The last session of this term & indeed this year saw students spray painting their skateboard decks & using the laser cutter to create the design stencils. Full write up to follow.

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This weeks session took the shape of looking at the design spraying process. We started out by making some simple stencils with which we were going to create ‘test prints’  later on in the session. We then looked at paint viscosity as it plays a big part in creating the right mix for spraying. Using a compressor powered airbrush we [...]

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This weeks session was spent working out truck placement on our newly shaped decks. Students looked at turning circles, pivot points  & handling & how they are affected by the positioning of the trucks. We also demonstrated how to put a pair of trucks together correctly from scratch & discussed bearing ratings (BEC) in relation to [...]

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