It wouldn’t be a problem for my next build, which I’m planning on using these brackets on when they become available
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It isn’t. FWIW if I ever do a top mount with these brackets, I’ll double up on plates, adding another on the bottom to sandwich the deck.
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Don’t fall into the trap of trying to design something that works okay for everything, but not well for anything. You can always make multiple versions.
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Ahhh! my favourite deck!
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It’s nice and cheap too. Lol not
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Will it be CNC’d out of one brick of aluminum?
Or will it be from an aluminum sheet, and you have a machine to “bend” it after?
Idk how different it’ll be structurally, but I’d imagine the “bending” option is cheaper to make
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Machine flat then bend with a 4x thickness radius for the least stress on the material.
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Looking into alternative approaches has led me to a .5" x 4" x 48" “Spine” approach that spreads the load over the entire length of the board made from a composite or glass layup. Nearly all the integrity of the board is in the spine so deck materials can be lighter and less structural. .500 thick 12.7mm aluminum is very heavy and really hard to bend and expensive.
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This makes it a much harder sell dude to the fixed length 
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You lost me there, why limit yourself with fixed length?
If bending is the issue then weld and heat treat to desired strength.
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Lots of issues, bracket stress, the stresses passes onto the deck so 4 main points of concentrated stress. Ideally machine annealed AL, bend then heat treat back to T6 condition. All expensive processes for low volume parts when all said and done the brackets would likely be $100.00 to $130.00 each. More if you want them anodized.
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Could the deck potentially be made with a channel for it to sit in so we still have a flat surface on the bottom?
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Some people like the stresses transferred to their decks, which in turn flex.
So about the price of two aluminum MTB hubs per side? Sounds about right.
[edit] Ultimately you need to make something people want to buy. [/edit]
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Just to understand, you want to make the entire length of the board with aluminum strip which is bent on the ends?
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I would pay $100
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Not Aluminum, fiberglass composite for the spine idea
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Got it.
You know that the bracket loads will not be spread across all the length, the stresses will die out sooner.
The spine in the middle will see only the bending from the rider
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Yeah I am not excited by the composite option. This will be a specialty product, i think that most people who want this kind of item will be willing to pay for it. Within reason.
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What’s wrong with making them out of steel? Would it be cheaper?
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