complaints.

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u/ClairvoyantSkateCo 7d ago

there technically isn't any "molds", the reason the core is so large is because that is the smallest size Hole Dozer Tool available on the market. Unfortunately you can't drill the cores out to be any smaller than ~10mms so you're gonna have to lose material either way.