Did you ever end up ordering this? If not, I've got enough stocked that I won't reorder til summer. Let me know if you wanted to buy some to make a board. I've put it on 8 - 10 pairs this year. It took me awhile to realize that I was scratching the shine off the silver coating with my squeegee. It k...

Good to know. Ill be shopping it around today.

found a good fabric source in Seattle.... I also found a fabric they think is stronger than cordura (though they don't have specs). I can relay info if anyone is interested, but I'd have to find out its generic name.

Now the trick is getting it stiched

Montucky, I just sent a PM with contact info and specs (44" circum. should do the trick for a single ski press? I know this depends on molds, just checking that I'm not way off base). Let me know price, when you have a chance.

Thanks!

As you request I'm skipping the PM game. I don't know if this applies to requests for these press systems, but here goes anyway. Everything following this sentence assumes that you are still taking requests for these, regardless of how long the line is. Long story short, there is a giant metal truss...

Basically, the press is built so we can eventually scale up to a full hyrdaulic system. the the bottle jacks are for height adjustment only (cavity size adjustment), and are in excess of what is necessary when running a single bladder (what its built to function for right now). When we upgrade from ...

metal availability definitely played a role in the design here

involved in building of a truss press this past winter. OK, I didn't actually build it, but collaborated on the design. I haven't even seen it in person yet, I build skis with a friend across the county - he and a friend put it together (the arrangement worked better when we both lived in S Lake Tah...

ben mtl, Good idea, I've been thinking for awhile about doing exactly same thing. I've been making skis with 3D tops, and I've made my top molds from silicon casts. However, I've wanted to switch to the method you've brought up because it could be cheaper. If anyone wants to know more about my exper...

I used to do this by finishing by hand, with a sanding block. I'd cut it as close as possible to the line with a band saw (maybe get a little closer with whatever mechanical sander I had close by), then fine tune it with a small, slightly flexible rubber sanding block. To deal with the paper wanting...

Rockaukum, If you don't mind spending a little bit more, you can try S-glass (or maybe aramid), I've found them to give the slightly better strength to weight that can make a difference. If you stick with E-glass, I think you're on the right track switching to a lighter biax. Maybe you'll sacrifice ...

Waiting to reply until I (FINALLY) got the whole story on cost So here's the deal: I asked for the minimum order of shaped or prebent edges - the minimum for shaped is 50 pairs or skis worth of edges, while the minimum for prebent is 50 PIECES. I asked for a quote and was told it would be around &qu...

Does anyone know of any other edge suppliers than CDW? After a good initial meeting (actually face-to-face), I've had a difficult time lately getting any real information from them. I just received my order, which did not come with any invoice before shipment (they only ship COD) or with the order -...

Hey guys, Time winding down in the northeast ski (building) season, and my friend and I have hit a snag. Our cheapo planer used to profile cores flat-lined last week, and I can't really find anything for sale at a reasonable price except another cheapo planer. I've never tried the router bridge meth...