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              Which CAD Platform for Skateboard Design?
            
            
            
            
              
                If you want to make a skateboard or longboard, you will probably need some molds. Molds are tools that form the individual layers that make up a bo...
              
             
 
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              Skateboard Design: Nose Angle & Radius
            
            
            
            
              
                Note: at the time of this article, there is not a clear industry standard for skateboard dimensions. This article presents the “SK8CAD” Standard; p...
              
             
 
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              How to Make Money Building Skateboards
            
            
            
            
              
                Imagine a life where you get to wake up and make skateboards every day. Maybe you have a little workshop at home, or your own wood shop in town. Ma...
              
             
 
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              Skateboard Design: Tail Angle and Radius
            
            
            
            
              
                Note: at the time of this article, there is not a clear industry standard for skateboard dimensions. This article presents the “SK8CAD” Standard; p...
              
             
 
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              Skateboard Design: Concave Style
            
            
            
            
              
                Note: at the time of this article, there is not a clear industry standard for skateboard dimensions. This article presents the “SK8CAD” Standard; p...
              
             
 
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              Skateboard Design: Tail Length
            
            
            
            
              
                Note: at the time of this article, there is not a clear industry standard for skateboard dimensions. This article presents the “SK8CAD” Standard; p...
              
             
 
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              Skateboard Design: Wheelbase
            
            
            
            
              
                Note: at the time of this article, there is not a clear industry standard for skateboard dimensions. This article presents the “SK8CAD” Standard; p...
              
             
 
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              Skateboard Design: Width
            
            
            
            
              
                Note: at the time of this article, there is not a clear industry standard for skateboard dimensions. This article presents the “SK8CAD” Standard; p...
              
             
 
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              The Beginner's Guide to SK8CAD
            
            
            
            
              
                SK8CAD (pronounced “skate cad”) is our skateboard 3D modeling program that allows you to generate designs of boards and their molds. SK8CAD is usef...
              
             
 
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              How to Find a Local Skateboard Maker
            
            
            
            
              
                
Want to find a local skateboard or longboard maker in your community? Or, perhaps you're looking for a niche builder, someone that's building or c...
              
             
 
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              Printing SK8CAD Molds Part 3: Assembly and Pressing
            
            
            
            
              
                Now that all of your mold sections have printed out, you can assemble them into a male and female skateboard mold.
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              Printing SK8CAD Molds Part 2: Preparing the Files & Printer
            
            
            
            
              
                An important step in 3D printing is preparing your files to be printed - creating the instructions for the printer to make your 3D files via "slice...
              
             
 
 
 
    
    
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