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Summary: Learn how to prepare the board for trucks from an expert skateboarder in this free how to video lesson on how to build your own skateboard.
Russell Kompinski Grew up mostly in South Florida, where his father owned an Automotive Dealership and repair shop. That is where Russell inherited his desire for knowledge. Russell...read more
"Hello my name is Russell Kompinski and on behalf of expert village we are going to learn how to purchase and assemble a skateboard. The next step is to get the trucks on. After you grip the board, you don't see the holes on this side. What I do is I take my hardware and I just kind of poke it through the holes on the opposite side. This will poke through on this side now you can at least see the indention like so. Then the same on the other side."
eHow Article: How to Prepare the Trucks when Building a Skateboard