POLARIZER THREAD (60s/70s style boards)

[Art Greco]

Hey humans:

I've made a POLARIZATION STATION playlist on Spotify to polarize with/on/around.



If you want to collaborate on it with your own jams, hit me up and I'll add you to the collab list!

Enjoy it.

Rad. What the criteria for inclusion? I can’t determine the common thread for these songs.  Or are they just sick, cruising tunes?

If so, I’d throw in Hungersite by Goose.

[pugmaster]

These wouldn't hurt:



Big fan of this track

[Plan9Customs]

Got a question for you guys.
 I’m getting a creaking like a crappy bearing on mine. Checked the bearings and cleaned them they’re all fine. It looks like the sound is coming from a screw possibly loosening? Tried snugging them up but they won’t tighten any further.
Anyone had this happen? Any solution you found?Just wondering before I drill all the way through and just use bolts.

[Frank and Fred]

Hey humans:

I've made a POLARIZATION STATION playlist on Spotify to polarize with/on/around.



If you want to collaborate on it with your own jams, hit me up and I'll add you to the collab list!

Enjoy it.

No idea what Lungfish has to do with Polarizers but mad props for starting off with that band.

[radcunt]

Got a question for you guys.
 I’m getting a creaking like a crappy bearing on mine. Checked the bearings and cleaned them they’re all fine. It looks like the sound is coming from a screw possibly loosening? Tried snugging them up but they won’t tighten any further.
Anyone had this happen? Any solution you found?Just wondering before I drill all the way through and just use bolts.

Not your pivot cups?  Hit em with a drop of lube

[Plan9Customs]

Nope. I oiled them when I did the bearings. It sounds like a broken bearing, if you know what that sounds like. But I checked all of them when I cleaned/lubed, they were all fine. It’s not consistent though. Just when I turn and the screw on the rear hanger isn’t seating all the way down but wont tighten anymore.
I’ll try to get it on video when I take the dog out before work.

[George Vallore]

Nope. I oiled them when I did the bearings. It sounds like a broken bearing, if you know what that sounds like. But I checked all of them when I cleaned/lubed, they were all fine. It’s not consistent though. Just when I turn and the screw on the rear hanger isn’t seating all the way down but wont tighten anymore.
I’ll try to get it on video when I take the dog out before work.

I first thought exactly what @radcunt said, pivot cups usually give the squeak.

What kind of trucks are you using, and bushings, etc?
Could have a geometry issue with hangers to baseplate, etc.

[Plan9Customs]

Using the SG peanuts with Indy super softs(regular top bottom height and bottom shaved into a conical) since I run them really loose. Never had an issue with the plagiarizer I made, but was using different screws since it was 1/16” thicker than the real one. It’s like the zipper sound of screwed bearings but they’re fine.
I got a little clip with the noise that I’ll post later. It’s not causing any issues other than with my head.

[cucktard]

Plagarizer?

Or

Fauxlorizer?

[Art Greco]

Got a question for you guys.
 I’m getting a creaking like a crappy bearing on mine. Checked the bearings and cleaned them they’re all fine. It looks like the sound is coming from a screw possibly loosening? Tried snugging them up but they won’t tighten any further.
Anyone had this happen? Any solution you found?Just wondering before I drill all the way through and just use bolts.

Could be the screw is squeaking against that Formica layer.  When I re-did mine I filled the holes with Tightbond and a small dowel. Seems to be working well so far. 

Just a thought… could the sound be coming from a slipped axle?

[Plan9Customs]

I don’t think so.
 I did film it making the zipper sound but the clip somehow got converted to the lowest resolution when it uploaded to YT. Think flip phone camera quality. I’ll try to get it posted in his so you can actually hear it.
I’m thinking it may be the bottom bushing cup since I didn’t have them on the other one. Trucks have about 1/8-3/16” play between the bottom and the cup since they’re loose.

[Fasttimes]

Sorry to jump on this late. I grew up skating smaller boards and our cruiser set ups were usually way heavy / large. Are these usable in East coast weather? Are these pressed so you can push down and pump? My current cruiser is a zip zogger for example. Sorry to bother.

[IpathCats]

Sorry to jump on this late. I grew up skating smaller boards and our cruiser set ups were usually way heavy / large. Are these usable in East coast weather? Are these pressed so you can push down and pump? My current cruiser is a zip zogger for example. Sorry to bother.

Wouldn't seek out crust on these things, but they can handle a little with their softer wheels. However, the small size makes them more sketchy on rough ground. Best suited for asphalt and smooth concrete.

Has anyone run those bones green dragons on a polarizer yet? I was staring at all my boards/parts earlier and that crossed my mind. The idea of sliding a polarizer seemed interesting. Will report back if I try.

[Plan9Customs]

Had some free time while I had to wait for a car to finish baking, so I hit skate jail for an hour. You can clearly hear that annoying ass sound I was talking about(there is some bushing squeak but it’s not them or the bearings). Any ideas wtf it is?!?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2YtFA6cO9os&feature=youtu.be

[Art Greco]

Had some free time while I had to wait for a car to finish baking, so I hit skate jail for an hour. You can clearly hear that annoying ass sound I was talking about(there is some bushing squeak but it’s not them or the bearings). Any ideas wtf it is?!?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2YtFA6cO9os&feature=youtu.be

Have you tried swapping out the bearings, just to make sure?

[thanksgiving]

Had some free time while I had to wait for a car to finish baking, so I hit skate jail for an hour. You can clearly hear that annoying ass sound I was talking about(there is some bushing squeak but it’s not them or the bearings). Any ideas wtf it is?!?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2YtFA6cO9os&feature=youtu.be

cant tell what wheels you are running, if they are rough riders or something with a plastic core maybe see if its cracked? try the bearings in different wheels?

[Plan9Customs]

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Had some free time while I had to wait for a car to finish baking, so I hit skate jail for an hour. You can clearly hear that annoying ass sound I was talking about(there is some bushing squeak but it’s not them or the bearings). Any ideas wtf it is?!?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2YtFA6cO9os&feature=youtu.be

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cant tell what wheels you are running, if they are rough riders or something with a plastic core maybe see if its cracked? try the bearings in different wheels?

Mini juices, so a core could be a possibility. I’ll try the wheels/bearings I’ve got on my little MPI.
Thanks, that’s something I wouldn’t have ever thought of.

[thanksgiving]

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CjZKnr8JDbn/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

new season online and in shops now. really big fan of these new graphics.

new polarizer shape "track and field"

[mattchew]

Damn, the aqua one is so beautiful!

[sharkin]

  i was able to shrug off the first drop but these ones are making my OG black style feel inferior

[fernando the skater]

The Track and Field looks good for more of a flexi feel.

[Plan9Customs]

Some lookers in that drop. Willy clip I stumbled upon at lunch:

[biaherl]

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Time to give Neil all of your money

[thanksgiving]

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Time to give Neil all of your money

damn! no photo!!!??

i heard about these. pretty cool that they are doing their own trucks. id assume being manufactured at whatever factory aces are made at as they seem to have ties

[mattchew]

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Time to give Neil all of your money

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damn! no photo!!!??

i heard about these. pretty cool that they are doing their own trucks. id assume being manufactured at whatever factory aces are made at as they seem to have ties

So rad. I really hope there’s hanger clearance so you can scrape little grinds in.

[George Vallore]

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[Sketch Hitchcock]

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Wow I need to finally make a polarizer once these are available

I want to do a homebrew old deck one first and the hw trucks would make it feel more official

[thanksgiving]

g&s have restocked fibreflex reissues, at the low price of $175 

dont think i can justify that with how poor the canadian dollar is, but god the purple one is nice.

https://gordonandsmith.com/collections/skateboards/products/g-s-fibreflex-pro-slalom-model?variant=40263695138883

[fernando the skater]

Nice. I wouldn't have minded one of these.

https://gordonandsmith.com/collections/skateboards/products/fibreflex-slalom-model?variant=40176896147523

But, yeah, too expensive for me.

edit: the new Track and Field is a similar shape, and a bit cheaper.

[radcunt]

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Holy shit