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Have you ever looked at a pair of sneakers and thought “those would be cool roller skates”? Well, a few months back, Craft magazine asked us to write an article on making a normal pair of sneakers into roller skates. We emphatically answered “Yes!!!” Not for the free publicity and press(that was an added bonus), but we love to build custom skates. We have been transforming sneakers to skates for years and it is a service we provide on our website (just send us your sneakers and we will do all the work for you). Making sneakers into roller skates can be an intimidating task to the novice, but our skate mechanics here at skates.com are seasoned professionals that build custom skates daily. So you will be learning from the best. If you are feeling adventurous and want to try it out for yourself, gather up the supplies(available here at skates.com) and check out the May issue of Craft Magazine. Craft Magazine and Skates.com will walk you through every step of the process so you can get your roll on with style. We even created an instructional video that will give you a little more insight on the steps.

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Fun Roller Skate hardware, skulls, 8 ball, bullets & Dice Rock Skates Crazy Nuts Roller skate mounting bolts. Sold in a set. Snyder Breaker Bar
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Rock Skates Crazy Nuts turns your Rollerskate axle nuts into a party! Roller skate mounting bolts. Sold in a set. Snyder Breaker Bar - Used to snap the excess off of Roller skate mounting bolts when attaching plates to a boot.
Sure-grip Century have the super polished finish and sleek look with suregrip professional jump bar stabilization! sunlight plate Rollerskate Plates all colors available
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This Price is with set of Toestops Installed. Rollerskate century chassis in aluminum!  These are popular roller skate plates by Sure-Grip.  We offer them on our in house Skates.com custom builds.  It's when you want a finer more pollished professional look. Great for Indoor and Artistic skates. Sunlite Plates recreational indoor and outdoor rollerskating. Includes 8mm axel trucks. Riedell's Powerdyne Skate Tool is a hardy and handy tool for all routine skate maintenance. Has all three sizes necessary for roller skate nuts: 9/32 inch, 1/2 inch, and 15/16 inch.
TAKE THOSE SHOES AND TURN THEM INTO QUADLINES!
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Send us your regular or extended SIZE 5 to 24 shoes or boots (YES up to size 24) and we turn them into professional built Quadline Skates! Any size rollerskates custom made from your favorite shoes, new or old. Any shoes, Puma, Nike, Skechers...anything! Elephant roller skate tool. Ideal for most rollerskates. Fits 1/2 inch (nut that keeps the wheel on), 11/16 inch (truck tension nut, between plate and suspension), and 9/32 inch (Kingpin that holds the truck onto the plate). Slotted bolt also! Rollerskate plates Super X by Sure-Grip for recreational indoor and outdoor rollerskating.
Rollerskate plates Probe by Sure-Grip TAKE THOSE SHOES AND TURN THEM INTO ROLLER SKATE SHOES! SHOE ROLLER SKATES from your own shoes
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Transform your shoes into Roller Skates
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Transform your shoes into professional Roller Skates
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Rollerskate plates Probe by Sure-Grip for speed indoor and outdoor speed rollerskating. Send us your regular or extended SIZE 5 to 24 shoes or boots (YES up to size 24) and we turn them into professional built Quad Roller Skates!  Large size rollerskates custom made from your favorite shoes, new or old. Men.  Any shoes, Puma, Nike, Skechers...anything! Send us your regular or extended SIZE 5 to 11 shoes or boots and we turn them into professional built Quad Roller Skates! Roller skates custom made from your favorite shoes, new or old.  Any shoes, Puma, Nike, Skechers...anything!


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