P-Rail Making

This is how it happened..

The idea came out during my office hour,

Sketching out a very simple blueprint and sent to my brother Yaw;

and he agreed to take a shot see if we could make it.

So we went to get wood, PVC pipe, screws, and all the tools & equipment ready

on a Saturday morning.

I want to thank Yaw, for all his strength, power, passion, support, energy, etc.

First of all... you need to buy the materials.. Wood and PVC Pipe.. and of course, you must have your tools and equipment and do not forget your safety equipment as well.

It is a little IMPOSSIBLE if you think you can do it alone. So.. you will also need the best brother in the world to help you up.

Then only we start Making a P-Rail.

Measurement & Angle is important in making the "A" which accommodate the PVC Pipe.

Once done, Drill both pieces of wood to form a solid base from avoiding the "A" splitting.

Saw to trim the base #1.

Saw to trim the base #2, obviously, we need 2 bases, at least.

finishing base #2

Now, how to drill the PVC on the "A"?

Measuring is required again.

Perfect is not necessary, but Do it precisely.

And this is how we secure the "A" on the Base.

3 screws went down directly.

Make sure they all go all the way in, best is to force them flush.

Most ppl still didnt get this as most of the online "How to make a P-rail edit" didn't show as close as this.

So, this is how we did it. Drilled a hole from the PVC and...

a screw went through the pipe and lock itself onto the "A".

You got to make sure the angle is correct.

And to avoid the crack like this.. drill at least approximately half a foot from the edge of the wood. Unless u are getting a high quality wood, then this notice is discard.

More screws for the base.

If the screw is too long and somehow pops out from the wood when u do the drilling from the PVC to the "A" with a wrong angle, you can alway cut the screw to shorter.

Almost done..

Final turn of the final screw, finally

Finally!!!

Yeah!!! This is it, the making of P-Rail.

Truly from WEE BROS. ENGINEERING CO.

Haha~!!!

If u love stickers.. you could add them on as deco for ur personal p-rail.

After that.. Start skating~

Hope you enjoy reading this "P-Rail Making" page.

Try it yourself, GOOD LUCK!

Valo AB1 goes "Captain America".

Just to share with you guys on what I've been doing lately,
And I believe that the picture above is clear enough to see.


My original Blue Valo AB.1.


And this is how the naked boot looks like.


Here they are, the whole sets of Valo,
Quite a lot of work, but not as bad as I've imagined.


Masking taping.. take 1...


Masking taping.. take 2... And ready for new color.


Red buckle is done...


And Valo "Captain America" skin is in the air~!!!!


Did not take a super long time for them to dry up completely,
So they are essentially ready for booting. =)


This is it~!!!
My new Valo "Captain America"~!!!



This is how it was planned in Photoshop edit,
I think I've done not bad!!!


Well, I think my 1-year-old Valo deserves something different after sometimes.
The new color might stands for at least 6 more months?
Or more? Or less? Who knows?
With the new color scheme plus the D.I.Y work,
Having to see the changes of my skates is definitely a special treats,
I never thought I could have done so "not bad" too, Haha!!!
See you guys in the park tomorrow~!!!

Captain America is coming to safe the world~!!!

Valo Toe-Cut "Surgery"

Valo "Toe-cut Surgery" will be starting at 5pm today in Wheel Love shop.
For those who are curious about what is Toe-cut, you could come over.
For those who would like to have a look at how we do the surgery, you could also come over.
We are going to have a fun-box session after the "Toe-cut Surgery".

Good Luck guys~!!!

Tim's New Setup

There's a boy who recently pumping up his skating skills very seriously,
Besides that, he also did his latest setup on his Damien Wilson Xsjados.
Adding in two striking contrasted colors of DeepPink & Aqua,
Matching perfectly on his original Black & White setup,
Making the whole image looks absolutely extraordinary~!!!

Valo Liners Improvement Review

Before and after I got my Valo on my feet,
Many people was talking about the super thin liners of Valo,
And also the footbase problem, everything was too thin.
However, looks like the Valo AB.1 had a promise of improving it.
As a result, I think the liner cushion fits me with comfily.
But the footbase is quite unsatisfying I can say,
As far as I could feel, it is as thin as you could even feel the screws of the boot base.


Here I would like to share my idea to improve the better footbase.
Giving me more comfy and 'Air'... Yah, like Nike Air kind of thing.
All I need is just a simple 2mm thick product wrapper sponges from my office.


A pen and a scissor,
And my skates ready as well, of course.


Take if my liner, and take out the liner too.


Trace my footbase on the sponge I had.


Here is how it looks like,
I press my footbase flat down to trace the outline,
To get the best shape when I put it back in my skate.


Then cut it out...


You can always make extra pieces of footbase,
Depends on how you like your skate more spaces and fitting.
I made 2 pieces for my Valo as I think it's really necessary.


So here I've got 3 identical footbases...


Stuff in all 3 footbases into my liner.


And I also added a Scholl brand heel gel for more 'Air' feel.


Testing the fitting, and it's just nice to feel I have a pair of Valo with 'Air MAX' footbase.


That's it,
Few simple steps to make a better Valo footbase,
This can be done on all kind of skates of course,
Economical and simple and good, really good.
Try it yourself~!!!