homemade indo board

Can anyone please give me the specs for the Indo board…i know that the length is 30 inches, but i need to know the width…i also need to know the length of the pvc piping…and I already know to use a 6 inch diameter pvc pipe…can you also recommend a good thickness of the plywood to use…THanks what I need: length of pvc pipe:??? width of board:??? thickness of plywood:??? any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

I just made an indo board (36" X 12") with a 5-ply sandwiched plywood (im not a carpenter so i dont know if that made sense.) I couldn’t find a pvc pipe with 6" diameter so for now…im stuck with a 4"…I have never tried out a real indo board…but after reading the testimonials on indoboard.com…I feel exactly like them…STOKED! Stoked about using it since it does simulate riding a wave and VERY STOKED about making my own…I wanna thank this website for making me think that I could make things instead of buying it…Maybe in the future…I will shape my own surfboard. BTW…total cost of my homemade indo board was approxiamately $15…plus i still have enough plywood to make another one.

Can anyone please give me the specs for the Indo board…i know that the > length is 30 inches, but i need to know the width…i also need to know > the length of the pvc piping…and I already know to use a 6 inch diameter > pvc pipe…can you also recommend a good thickness of the plywood to > use…THanks>>> what I need:>>> length of pvc pipe:???>>> width of board:???>>> thickness of plywood:???>>> any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Basic Indo: Width= 18" Length= 30" Thickness is almost 3/4 of an inch Roller Diameter= 6.5" Indo Pro: Width= 15" Length= 42" Thickness is also just under 3/4 of an inch Roller Diameter= 8.5" Bottom stops for both units are the same thickness as the boards and come back 2.5" from nose and tail tip. I have also tried to make my own, but they never feel as good as the real ones. The trick is the roller, it’s hard to find anything with that big of a diameter, but agree that the real thing is a little pricey.

Basic Indo: Width= 18" Length= 30" Thickness is almost 3/4 of an > inch Roller Diameter= 6.5">>> Indo Pro: Width= 15" Length= 42" Thickness is also just under > 3/4 of an inch Roller Diameter= 8.5">>> Bottom stops for both units are the same thickness as the boards and come > back 2.5" from nose and tail tip.>>> I have also tried to make my own, but they never feel as good as the real > ones. The trick is the roller, it’s hard to find anything with that big of > a diameter, but agree that the real thing is a little pricey. Regarding the “roller”: keep your eyes open around public works projects… quite often there will be some fantastic plastic pipe cut-offs that they will simply discard and/or give away. Many retail plumbing outlets and contractors frequently accumulate shorter sections (throwaways to them) of various thick-walled plastic pipe. Also, the 3/4" to 1" plywood deck material can sometimes be obtained for free at construction sites and public landfills. Believe it or not, one winter after a storm, I discovered a beautiful 10` long x 8" diameter, section of industrial grade plastic pipe that had just arrived on the high tide from parts unknown… Be creative… have fun! Dale

I made my own indo board about a year ago and i have some text plans on my website at http://cementsurf.port5.com. We just bought a digital camera so i may go and actually take some pictures of it now and post them. The hardest part of it was finding the 8in pvc. We had to travel to the other side of town to get it but they only sold it in 10 foot pieces so before i bought it i made sure that my friends would want some too. The board itself is pretty easy to make, you could use plywood or a nice wide peice of hardwood. you can usually tell if it’s strong enough when you buy it. Make sure to put the blocks ont he ends as stoppers or you’ll be on the floor faster than you think. On other thing i’d suggest is to put two bands of grippy stuff around the roller. At the local hardware store i found some 3M adhesive grip stuff that was made to put on ladders and such, but with two bands of it around the roller, the board doesn’t slide and the roller stayes grippy with the floor. goodluck! -jon http://cementsurf.port5.com

I made my own indo board about a year ago and i have some text plans on my > website at http://cementsurf.port5.com. We just bought a digital camera so > i may go and actually take some pictures of it now and post them. The > hardest part of it was finding the 8in pvc. We had to travel to the other > side of town to get it but they only sold it in 10 foot pieces so before i > bought it i made sure that my friends would want some too. The board > itself is pretty easy to make, you could use plywood or a nice wide peice > of hardwood. you can usually tell if it’s strong enough when you buy it. > Make sure to put the blocks ont he ends as stoppers or you’ll be on the > floor faster than you think. On other thing i’d suggest is to put two > bands of grippy stuff around the roller. At the local hardware store i > found some 3M adhesive grip stuff that was made to put on ladders and > such, but with two bands of it around the roller, the board doesn’t slide > and the roller stayes grippy with the floor. goodluck!>>> -jon A functional addition for 6" to 8" roller board PVC pipe, especially if its thin-walled: tape over one end of the plastic pipe after its been cut to size, clean and lightly sand its interior, then stand it on end and carefully mix and pour in concrete (sackcrete… its cheap). The heavier, hard roller responds a little bit slower/smoother and ensures that itll never crack or go out of round. Dale

A functional addition for 6" to 8" roller board PVC pipe, > especially if its thin-walled: tape over one end of the plastic pipe > after its been cut to size, clean and lightly sand its interior, then > stand it on end and carefully mix and pour in concrete (sackcrete… its > cheap). The heavier, hard roller responds a little bit slower/smoother and > ensures that itll never crack or go out of round.>>> Dale That’s a great idea! I just used it on a piece of carpet at first to make it roll slower and as i got better i moved onto harder surfaces. http://cementsurf.port5.com

I use a coffee can and an old skateboard deck…dont laugh