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Skatecar
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On 3/3/2001
Duane
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Hugh, I have some "skatecar" pics you might like. Fully enclosed, prone driver, monocoque foam-core carbon fiber, pnuematic drag brakes, custom aluminum-hubbed urethane wheels (Kryptonics poured). Around 22 lb. total including the wheels. I built several of these from '83-'90. I have some decent pics now but I'm asking my old cronies to forward me some better ones. See what you think.
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8mm to mpeg/avi
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On 3/3/2001
hugh r
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Question for you video/computer heads...
I want to be able to transfer raw video from my camcorder into my PC to make mpegs or avi's. It has AV output jacks. What interface equipment is recommended for this?
I have open bays so I don't mind adding a card if it will be supported by win 95b (P166 w/18 megs video ram)... although if its USB, serial, or parallel I can run it on the fancy machine running 2000 (P850 w/14 megs shared video ram)
I would like to end up with good quality video (not pro quality) to place on CD's and the web.
Price is a consideration... I would like to be in the sub $200 range if possible for the hardware.
Also, what software would you recommend for either machine?
Sure appericaite some direction... HR
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hoover board
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On 3/3/2001
hugh r
wrote in from
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The thing does appear to be louder than my old vacume cleaner!
I sent the guys an e-mail (no response yet... they may not really be geared up for production) requesting a test ride. So we'll see where that goes.
It looks difficult to ride... but I would still like to check it out and review it! HR
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HOVERBED
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On 3/2/2001 STEVIEB
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SORRY WHAT WAS THAT YOU SAID HUGH I COULDN'T HEAR YOU FOR ALL THE NOISE!!!
Its the size of a childs bed But then so is my surf board and it can go on water
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moto board
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On 3/2/2001
brad
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i just FOUND this picthing machine (wink Wink) does any bodey have any suggestions on how to make it into a moto bard E-male me, Late
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hoverboard
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On 2/27/2001
hugh r
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I downloaded all of the avi's that were on this site... the "board" is BIG... looks like it easily hits the 8.5 sq ft mark.
While it doesn't appear to fall into the catagories of "skateboard" or "affordable"... I would still be interested in giving one a test ride (fly) (glide) whatever you'd call it... HR
The rest of the site does have some interesting stuff (to me anyway)
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hovercrap
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On 2/27/2001
DanG
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I used to spend a lot of time hanging around a hovercraft forum where the subject of hover boards came up very frequently. It’s impossible for me to believe the claim they are making unless this board is a huge size (which it is judging from the four stroke, lawn mower engine on back it is). “…but the size is necessary in order to successfully carry the weight of a 225lb rider.”, because the most efficient hovercrafts can only lift about 27lbs/square foot, the “board” would have to be about 8 ½ square feet. Two other things: the frequent shifts in the center of gravity that are common with riding a board, would upset how the skirt rode above the ground so it would make contact as you were moving and wear out very fast. Also with only one motor propelling it I really doubt that you could achieve the ground clearance that you need to ride over anything but snow, concrete, and waxed tile floors.
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airboard, airluge
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On 2/27/2001 roger
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"Steering is accomplished by 2 small rudders mounted inside the rear duct. The directional thrust is capable of pushing the Hoverboard forward at up to 30 mph. … In the event that the rider jumps off the board, the hand controller will simply unplug from the cable."
I wonder if that is 30mph on a flat ground, if so, what it would do with a 6% grade. Clever how they used the phrase "jump off" and avoid wording such as "fall off". I'd like to see an "airluge" with steering controls getting into 100mph speeds.
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not back to the future
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On 2/27/2001
hugh r
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Pretty interesting...
http://www.futurehorizons.net/hoverboard.htm
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hoverboard £2,500 UK
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On 2/27/2001 paul
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Hi if you are in the UK or your country gets the magazine called "STUFF" have a leaf thru it I was out shopping and had a look thru it, there is a hoverboard in there priced at £2,500 uk . ive never seen one before (unless you count the one in "back to the future II")anyone ever seen one in real life or HAD A GO ON ONE!!! WOW
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Brians Skatecar
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On 2/24/2001
hugh r
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Brian,
You wouldn't happen to have any pics of your old car would you? If so, I would love to post them on my site...
www.hugh308.homestead.com/skate_launch_page.html
Thanks, HR
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Skatecar brakes...
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On 2/24/2001
Brian Martin
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well, from personal experience, my skatecar had two types of braking devices, the first was a simple lever that you pressed down on with your foot, and it applied pressure ont the wheels. If you have never smelled or tasted the sweet essence of urenthane as it is burning, and you are inside a skatecar coffin, there is nothing like the experience. The second was a parachute, that you usually pulled if the brakes were not going to stop tou in time before you hit the barrier (Usually hay bays that felt like cement). Only problem with the parachutes, was if you had a cross wind, like at the intersection on Signal Hill in Long Beach, where the gusts would grab the chute and hurl you sideways into a rolling spin. And for the rest of you old timers who know what I am talking about here, there is no feeling in the world, like coming to a complete stop, and having the cover removed from your skatecar and a breath of fresh air coming in. If you do not like coffin sauna's, skatecars are not for you.
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Seat covers
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On 2/23/2001 Herbn
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Get one of those seatcover Taxi drivers use ,that are like bamboo rollers and make like a poncho and butt cover combo:)
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sliding suit
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On 2/23/2001 todcar
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Do like Manu does and cover your arse with duck tape...
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Sliding Suit
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On 2/20/2001 roger
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Nic, I've been thinking the same thing, especially on butt/hip side that gets the most road contact. A problem with covering yourself with uhmw is that you will slide a loooong way and end up hitting something or flying off the edge of the mountain. Need some friction to slow down.
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More on chopping boards
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On 2/17/2001 Nic
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That chopping board stuff, uhmp or uhmf or uwhm somthing like that is pretty cool stuff, makes good skid plates and rails and stuff. I,m sorta thinking like if I could cover my body in it like the gloves on other parts of my body, with padding or leather underneath, perhaps butt, hands and knees and front/rear of shoos, I could slide off my board at high speeds. would look funny, but a butt pad would be a great way to increase confidence doing highspeed coleman slides, then once feeling confident to pull one at any speed it would no longer be required.
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Sliding gloves
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On 2/17/2001 Nic
wrote in from
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Just a bit on sliding gloves, I usually use various sized pieces of white/clearish chopping board and black sshoo goo, on leather gloves.
Thought I,d try a bit of style with a green chopping board, that way all the kids will stop saying "that guys got a piece of chopping board on his gloves" Well I used clear shoo goo to and it doesn,t stick, not sure if its the green dye in the chopping board or weather clear shoo goo is a less tacky compound.
Tried epoxy, same result, but the epoxy by itself works. I always mix too much epoxy when I make boards so now I have somewhere to slap it anyway.
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dirtsurfer
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On 2/16/2001 Marcus
wrote in from
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My brother-in-law who runs a snowboard shop had one of these on loan over the summer. I never got a chance to really ride it, but he claimed it was amazing. The little bit of time that I spent screwing around with it on his patio seems to indicate that the foot brake mechanism is a great tool. Lean back and it slows down, fall off and it activates the brake too. The only drawback (for some) is that you have to skate old school style, pushing off with the front foot else the brake activates.
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skatecar brakes
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On 2/13/2001
hugh r
wrote in from
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A rubber tire is bolted to an aluminum plate behind the back wheels...pull with both hands like there's no tomorrow and if everything turns out ok, it comes to a stop in about a half mile... (thanks Henry) HR
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anti-fog
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On 2/12/2001
hugh r
wrote in from
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What do any of you use as an ant-fogger on your face sheilds? Thanks, HR
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Brakes What Brakes !!!!
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On 2/12/2001 STEVIEB
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Henry hester's entry in the GBR was 71 or 72 MPH which would need a very long run off,head first to oblivion !!
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Bearing Spacer Conclusions
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On 2/12/2001
Misterbill
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Props to you Kaylee.
When we first talked about this I still had dry roads and good weather. No time for testing. Now I have a fair amount of downtime due to the rain in SF. So I sit in my living room and swap the setups on my decks, thinking of clean dry parking structures. I ride the new setups at the wharehouse every day, and I have begun to notice a similar effect when seismics are used. I think I have tried almost every combo possible with my gear, I am going stir-crazy.
I have also tried the 8mm spacers from Glen at Solidskate on the Gravity Street Gs and Fu Manchus, they use the same spacing as the 76mm Krypto Race cores. These have consistently worked perfectly when used with China Reds. I can crank down the axle nut, regardless of it being seismic, Randal, or Indy. They still spin effortlessly.
-Bill
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Bearing Spacer Efficiency...concluded
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On 2/12/2001
Kaylee
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I finally tested the hypothesis: I put swiss bones, followd by other new bearings, and the appropriate spacers in the following wheels: Bones Bombers, Power Paw Super Grips, and SOH blanks. I mounted all three wheel types onto my internally threaded Seismics. Sure enough, as I cranked each bolt fully, the wheels continued to spin freely, unlike when you fully tighten on a normal skate axle, and you loose some free-spin. Most of all, this happened regardless of spacer, wheel, or even bearing type. It seems that the exact 8mm diameter of the Seismic axle helps the spacer to align true and work properly, whereas an 1/8" of a back turn is needed on a conventional axle. I understand that this might have little to nothing to do with how the setup acts under load, but it's interesting none the less. Props to Misterbill for giving me the axle idea in the first place.
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Jane! stop this crazy thing!
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On 2/11/2001 Herbn
wrote in from
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I 've seen flipping skatecars,with a unevenly opened parachute,some sort of skid that presses on the ground, either hand or foot operated,is the second best guess,just letting it run off is my first.
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Skatecar
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On 2/11/2001
SimFucious
wrote in from
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I'm as young Longboarder, 15 yrs old, and just started to really get into 2 months ago. Could you explain how someone would use the skatecar(standing, sitting, etc)
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