A Poem

They put away their cameras when I skate.
Not because they hate me,
But because I suck.

They put away their cameras when I skate.
Not because I suck,
But because I'm old.

Duane Peters Relief Program

Get Them Here

PLEASE HELP THE MASTER OF DISASTER

You can thank Duane Peters for skating the way you do. You can thank Duane Peters for defining skateboarding in the 1980s, and setting it on its current course. He took the elegant freestyle of the 1970s and shoved it through a meat grinder. He took skateboarding "Off The Wall" and went balls-to-the-wall. He put the snarl in gnarl, the punk in rock, the fuck in you. Duane Peters isn't a relic--he didn't invent the Indy Air and disappear, retire, or fade away. Pushing 50, DP has been charging as hard as ever, skating, touring, slamming, and getting right back up to do it again. But recently the Master Of Disaster had a bad knee injury turn worse. Gangrene. The doctors prepared to amputate his leg, but Duane pleaded to save it. He knew that no leg would mean no skating. And without skating, he'd descend into old habits that would pretty quickly kill him. He's been cleaning himself up, sharing the rough road with thousands of Twitter followers (@DuanePe! ters), and keeping his head straight to be able to raise his son, Clash. But skateboarding is the compass that makes that effort possible. No leg, quite simply, means no skating. And that would mean the end of the Master Of Disaster.

Saving his leg means saving himself. "Skate or Die" has never been more true than it is for Duane, right now. But to save his leg, Duane's been undergoing intense treatment and therapy. It's rigorous, painful, and very expensive. He's been selling everything he owns on eBay, and he's got thousands of dollars in medical bills stacked up against him. Duane needs our help (not just you or me, but us). He would never ask, so we are asking. The dozens of members of this coalition we call Rebate. It's about skaters helping skaters. It's about seeing a brother like DP backed against the wall and doing something about it. Whatever you can. If we all lend a hand, two things will happen: we will collectively raise some money to help Duane save his life, and in our efforts Duane will realize what he's given us all. Over the decades he's remained a champion for skateboarding. A champion of what skateboarding means. Do your part. Do what you can. Donate mone! y. Donate a valuable collectible item for auction. Whatever you can. But DO something. Help the master Of Disaster get through this, and get back on his board where he belongs. He deserves this. And you deserve this opportunity.

Send checks (payable to Duane Peters) and any items product/Art/Pictures (signed if possible)  for auction  by Feb 18th 2011 to:
Duane Peters REBATE
17421 Nichols Lane, Suite L
Huntington Beach, CA 92647
To make a cash donation via  Pay pal -dpdisaster@aol.com

 Thanks for your generosity.
-Rebate

Grand opening

FYI,
This saturday is the grand opening of the Team Pain masterpiece, Laffayette Skatepark. The weather looks great. I could skate that place all day long, I'm talking ALL DAY LONG!!

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Thinning the herd

2 Boards for sale:

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How To Fix a Flat Spot

How to fix a flat spot submitted by Eric Irwin

This weekend I figured out a way to "fix" a flat spotted wheel. I have only done this once, so I don't know how it will work on all wheels or all flat spots.


It requires the use of a belt sander, which I am aware that everyone will not have, but if you look around, you probably know someone that does. I used an 80 grit belt this time, but want to try a 120 grit the next time.

Start by clamping the board down (wheels up) to a solid piece of something, I used my workbench. Turn on the belt sander and run it across the wheel at about a 70 degree angle to the plane of rotation. You want to ensure that you are not sanding the wheel into a cone, so you've got to keep it flat to the wheel surface. The rough dirty surface of the wheel is a good indication of how level you are sanding. The wheel will spin pretty fast, but not fast enough to damage bearings or anything. As you pull the sander off the wheel, you can touch the wheel and and feel if you have removed the flat spot. Just keep repeating this until the wheel is round again.


You are putting a pretty severe side load into the sander. Be prepared for this and have a good hold on the tool. Also, this side load will tend to push the belt off center, so you may have to pull the sander away and let the belt re-center itself and then start again.

I ended up removing about 1/2 mm from the diameter of my wheel. I can still slightly feel the flat spot, but it is about 95% gone. I did put a little bit of a cone in my wheel, but that's what happens when you are experimenting. It is good enough that I don't feel the need to replace the wheels anymore.