If you like roller skating or have long wanted to buy roller skates, but it was not possible to get them, it does not matter, because you can make them do it yourself of the available parts that are sure to be on your shelves. These roller skates can be made by anyone, without spending a dime on their manufacture, provided you have the necessary components! )) So, let's get started ..
For the manufacture of roller skates we need:
- Piece of thick plywood
- Bearings (Choose as you wish)
- Two pieces of steel pipe with a thickness along the inner diameter of the bearings
- Tin strips for the manufacture of mounting brackets
- Any closed shoes (shoes, sneakers, etc.)
- Auxiliary tool
Roller Skate Making
First you need to take a piece of plywood, attach a shoe to it, and with a marker or pencil draw a outline of the sole.
Then with a jigsaw or other cutting tool, you need to cut off the excess plywood and leave only the marked sole.
Then you need to get the insoles and fasten the shoes to the plywood with screws or bolts, preferably four points. Be sure to put a wide washer under the screws to increase the fixation area.
Now you need to fix the toe, for this you need to drill through the plywood and the sole through and through the inside of the shoe and thread the bolt with washer, and fix it with the nut on the outside. To do all these manipulations with the second boot ..
Now you can put back insoles and lace up shoes.
Next, we take the bearings and cut out the width of the end, from the camera from the bicycle tire, a cover, it will act as a tire and in addition reduce noise. We dress the cut rings on the bearings and proceed to the next step.
Then you need to cut two pieces of the pipe according to the inner diameter of the bearings, the width can be chosen at your discretion, it is desirable that the bearings protrude slightly on the sides. These tubes with a hammer or press, need to be pressed into the bearings.
Next, the resulting wheels need to be fixed on the sole. To do this, we cut out four wide strips from tin and make brackets out of them, after having previously drilled holes for fastening.We fit the wheels in the sole, put on the braces and pull them out with self-tapping screws.
Well, our roller skates are ready, you can put on and ride!
Skates are quite efficient and behave well on the track, the only drawback is the stiffness of the ride due to the lack of a thick rubber tire and they make good noise. Mounting the skates can be modified at your discretion and come up with tires! That's all, I hope you enjoyed it! )))