Old School Skateboard Hardware - the Mighty Sex Bolt!
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- I have a confession - this is my first time installing sex bolts on a skateboard! Yeah, it's probably obvious, and I should have practiced on an old deck, but I was feeling confident and just went for it. Hopefully you can learn from my mistakes and if you're an expert at sex bolting, please drop a comment and let me know best practices for success!
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Heyyyy this is awesome info! I love rails and I really like the idea of super-locking them to the deck. Awesome video!
Glad to spread the knowledge! Let us know how they work out for you
I agree with you Nate! The sex bolts seem to have a better feel rather that the standard wood screws... A long time ago on my schmitt stix monty nolder back in 1988 I had what was similar to the sex bolts for my rails..
Oh wow, that Nolder deck was so sweet! Any chance you still have it?
In my experience Wood screws would always work themselves out because of the flex of the deck. I liked the slick bottom plastic coated boards when those came out.
Oh yeah, the slick bottom decks were great! I still have 2 from the early 90s, but they are trashed! Which slicks did you have?
@@GeezerSkateCo
World industries, lib tech are the only two I remember having. I’m sure there were more.
Pilot holes are a must
for sure!!
You got that right! Doing it correctly the next time!
@@GeezerSkateCo I didn't think about it or I would have told ya.
Did you say Rad Railz?!
I'll be using sex bolts next time I buy a new nose bone, which will be never 😆 but Rad Railz sounds like great company and I will use their product with standard screws.
Haha - do it! Get that nose bone! I’d love to get one, but none of the decks I’m riding have a rounded nose that they would fit. What would you put it on?
Always wanted to use these but was entirely convinced I would mess up my board. I've been known to do pretty messy with putting on my tail guards. Takes MANY mess ups for me to get it right. This would probably save the trouble!
Hopefully my pain can be your gain! Let us know if you attempt to install rails via sex bolts and how it goes for you!
And support skater owned brands
Do very small pilot holes make sure your drill bits are sharp as new first drill your pilot hole from the bottom then drill the second hole from the top just in case you would get a slight chip the rail will be covering it
Good call - since creating this, thanks to suggestions from all of our viewers, I have much better methods for drilling in my decks. Appreciate the insights!
I was just thinking about mounting my new rails this way, what’s size bolts are those?
I have that same question
Hey nate, ever thought about using that slab in back yard for a 2 ft mini half or would that make you a single man too? Just wondering 😃
Haha, yeah, that would be a no from the wife! Hoping that in our next home there will be room for a mini or better yet, a bowl!
Support your local!!
Where do you get those boards from? I cant find them at zumiez
Great question! I got this deck from my local skate shop, The Point in Fairview, TX. If there’s not a skate shop near you, try these websites:
www.oldskullskateboards.com
socalskateshop.com
sk8supply.com
www.madridskateboards.com/collections/madrid-skateboards
h-street.com
www.skullskates.com
newdealskateboards.com
Hope that you find something cool!
Can get those bolts at my local hardware store?
Yes you can - they may go by a different name, such as Mating Bolts, Chicago Bolts, Binding Bolts, etc. They should be found at Lowe’s, Home Depot, Ace or a local hardware store. Good luck!
Don’t push the drill use a sharp bit and let it do the work
Thanks for the tip! The bit I was using is definitely worn and probably why this didn't go as well. Will buy a new bit for the next set up!
For sure no way you should to put in that much effort with a corded drill
New or sharp bits are a must with plywood especially. Live and learn my friend. Good video. Never heard of sex bolts before.
Let me know how long before they rattle out...
Have you had that issue? This is my first time installing these into a board I ride regularly
@@GeezerSkateCo He's right. I used them all through the 80's and after a bunch of boardslides the hole gets bigger from the stress and they loosen and rattle. Better to make a small pilot hole and use the wood screws.
I started skating in late 85. I had probably a dozen decks with rails and many with tail bones. Every single one back then used the sex nuts or P&P brand rat nuts to secure the rails and other plastics. Countless rail slides on curbs, coping etc and never ever had any rattle loose, EVER. It's not rocket science the drill hole needs to be the exact size of the female sex bolt. Sometimes I'd have to gently tap them into the deck because of being snug. I recently unearthed all of my old decks at my mom's house. I removed the rails and sex bolts to save the hardware. On all of the decks I had to use a small punch and hammer to tap out the female portion of the bolt because they were so snug in the deck even after all these years. I suspect if you or anyone had "rattle " issues you initially drilled a hole that was too big.
edit: For the life of me I can't understand why any of these rail manufacturers would use wood screws. It's like they went backwards with their engineering lol. Anyone would know the force against a rail doing a rail slide on any hard surface would rip the wood screws right out.
Lol
Thank you for this skate sex ed video.
Haha, you are welcome! Hope you learn from my mistakes!