Built a custom snowboard workbench - Snowboarding Forum

tecknojoe · 02-18-2010, 08:35 PM

$75 for 2 freaking vises WITHOUT suction cups to hold the board down when scraping?! NO! I just bought some metal brackets, 4 suction cups, and some screws, then screwed a bunch of 2x4s to my garage storage desk. VIOLA! $13 snowboard bench that allows edge work, waxing, and scraping WITHOUT the board going all over the place or hurting the hell out of my knees. My buddy(another forum member) came over and we waxed on the bench for the first time tonight with music and beers, it works like a charm. I would highly suggest doing this, it's WELL worth the $13. I just can't justify 2 pieces of plastic costing $75. ABSOLUTELY ridiculous. CHEERS!

O yea and long live my Never Summer System 151cm. 5 years, over 100 days ridden, and still counting

SchultzLS2 · 02-18-2010, 11:51 PM

thats pretty ghetto but a good improv.

linvillegorge · 02-18-2010, 11:55 PM

Man, the word "custom" sure does get tossed around pretty casually these days...

SchultzLS2 · 02-19-2010, 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by linvillegorge

Man, the word "custom" sure does get tossed around pretty casually these days...

Wezt Coast, Yo

krazykunuck · 02-19-2010, 01:18 AM

great idea, but i would call it quickly put together and in bad taste, but in the end if it works it works (sorry diesel mechanic and i do custom work to machines so i am very picky about looks, because of the customer)

The_Guchi · 02-19-2010, 01:22 AM

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Originally Posted by linvillegorge

Man, the word "custom" sure does get tossed around pretty casually these days...

yep custom... lol
(not in my car)

The_Guchi · 02-19-2010, 01:24 AM

but really i would love to have that in my garage right now... (the bench)

krazykunuck · 02-19-2010, 01:24 AM

i'm going to puke at that, ugh, i swear people should have to take a test to buy stuff, another to install it, and also one to reproduce.

tecknojoe · 02-19-2010, 05:32 AM

wow I don't care how it looks, I care that it works. It makes board work so much easier. And by using the word "custom", I just meant I built what I needed, not "super-fly-wezt-coazt-customs-mtv-chromed-out-bull-shit".

Slinky · 02-19-2010, 05:46 AM

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Originally Posted by tecknojoe

wow I don't care how it looks, I care that it works. It makes board work so much easier. And by using the word "custom", I just meant I built what I needed, not "super-fly-wezt-coazt-customs-mtv-chromed-out-bull-shit".

as long as it works!

just say its your prototype and sell the idea for "1 million dollars" (in my best doctor evil voice)

02-18-2010, 08:35 PM	#1 (permalink)
tecknojoe Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: CO Posts: 102	Built a custom snowboard workbench $75 for 2 freaking vises WITHOUT suction cups to hold the board down when scraping?! NO! I just bought some metal brackets, 4 suction cups, and some screws, then screwed a bunch of 2x4s to my garage storage desk. VIOLA! $13 snowboard bench that allows edge work, waxing, and scraping WITHOUT the board going all over the place or hurting the hell out of my knees. My buddy(another forum member) came over and we waxed on the bench for the first time tonight with music and beers, it works like a charm. I would highly suggest doing this, it's WELL worth the $13. I just can't justify 2 pieces of plastic costing $75. ABSOLUTELY ridiculous. CHEERS! O yea and long live my Never Summer System 151cm. 5 years, over 100 days ridden, and still counting

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02-18-2010, 11:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
SchultzLS2 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 215	thats pretty ghetto but a good improv.

02-18-2010, 11:55 PM	#3 (permalink)
linvillegorge Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Evergreen, CO Posts: 4,501	Man, the word "custom" sure does get tossed around pretty casually these days...

02-19-2010, 01:18 AM	#5 (permalink)
krazykunuck Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: edmonton Posts: 188	great idea, but i would call it quickly put together and in bad taste, but in the end if it works it works (sorry diesel mechanic and i do custom work to machines so i am very picky about looks, because of the customer)

02-19-2010, 01:24 AM	#7 (permalink)
The_Guchi Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 121	but really i would love to have that in my garage right now... (the bench)

02-19-2010, 01:24 AM	#8 (permalink)
krazykunuck Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: edmonton Posts: 188	i'm going to puke at that, ugh, i swear people should have to take a test to buy stuff, another to install it, and also one to reproduce.

02-19-2010, 05:32 AM	#9 (permalink)
tecknojoe Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: CO Posts: 102	wow I don't care how it looks, I care that it works. It makes board work so much easier. And by using the word "custom", I just meant I built what I needed, not "super-fly-wezt-coazt-customs-mtv-chromed-out-bull-shit".