How To's Days

[bailgun]

hey.... i got a bone to pick with this one....

Truman Hooker How To's Day: Concrete Boob

i hate to be a hater, (even though i'm really good at it) but you guys left out some pretty crucial information in this one.... if i was a kid who had never worked with concrete before, and all i had to go on was that how-to, i would most likely fail, and here's why...

1-tarp mixing. a little more info on that would've helped. how much water to how much concrete? what should the consistency of the mix be?
2-rebar. you show that there's a couple sticks in the pile, but never mention it, or what its for.
3-how thick should the crete be? i know from experience that it's gotta be at least 3 inches thick if you want it to last, but the kids who haven't ever done this kind of thing don't.
4-finishing. wood to shape it, magnesium to compress and bring up the cream, and steel to burn it. your tutorial just said "make it smooth." that's not nearly enough info.


5-a big part of concrete work is timing. you gotta wait til the mud is ready to be worked. i've seen so many fucked up spots that got fucked because people overworked the mud.

i don't mean to be so critical, as i think more of these sort of things need to be done, it's just that they need to be done RIGHT.

i like what you guys are doing, and i back anyone trying to get kids motivated to build shit, but you gotta give them all the info they need.

maybe instead of trying to cram all that info into one clip, do a short series on it.
[/me being a dick]

[krusher]

They filmed a how to for the spot but it's kinda a how not to.

If you paid attention to the DIY thread more you would have known about my warning...

Hooker Valley



P.S. I just blog for Network I have nothing to do with their actual site.

Please continue to keep all comments about our love for Jimmy Carlin...

Jimmy Carlin How to's Day; Dolphin Flip

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9eqVSp7IsU

Rewind:Jimmy Carlin Sponsor Me Tape

HAHA!

[bailgun]

If you paid attention to the DIY thread more you would have known about my warning...

If the "unread posts since last visit" button actually worked, i'd pay more attention to a lot of threads.... i miss a lot of stuff these days.

sorry to be negative about it, i dig what network's doing, but that how-to made me grumpy.

[krusher]

I haven't had a sip of alcohol in almost 2 weeks so I haven't been replying much lately, plus I did get banned for a bit.

This How To's Day is for all the people going on road trips to end their summer. Especially if you don't have AAA

Duffel and Aultz How To's day:Break and Enter

How lame is it that Osiris doesn't have roadside assistance? They truly are one of the biggest piece of shit company's out there

[krusher]

Spencer Prati How To's Days: Front Shuv Back Nose Grind

Pay attention, then do this right after you wake up

[krusher]

Here's another how to make Bailgun grumpy

Truman Hooker How To's Day: D.I.Y Parking Block Ledge

What can I say they're skaters not workers. I think that was the first time Truman ever used a hammer drill. It took me forever to get him to stop calling it cement, he calls it concrete in the boob how to. Even the list of instructions on their Vimeo they wrote cement.

That being said it is completely rad that a spot could be made with almost no knowledge on how to. I mean they only brought ONE TROWEL! I'll bring 3 trowels just to fix a crack in the sidewalk (that's what I do for work, I fix things.)

That tarp we used to mix the concrete was a tent that I found in the bushes, it took me forever to convince them to use it... now that's all they use.

[bailgun]

that one didn't make me grumpy.... it didn't exactly explain everything, but i think if i was a kid with no experience, and i watched that one, i'd be able to have a decent curb ledge built no problem.

funny about the tarp mixing. it always takes forever to convince people it's the way. then once you talk them into it, they're all about it.

[krusher]

Here's one of me explaining a technique I learned from the WSVT guys

How To's Days: Crack Repair

The two part epoxy just seems to last longer then bondo in these situations. Those cracks have stood up to 4 weekends of torture since we've done the repairs and the epoxy is still holding great. I couldn't say the same for bondo. If you are not going to grind it bondo works great.

This is the easiest, cleanest way I know to fix a crack that you intend on torturing.

[Babe, Mr. Ruth if you're Nasty]

I'm gonna attack my whole park with this tip. Only problem is to get the kiddies from skating it while it dries.

[bailgun]

make a big mess around the cracks. when we have to occasionally reset coping, or pour something new at marginal, we just throw shovelfuls of rubble, dirt, cinderblocks, etc at the bottom of the trannies.

dousing the runup with water works good too. 

[krusher]

I know I posted this in the DIY Forum but since it's a How To's Day I'mma post it here too

This is the easiest and fastest way I know how to build a ledge.

HOW TO'S DAYS: PARKING BLOCK LEDGE

You might be able to get everything you need to build this for free or cheap if you check you local craigslist
free,     garage sales

You don't have to use the expensive glue that we used, you can buy some $2 tubes and you'll be fine (as long as they say "adhesive" on them.)

JT AULTZ HOW TO'S DAYS: NOSESLIDE POP OVER

There you go kids go build something