This aerospace inspired fingerboard uses a honeycomb structure (hexagonal) to reduce the weight while retaining structural strength.
With the reduction in weight, the board weight is very similar to a wooden fingerboard, albeit slightly heavier at about 8 grams.
The honeycomb structure is specifically engineered to give the aluminum deck similar elastic deformation as a regular wood board with a safety factor of 1.5 with typical loads.
This specialized version has machined grip, where a grip texture is cnc machined directly onto the top surface of the deck. There is no need to apply grip tape since the surface is specifically designed to
provide comparable grip as grip-tape.
The machined grip yields a reduced deck weight of an additional 10% to around 7 grams.
I 3D machine these boards out of solid 6061 aluminum metal plates, then sandblast them for a textured surface finish before sending to be anodized.
I then use a 60W Lasercutter to laser the matching product box - all made in-house!
Dimensions: 98.5mm x 32mm - High Kick (25Deg, 23Deg), Medium concave (2mm).
Machined Grip (MG) - No need for grip tape
Honeycomb structure
Medium-high kick, medium concave
MG version reduces weight to 7 grams
7g (0.25oz)
32mm (1.26in)
98.5mm (3.88in)
23°
25°
2mm
3
42 minutes/unit
7
Sandblasted | Polished | Machined
Type II anodize
Aluminum Metal - 6061-T6
Mk1 - The Mark 1 variant is the first generation of our fingerboards.
Mk2 - The Mark 2 variant has added countersinks to fit trucks where the kingpin protrude on the back side without requiring modifications to the trucks.
Mk3 - The Mark 3 variant has optimized hole sizeing and spacing to work more easy with all trucks.
Mk4 - The Mark 4 variant is same as Mk3 but deeper recess for trucks king pin.
Deck Only
Bottom of deck is engraved with the Octocnc logo and Mark #.
The final anodize color may vary between batches depending on numerous factors such as material finish,
amount and age of the dye used, time the part is left in the anodization tank, etc.
-Machined finish (Mill finish) is the natural surface finish as it comes directly from the cnc machine giving it a unique look. This finish will slightly show the machining/tool-path lines and might include minor aberrations.
We'd like to hear from you! For any requests or feedback, send us a note at manu@octocnc.com
