Can you hand draw a quick sketch?
Why drill through when something can be modeled to accommodate? Which lights do you want?
For regular tailbones, @Skunk has suggested cutting boards before. Thatās a good idea, but doesnāt help for the ultra-thick version
I actually used to use old cutting boards to make my tail bones and slide pucks. I honestly would do that now but I have absolutely no means for cutting and shaping the material currently.
I remember having these on my first skateboard when I was a kid lol. It had these grab rails too. Such a flashback
Rib bones. I actually wanna use these for mounting my enclosure, just because.
Thatās one of the decks Iād really like a tail bone on. Im going for an old school look on this thing and its a must have. Especially because i wanna do E-manuals for blocks lol
I could do that. If getting to pick the design Iād kinda like something with slightly harder or more aggressive lines than the traditional Powell tailbone.
You have to print it out with some neon filament!
The smoother edges probably stop it from catching on uneven pavement though,
Iād LOVE that on my stickerbombed deck.
But the Skateshread deck is black and green 100% so far. Gonna try and keep that theme going.
Yeah Iām serious, I wouldnāt have offered otherwise .
Maybe on an old flintstone skateboard. They just couldnāt go fast enough lol.
Thatās easy enough. Itās there radius, the bottom concave if the deck thatās important.
Ill probably mount with rubber between tail guard and deck since the thicker printed material wont flex as much.
Luckily both my tails are fairly flat. Especially the bigger one.
This is like 5 mins of work. Iāll do it tomorrow night!
I want the rib bones mainly for picking up the board by the rail and having something for your fingers grip on to. Another idea that I havenāt finished, but I have the tubing, is using some of this acrylic Square clear tubing for the rib bones and running some LED light strips inside.
And I found it. My cutting tools suck, so maybe thatās why I never finished it. A 1 sqft piece of scrap HDPE was about 10 bucks, and probably enough for 4 tail guards, so it could be done dirt cheap with the right tools, but 3d printing these seems way easier and more fun to customize though.
Specify a width and length? There was a company making them for boosted boards awhile back, but theyāve stopped. Not sure why
Got it. Will crank this out