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634 points david927 | 1 comments | | HN request time: 0.325s | source

What are you working on? Any new ideas that you're thinking about?
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65 ◴[] No.41343394[source]
Making fingerboards. Little skateboards you can do tricks with. I'm always fingerboarding at work when I take a break from programming.

It's a ton of fun, especially writing Fusion 360 scripts to do all the parametric modeling of decks and molds. Then 3D printing molds with different parameters, pressing decks with veneer, making art for the decks, packaging, etc. It's an incredibly niche hobby but I've always found fingerboarding and making fingerboards to be infinitely creative.

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1. cesarbarone ◴[] No.41343603[source]
A friend of mine started with fingerboard more than 20 years ago, and also selling half pipe for fingerboarding made by wood. He got a degree on architectures, created a company to make half pipes and he made de skate park for Paris Olympics, xgames, redbull etc.If you are curious, take a look on @insaneramps on Instagram!