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San Leandro, CA – Skate Shop News: Who Do We Have To Thank For The Skate Tool?
In 1975, Al Hess watched the skateboard business explode. Al owned a machine shop and, at that time, there wasn’t a tool for the skateboard, but he could make it. At this time, all skateboard trucks were Sure Grip – a shoe skate truck that had a threaded shaft and nut holding the axle housing down and axle races (washers) holding the loose bearings in place…