Diy: Onetime Skateboards Into Furniture
“Creative Recycling”, is the 3rd of 5 interactive workshops from Converse. Taking identify right away through Spring 2015, these multi-city workshops entitled, CONS Project, are a serial of community events designed to inspire the adjacent generation of creative spirits through interactive skate, fine art in addition to music workshops.
Converse, along amongst Jason Podlaski, craftsman in addition to founder of skateboard recycling company, Deckstool, latterly led a New York workshop where participants were invited to cook their ain stools made from recycled skate decks. Photo credit Zander Taketomo.
Out of the workshop came a step-by-step remove on how to practise your ain deckstool, at home:
WHAT YOU’LL NEED
Materials:
• Two (2) Full or Two (2) 3/4 Skateboards
• One (1) Half Skateboard
• Skateboard Truck
• Long Bolts
• Lock Nuts
Tools:
• Power Sander or Sandpaper
• Power Drill
• Power Saw
• Screw Driver
INSTRUCTIONS
1.) The stool requires (2) Full or (2) 3/4 skateboards for the each leg in addition to (1) one-half skateboard for the seat.
2.) Cut both amount boards (or 3/4 skateboards) to 18" length for the legs.
3.) Cut the one-half board to 12" length, ensuring the truck holes are located inwards the middle of the board.
4.) Sand all edges of each board to cook smooth.
5.) Drill i hole (approximately 3/8" inwards diameter) inwards the middle of the truck holes on each leg.
6) Drill out existing 4 (4) truck holes on topographic point to check long bolts.
7.) Insert each side of skateboard truck through holes drilled into each leg in addition to secure from contrary side amongst lock nut.
8.) Attach the stool topographic point to the truck using long bolts in addition to lock nuts.
9.) Tighten the screws gradually, rotating betwixt the 4 bolts on the seat, spell simultaneously tightening the lock nuts on stool legs until stool is steady in addition to sturdy.
10.) You’re done! Now accept a charge off on your cook novel seat.
There are going to locomote ii to a greater extent than DIY themed workshops happening inwards NYC, Toronto, Boston in addition to LA inwards early on 2015 in addition to people tin sack expect for information coming presently at www.consproject.com
