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Does this shop press boards one at a time or in stacks? I know some of you have some madness about what number your boards are in the stack so that's something else to consider. On the plus side, if they are pressed as singles, you have a more consistent deck if you tend to frequent specific shapes.
If the Chinese molds are the same as the ones being used currently, this would mean the board would take on the steepest version of the mold, right? As in, they'd all pretty much be 1s coming off the press?
Erf. Hadn't thought about about this. I am "IV" diehard...
That is the main reason, why I don't skate DLX decks, the four different steepness numbers. I also prefer a "IV".
What do you ride?
BBS pressed 8.25 decks. Current one is a Magenta and that thing holds up well for me. I would ride any 8.25 BBS made deck with the same specs.
I would imagine that any woodshop that produces BBS / DLX boards would still be four to a press. It is just done that way to maximise deck production and with the number stamp for place in the press, it makes it a whole lot easier for people who are a bit more specific about the board concave they prefer, even if they have to ask shops or distributors for certain number boards, at least they get what they want, more so than a lucky dip, which is what I feel any other board order for BBS or similar can be compared to.
As for specific other brands like Magenta, the 8.25 x 31.8 or so with 14.25 wb is a very common board size and shape, but one that DLX doesn't have, so from that alone I would say I understand you saying you would not ride DLX boards.
I have a couple of Magenta 8.5s that are bang on the same BBS / generic shape of 8.5 x 32.3 or so with 14.5 wb, 6.75 tail and 7.1 nose which I find pretty much perfect, along with a whole stack of other brand BBS boards of the same dimensions that just work so well for me, but I can't get that from DLX board shapes, so I am a little torn between a board I find works best, or something like the DLX 8.38 shape, which is a little smaller, especially in the tail, but I ride them for smaller stuff anyway.
The only thing is I can always get a DLX board in the IV concave I like, but these other boards, I get and then sort through picking out the more mellow ones I will ride and passing the steeper ones on to others, or just putting them in the shop, so I could get maybe five or so boards I want to ride out of twenty that I had come through my hands. Those odds make me more keen on DLX boards, so it is a good thing and bad thing either way I look at it there.
You do realize that every other company (other than DSM wood) has 4-5 different levels of steepness too but DLX is the only one who numbers them right? The variance is a side effect of pressing multiple boards at a time, not something unique to BBS/dlx. All they're doing is saving you the time of stacking boards to figure out which one fits your preference.
I was thinking that too, but I also wonder if some woodshops sort and separate out the steeper boards for some brands and the more mellow for others, even though that would seem to be a pain in the ass and cost time, therefore cost money, or if it is worth it in the long run.
Most brands I have had multiple boards from the same run, same graphic, etc are a mix of everything, some very steep and some quite mellow, but it also seems some brands all are steeper, some brands all more mellow, with the same shapes, even though people could say they come from different presses too, different molds, but it is not like FA / Hockey steep vs Real super mellow mold.
I usually measure more the cross board concave anyway, as I can always flatten out kicks by parking on the boards, but if it has too much cross concave, it is going to find a new home very quickly, as far as my own boards are concerned.
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