How to make a treadmill running board from scratch
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Previously made a treadmill deck from scratch materials I had laying around the house.
I used that deck for around 1000 miles on my treadmill and it worked great.
I decided that I wanted to share my experience due to the lack of material on the internet about creating your own treadmill running board.
The job is simple and can save you about 75% if not more of the total cost. I hope you enjoy the video.
I did mine today. So far I put 5 miles on it @ 7.7 speed. No glue. 4 screws on top and 4 at the bottom. I used shears to minimize sharp edges. A little bit more noise since it’s not glued. A little heat on the belt but not too bad. Overall a success!
Norditrack is sending me a replacement board which will be here in 4-6 weeks (hopefully)
I was not able to find Baltic birch plywood at Lowe’s of the dimensions I needed. I selected MDF for my first DIY deck.
Thank you for your video and I will update once I get to my first 100 miles 🙃
Great. The noise will go Way after the metal gets pressure under the footsteps.
Can you please name the sheet ? How this call for find in the home depot store.. and what type of plywood its this? Compress? Etc please let me know
Can we put these sheets on commercial treadmills also?
Won't work. I've followed instructions and did one myself. Flexible plywood will make glued flashing aluminum come appart and wrinkle in the middle part producing undesireble "bumps". Three layers of 3M glue were used. Besides, aluminum overheats with belt friction even with silicon lubricant. I tried formica over a MDF board and it works perfectly well!!!
I’m having the same issue. Good until about 30 min of use and then it heats up to much
Have you tried with som incline to reduce contact pressure?
Anyone get this done?
Where did you get the belt? Are they all sized the same if can you have them custom built... how can I get a hold of you thank you!
The belt is the original that came with the mill.
Post a comment or hit that like button. Also, check out how I made this.
Curious how the belt is sliding on the metal sheet but has good traction with the rotating cylinder. I want to build something similar but this is an important detail I've yet to understand.
Yes, I was curious too and the cylinder is lubricated as well as the sheet. It works however.
Would you make a how to build a Manuel treadmill
Can you give links for the parts, thanks
Search the video series in the description it will tell. I built this a while back.
What was the width of the flashing? They say treadmills belts are normally 22 inches wide but the largest at Lowes is 20 inches so I'm assuming your flashing is 24 inches since it sticks out (I know it can't be 18in)
22 for mine. The rails for standing on the side ended up covering what wasn't covered.
I’m curious .. aluminum thermo conductivity is greater than say of that of a steel flashing ... the friction of the belt will cause heat and possible de-bond the adhesive ... is there a reason you didn’t use steel flashing ?
Cause someone's not a STEM grad.
How has the aluminum deck held up after a year?
700 miles. I was getting good use out of it before not running tread as much.
Got mine all together and now as I'm testing it, the belt will stop spinning. I'm assuming the belt isn't tightened properly. Any suggestions?
Sorry I saw this late. Make sure it's lubed. Put it on a little incline. 2-3%.
So does it actually work or not?
Yes. Great.
Thanks for asking.
I used plexiglass instead of steel. It’s super smooth and works well but it squeaks bad when I run. I tried lots of silicone lubricant which didn’t work. I then tried petroleum was powder which didn’t work also. Anyone have any recommendations? I could remove the plexiglass sheet and go with the steel gutter flash instead but is it quieter?
I think it's a great idea. I may just be the flex of the material.
how about using a stainless steel clad sheet .
Baltic Birch Plywood
How’s the board holding up? My deck just cracked. Any recent changes or upgrades that you’ve done? Thanks In advance!
@@JoseVargas-gq3eu works well. Get it very smooth. If I had to do it over again I wouldn't put adhesive on the back half of the board and just have the metal lay there. The side edges will hold it down.
@@mdr3w thanks for the response. I’m gonna got pick up supplies tonight. I appreciate your help!
Make sure to get treadmill lubrication for the belt.
@@mdr3w I went to Lowe’s and I could find Baltic birch plywood sheet that was big enough. What are your thoughts on maple plywood? Seems pretty dense.
This is a bad idea. for numerous reasons. in short, more friction vs oem, thus heat, will kill the belt, motor and controller faster. Amazing you got 700 miles so far but it definitely is not as low friction as factory. Mylar sheet would have been much better. Nordictrack used to sell them as a kit, but stopped because selling decks is more profitable lol..
great job broo👌
This isn't from scratch. You just added something else to an existing one.
I want to make a human size hampster wheel levitating on magnets. Now that would be from scratch!
Lol. There’s more than one video. He has videos showing him cutting and drilling the wood deck part too, goober.
Yes,yes but now burn the running board,only original PET on deck......