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| stocago |
CNC Bennett baseplateSomeone on the Silverfish Longboarding site is wondering what kind of interest there would be in a CNC Bennett plate. Here is the link:http://www.silverfishlongboarding...s/106918-bennett-base-plates.html |
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| Ian the Groove Worshipper |
Great idea in concept, but at $130-150, you could buy a precision truck.
Bennett is a great truck for the money. If I were to spend that kind of cash on a truck, I'd get something with a spherical. |
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| LDPanda |
If someone was extra handy and wanted to do bennett mods, i would prefer a ball pivot and spherical in the hangar. I think you could sell it for about $60 and it would be more precise and deeper turning while still being usable on any baseplate without any special mods. You could upgrade the pin to a grade 8 with minimal threading and probably get buyers at $75 per truck. | ||
| RiPPer |
I think Karrot does something like that, not sure what he charges for them. | ||
| stocago |
update: They will go for about $43 and will bring out a 15 degree plate first, with 20* and 10* to follow. http://www.silverfishlongboarding...base-plates-2.html#post1297799264
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| SoloRider |
I'm quite excited about these, as soon as I get confirmation that there's a hex on the bottom for KP capture, I'm in. | ||
| egret |
It's actually the angle of a Bennett wedged 5 degrees. Attractive price, though. | ||
| LDPanda |
So, its 5 degrees of wedging and easier to change KP? Any other features? I guess i dont really understand. | ||
| SoloRider |
It's actually the 20* or 25* that I'm interested in, that's +10 or +15 built in wedge when compared to the stocker. The bigger issue is the KP capture though. I really like an inverted KP with a shoulder that extends into the BP but the whole JB Weld business is a pain. Combine this BP with a spherical modified hanger and I'm set, until those Virages make it out anyway. | ||
| egret |
then just a khiro soft wedge. Nice. |
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| G- Dub |
So the default wedging for a stock bennett is 10 degrees? So when I put a 15 degree wedge under my stock bennett it is really wedged 25 degrees? | ||
| SoloRider |
Stock kingpin angle is 10*, but you're getting the basic idea. |
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| SoloRider |
Nearly done.
Still gotta go pick up a 3.5" KP so I can run inverted w/ the full sholder but you get the general idea. |
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