This year we launch our first range of skis. The ski press is all but finished (pics to follow) and we've been working hard on our designs. Check out this years range at: http://www.cambilla.co.uk/cambillaskis/skis.htm Our clothing range and technical range to be launched with skis at the metro ski ...

Hey, would love some fire hose. My local station in the UK has just thrown theres out and it won't be for another year till they test them again. Looking for about 8m worth. And also i would pay for shipping to the UK. Let me know more, my personal e-mail is will@cambilla.co.uk and i have paypal if ...

It seems if have opened up a big debate on the design of a ski press. Heleski - I think your reply was a bit off key. You may have years of experience of working with metal, but my current job revolves around using structural steal on a daily basis. Mechanical engineers know about I beams but only g...

Centre bracing in the middle to keep the beams from buckling outward are being added to ensure that this 'explosion' does not happen! The centre braces will enable the press to take pressing loads for skis. They will be similare to those used by kingswood skis in there video on you tube. This will ...

Yes it is the same design. Can't remember dimension but they are heafty I beams, especially the two in the middle. Gap will allow for air pipes to get in, and electrics for heating the press. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUk0Ps2tBYk&NR=1 watch video, pause at 1.24 where it shows my design bein...

Yes they were not designed to be used like this. But i am a civil engineer and using what i've learnt have worked out that this is fine for a ski press. Maybe not so for a bridge but fine for a ski press. The forces are transmitted by both parts of an I beam. The only issue is the force in the middl...

Well here are the first photos of the press, total cost of it so far £0! Got all the steels free from a site where they were being skipped. Result!










Will

Thanks, living the dream indeed!

Cambilla Skis started during out season in Argentina in 2006. It was to be a sister company to our clothing line, Cambilla Clothing Co. With help from Faction Skis and this website we have now sourced our materials, have a core team of designers, both technical and graphical, and a workshop to produ...

Seeing as everyone here is into making things, i am building a CNC router for my business. Plans can be easily bought on ebay for making a home one and all you need is a decent PC and snow cad to export a dxf file. Made from MDF it can be made with all the tools one would have for making skis, MDF a...