I made slide plates and I like them

[havok]

I would pay someone to do this for me!

My hips are getting real sore as I only play Ball Hockey, and some floors, the fricition is horrible!

I have 36 inch RBK 5K pads, anyone willing to try , I am serious I will pay someone to do it!

Eric

[leaferguy]

Originally Posted by havok

I would pay someone to do this for me!

My hips are getting real sore as I only play Ball Hockey, and some floors, the fricition is horrible!

I have 36 inch RBK 5K pads, anyone willing to try , I am serious I will pay someone to do it!

Eric

PM me pics of the inner gusset (where you make contact with the floor). I don't want to commit to something I can't do, but I think I can.

[havok]

Ok...Newbie stupid question wheres the gusset?



I will send you pics...

[leaferguy]

I don't even know if that's the correct name for it

I just need a pic of the side of the pad where it makes contact with the ice

[havok]

I will send you pics tonight... Thanks a lot!!

[theantirice95z]

I'm going to attempt this on my 7.8's that should be coming in within the next few days. Wish me luck

Leafer, do you still play PIHA in Aston? I think I am trying out for a team next season, NE Philly Revolution maybe. I play with a few guys in my mens league that play PIHA but haven't seen that type of competition other than that. I'm just hoping to get on a minor team at this point.

[leaferguy]

Originally Posted by theantirice95z

I'm going to attempt this on my 7.8's that should be coming in within the next few days. Wish me luck

Leafer, do you still play PIHA in Aston? I think I am trying out for a team next season, NE Philly Revolution maybe. I play with a few guys in my mens league that play PIHA but haven't seen that type of competition other than that. I'm just hoping to get on a minor team at this point.

Yeah, I played for the Aston Demolition. I won't be next year because I'm moving.

The Revolution will likely be looking for at least one goalie if I'm not mistaken. I think their starter, Ben Dahms, is going back to Feasterville.

If you want to get ready for that level, just get in some good tournaments with those guys on your team. It's good hockey.

[theantirice95z]

Originally Posted by leaferguy

Yeah, I played for the Aston Demolition. I won't be next year because I'm moving.

The Revolution will likely be looking for at least one goalie if I'm not mistaken. I think their starter, Ben Dahms, is going back to Feasterville.

If you want to get ready for that level, just get in some good tournaments with those guys on your team. It's good hockey.

I heard that about Dahms. I play in one league with the Revolution captain, Dan Colombaro. I'm probably going to give that a shot.

You probably know a lot of the guys I play with/against in my one league. Pat Barbano, Jack Phelan, and Kevin MacHenry.

[leaferguy]

Originally Posted by theantirice95z

I heard that about Dahms. I play in one league with the Revolution captain, Dan Colombaro. I'm probably going to give that a shot.

You probably know a lot of the guys I play with/against in my one league. Pat Barbano, Jack Phelan, and Kevin MacHenry.

Oh yeah, I know those guys. Supposed to be playing a tournament this weekend with Jack at least, but it looks like it might not work due to lack of teams. Mac's the guy whose emails I can never open in public

Which rink you guys play at? Skater's Choice?

[theantirice95z]

Originally Posted by leaferguy

Oh yeah, I know those guys. Supposed to be playing a tournament this weekend with Jack at least, but it looks like it might not work due to lack of teams. Mac's the guy whose emails I can never open in public

Which rink you guys play at? Skater's Choice?

I know they all play at Choice, but I play with them at Deptford Skating Center, Thursdays. The league has gotten a lot more competitive recently, everyone seems to be loading up on pro guys. Rocco Collucci and Rocky Aquino are both in the league as well, just glanced over the Demolitions roster and noticed hes on that team too. Lundquist plays goal for Rocco's team also.

[leaferguy]

Originally Posted by theantirice95z

I know they all play at Choice, but I play with them at Deptford Skating Center, Thursdays. The league has gotten a lot more competitive recently, everyone seems to be loading up on pro guys. Rocco Collucci and Rocky Aquino are both in the league as well, just glanced over the Demolitions roster and noticed hes on that team too. Lundquist plays goal for Rocco's team also.

Ah yeah, you have half our pro team in your Thurs night league

Rocco's got some skill.

[theantirice95z]

Originally Posted by leaferguy

Ah yeah, you have half our pro team in your Thurs night league

Rocco's got some skill.

ya we lost to his team in the finals last season after splitting with them in the regular season. we tied them the first game this season also. Rocco's definitely a player, doesn't seem like anyone can really defend him one on one from what I've seen.

[toskalawannabe]

Did you ever modify the boot? the only thing that's holding me back is making sure the boot piece will work. It looks like the shape edges from the snips might run the risk of scratching the sport court?

[leaferguy]

I never changed the boot. The toe never catches on the tiles for me.

[natelevi]

Hey guys

First of all I must give props to leaferguy for his tutorial. Today I completed the slide plate mod on my velocity I's. Pictures to follow.

What I did was purchase the UHMD 1/16" from mcmaster-carr, 17 bucks and was dellivered the next day (i live in S. California). my pads are black and I would have rather gotten black plastic but oh well, i'm not out to make a fashion statement.

First I made my templates using .99cent poster board. Just made one set and when it was time to trace the other side of the pads I just flipped the template over so I have a mirror image.

As far as cutting the pieces, using a box cutter worked okay for cutting the plastic into smaller pieces, but for getting nice clean lines I used a sheer machine at my office whichm unfortunately for most people, is somewhat hard to come by so i don't know what to recommend for cutting out your plastic pieces. The box cuter could work with a lot of patience and care.

Next, I took sticky black duct tape and applied it to each spot on the pads I planned on putting the velco material. I also used a few pieces of double-sticky foam to make the plates extra secure (i don't play ice so i dont plan on removing the plates any time soon).

The step i didn't end up using was taking a heat gun to the plastic to shape the pieces. I ended up using making my pieces fairly conservative in size (except for the knee/knee wing section) so i'm not sure yet if I will be happy with the decision or not until tomorrow evening when I get to use the pads ( i play on sport court).
I did however use a heat gun a little bit to heat the plastic once they were attached to the pad so that hopefully the glue would seep into the pores of the rougher side of the plastic better. Only time will tell.

Again I'll post pictures asap and give a full review friday or possibly this weekend at the lastest after I've had a chance to use them. They look like they'll work well and for what it's worth I tried going into my butterfly on our office concrete floor. The floor is fairly smooth but not as smooth as the sport court i play on, the pads were definitely more slippery and mobile with the plates on, hard to say how i'll slide though because I didn't have room and the concrete isn't as slippery as I'd hoped. Took roughly 3 hours to complete the project, but overall a fairly easy process. If i do it over again I think i'll make the pieces a little cleaner looking, but at this point I'm seeing how viable and functional process is.

Thanks for the patience in reading this post and let me know if you have any questions!