drill holes in a deck... bad idea?
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KieranPeterson
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..... your asking if drilling holes in the main part of your scooter weakens it?
Depends what deck you do it on i guess.
Billie did it on the mgp forged deck.
The deck is quite thick so theres no chance of it snapping.
It might look funny, but it works, made it lighter.
He also did it on the first maddgear, aiming to take pressure off of the welded headtube.
It worked quite well.
Heres a photo (last time he did it, he measured and it looked alright. This time he went crazy haha)
Billie did it on the mgp forged deck.
The deck is quite thick so theres no chance of it snapping.
It might look funny, but it works, made it lighter.
He also did it on the first maddgear, aiming to take pressure off of the welded headtube.
It worked quite well.
Heres a photo (last time he did it, he measured and it looked alright. This time he went crazy haha)
Billie Rainbow
Silver Member
yeah that be mine haha, recently done more(yesterday) but was a bit sketch. it wont break anytime soon because mgp have 2 7mm rail which is more than necessary, but i wouldn't do it to any other decks. maybe tsi. almost forgot xt lol, you can drill the shit out of it.
Billie Rainbow
Silver Member
and tyler wheeland has my old one, ask him how its going.
I'd say it should be fine if you drill the holes vertically, cause most of the strength from the deck comes from the walls that go up and down. With a TSI you could go nuts with the deck plate as it's easily replaceable and doesn't really hold any strength. Stay away from welds and points that are already weak.
tylerbillman
Steel Member
What about an old a? Im thinking about drilling holes for screws down the middle plate and slapping on a skateboard deck for a concave feel, would that weaken an old a at all?
Michael Rankin
Super Moderator
as long as you know what you are doing and have common sense, you should have no issues with drilling a deck
tylerbillman
Steel Member
I broke it at the foldy before I got the chance to try it :/
AND I don't have a deck now.
/cryandkillself
But my birthday is next week so maybe I'll get an ultra pro or a Tsi
T-Sell32
Member
I broke it at the foldy before I got the chance to try it :/
AND I don't have a deck now.
/cryandkillself
But my birthday is next week so maybe I'll get an ultra pro or a Tsi
Haha, that sucks bro. I just got a lucky
ridescooters3
Bronze member
That's why you put reo's on it.
stukwon-do
Member
Personally I would never drill a Pro Mod... IMO they're weak enough as it is but if you're really keen to do it i'd avoid the dropouts and under/near the foldy as these are the places that I snap them.
jakeishectik
Member
oi billy on the side parts on a lucky do you recon itl be safe to dril the fuk out off it cuz mine wieghts qwit at tad bit tehe....
pm me billy
an heres wat i did to the mgp i had
marking it out tehe
i wouldnt dril a pro mod because it wil tak time
pm me billy
an heres wat i did to the mgp i had
marking it out tehe
i wouldnt dril a pro mod because it wil tak time