Interesting method to get lower swingweight in the Rocker2:



http://www.salomonfreeski.com/us/minisi ... er2/#tech2

They use honecomb surrounded by ABS in the tips and tails

Not to be a partypooper but I would say it is far cheaper to buy second hand gear than building your own. Build skis if you want to but not to save money. You'll see what I mean soon enough...

But if you still decide you want to build skis, that's great

This is awsome! I hereby set up an award for $5 for the first one to build their own autoclave for skibuilding :D Or you can buy this one, it's called Econoclave so I'm sure it's cheap or "affordable" as they say. It's even "turnkey", piece of cake... http://www.aschome.com/Compo...

Hi Bloefeld, I'm one of the least experienced guys in here but I build a few skis with a vacuum setup. Some folks have problems in making the bag free of wrinkles. Doesn't matter, put a caul plate over your layup and it will keep the layup itself smooth. Bloefeld Excuse my ignorance, but what is a c...

Hi I would definitely be prepared to pay for having a program like SnoCad or the program Richuk was talking about developing (if I understood it correctly) http://www.skibuilders.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=3415 If we pay say $20-30 for such a program it could become a bit more profitable and he coul...

I don't have a lot of experience with skimaking but I have had problems on my first skis with the bindings ripping out. The first skis I made were made out of fir and I'll never use it again. I mounted the bindings myself with epoxy and had no problems although I think I remember that already at the...

Ok, thanks a lot. It's essential that the bamboo will have good screw retantion. Otherwise I won't be using it. Maybe I could laminate on ash on top. But that would be a lot of work. Inserts are to much hassle, I've tried it and didn't particularly like it. It's good for switching bindings though. I...

I would like to use bamboo in my cores as it is light and strong. I only wonder how good it is at retaining binding screws. I've tried hard wood like ash and oak and these are very good at this. How will bamboo be? To my main question: I can only get vertically laminated bamboo in 5mm thick boards l...

I want one of these:

One more question. Do you only use printed paper as top layer in your skis and then laquer afterwards? Do they hold up ok even without a plastic topsheet? I can never seem to get all the bubbles out underneath my plastic topsheet and if anything delaminates it is always the topsheet so eliminating t...

I remember I looked at that thread a long time ago but I had forgotten it. I will look at it to see if I can get any tips. It's a nice machine you've got.

I'm in Europe but I can probably fix an adapter locally if I need one. But thanks anyway

Have you built that? Very nice! I was hoping to do direct drive as that would save me a lot of money. Then I would only need that $20 arbor instead of pulleys, drivebelt, axle, bearings and so forth. The engine I was hoping to use is an old 1 hp engine which I can get for $40. I just don't know what...

Yes, that's an easier option. But I've drawn a belt in my design, I don't know if it was obvious. I could easily just use the drum by itself but my thought was that the belt with a support underneath would provide a nice and flat grinding surface to get a flatter base. Both in length and width direc...

Ok, bringing this post up again. I really want a wide belt grinder which can be used for both woodwork and rough basegrinds, without spending $1000. New concept: http://i1180.photobucket.com/albums/x401/gladegp/Ski/grinder-better.gif Tell me if you see any obvious flaws. What RPM would be suitable? ...

From what I gather they shouldn't put the skis on the stone grinder before they've taken a couple of passes on a belt grinder.
Go to a place with a pure belt grinder and get the skis flatter. Then you can stone grind if you really feel you need to.