Forget the grip use Glass Frit

sleepless · January 13, 2021, 6:54pm

Don’t skimp out - grab a bag of low grade / low 4C lab-grown diamonds and shiiiiiine

jack.luis · January 13, 2021, 7:10pm

Not completely out of the question

Edit: even better

sleepless · January 13, 2021, 7:51pm

I was more than half serious

Cubic zirconia would be closer to glass frit prices, and stronger than glass.

cfelzien · January 13, 2021, 8:31pm

crushed mirror. Literally from a ford F-150. Put the glass in a blender. Viola, frit.

Brently · January 13, 2021, 9:22pm

you gotta call that build the “hold my beer”

cfelzien · January 13, 2021, 9:24pm

Great minds think alike. I will give you 76% credit.

Soflo · January 13, 2021, 9:24pm

That’s cool!

Brently · January 13, 2021, 9:26pm

no please take all of it! if you feel so inclined I’ll take 2% or whatever Coors’s Alcohol % is

cfelzien · January 13, 2021, 9:27pm

Hahahah fucking burn

But if I drink 12 do I only get 1/2 drunk 100% of the time

Brently · January 13, 2021, 9:28pm

I’m lazy so I drink high alc stuff but I’m still a lightweight

cfelzien · January 13, 2021, 9:31pm

I don’t judge. I miss drinking. But drinking don’t miss me.

bboybowzer · January 31, 2021, 6:32am

Anyone do fritting services in PNW?

Fosterqc · January 31, 2021, 6:36am

I have a bag of frit I got to practice but never actually tried yeah send it right over

bboybowzer · January 31, 2021, 6:39am

I’ll send ya dm as soon as the deck comes to me. Subsonic wont let me pick it up per seattle’s covid guidelines. Sucks cause their 15 min ride from my place.

Fosterqc · January 31, 2021, 6:40am

Dear lord it was a joke you would be getting the shit shot special

I really wanted to drive up there to pick up a century but yeah gonna have to rain check that for a while

bboybowzer · January 31, 2021, 6:41am

Haha buddy I’m our group ride has the stuff but he hasn’t tried yet. I don’t have patience or the time with a 4month old

BenjaminF · February 2, 2021, 5:45am

I’m by no means a pro. Maybe an “experienced amateur”?

This one is skinned top and bottom and fritted (and I wrapped the side rails in retroreflective striping tape):

This one is just frit over the stock CF, with stained side rails:

I dont have the first clue what I would charge you, and I wont promise Sender-level results, but if you’re interested you know where to find me

bboybowzer · February 2, 2021, 5:57am

Sliding my way in

sleepless · February 2, 2021, 6:08am

What do you like to use for skinning? Cloth/epoxy

BenjaminF · February 2, 2021, 7:50am

That first deck used polyester white on top and cotton plaid on the bottom. I dont recommend either of those. The polyester was fine, but it got really translucent when soaked through with the epoxy. The cotton was a total pain the whole time, and took like 3x the number of coats as the polyester to get a decent surface finish.

For epoxy, i dont use anything special. Tabletop epoxy from the hardware store has done me good.