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by broskier
Fri Dec 01, 2006 1:15 pm
Forum: Equipment and Tools (e.g., ski press, core profiler, etc)
Topic: I HAVE SOME 5" HOSE FOR SALE
Replies: 4
Views: 5178

i'll take it if its still available
pm me back
by broskier
Sat Oct 21, 2006 5:40 pm
Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
Topic: Hawley skis * now with layup video
Replies: 11
Views: 14461

You will definitely notice the loss of friction without the steel edges underfoot (at least we did on the pair we built), they are buttery smooth for jibbing. So you just have edges around the tip & tail? It will be interesting to see how they hold up with respect to durability.
nice work...
by broskier
Sun Sep 10, 2006 3:02 pm
Forum: Archive
Topic: We need your opinion about SB logo design
Replies: 25
Views: 43971

for logos my choices would be:
1. random (a)
2. random (d)
3. traditional

for the skis t-shirt I like (a)

I agree with the others, the mass prod. t-shirt is pretty sweet...
by broskier
Fri Mar 31, 2006 8:37 am
Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
Topic: nomex honeycomb
Replies: 16
Views: 16150

carbon definitely helps add some pop, we used several stringer in the tails of both of our skis be careful how much you use, a little bit goes a long way also, carbon has a negative coefficient of thermal expansion so it reacts differently than all your other layers to the changing temps, both durin...
by broskier
Wed Feb 22, 2006 3:43 pm
Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
Topic: nomex honeycomb
Replies: 16
Views: 16150

First we cut the honecomb into thin sheets using a bansaw, just barely thicker than the thickest pat of the core where we were implementing it. Next we milled the core all the way through (actually I think we were getting too much vibration when milling so we went with the bansaw and chisel method) ...
by broskier
Wed Feb 22, 2006 2:07 pm
Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
Topic: nomex honeycomb
Replies: 16
Views: 16150

We milled out a section of the core in both the tips and tails and replaced it with honeycomb. The honeycomb was then pre-bonded to the top of the core using a sheet of 16 ounce biaxial fiberglass. This was necessary so that the cells did not fill with resin during the wet lay process which would ha...
by broskier
Wed Oct 19, 2005 1:12 pm
Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
Topic: Few questions
Replies: 5
Views: 5890

my ns name is broskier, funny how that works...
by broskier
Wed Sep 21, 2005 4:37 pm
Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
Topic: Sidecut, mounting points, and profile
Replies: 8
Views: 12388

I think it depends on the type of riding you'll be doing. From what I've noticed, most skis have the sidecut centered a bit ahead of the center of the mounting point. I think this was used more when skiers performed fewer switch maneuvers. If you've ever arced a turn switch on a pair of skis mounted...
by broskier
Thu Jun 16, 2005 12:48 pm
Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
Topic: Alignment
Replies: 6
Views: 8339

For the jib skis we made at the U of U, we used a similar method to what kam suggested, you don't want your core shifting and rendering the skis useless. We took small cylinders of ptex and superglued them to the aluminum of the mold near the tips, tails and underfoot portions of the skis after lini...
by broskier
Wed May 11, 2005 8:07 am
Forum: Aprés Ski Building
Topic: Ski Buliders in the UK or NZ
Replies: 5
Views: 6854

I have a friend down in New Zealand by the name of Alex Herbert who is currently building and selling skis. He is out of Christchurch and the skis are called Kingswood. I don't thinke he has a website or anything up yet but look into it when you get down there.
by broskier
Thu Apr 07, 2005 10:03 am
Forum: Test and Trip Reports: How Did They Work?
Topic: March 23, 2005; Sugar Bowl Resort, CA
Replies: 9
Views: 10857

Oh by the way, the kirkwood comp was sick, you should have come down. It snowed about 4 feet on Monday and Tuesday, the comp started Thursday, and then got sunny and warm for the comp. Since the Cirque is North Facing it stays pretty nice though. I didn't compete due to a bum ankle, but I just hung ...
by broskier
Thu Apr 07, 2005 9:59 am
Forum: Test and Trip Reports: How Did They Work?
Topic: March 23, 2005; Sugar Bowl Resort, CA
Replies: 9
Views: 10857

I like the idea of ending the sidecut before the end of the ski. K2's seem to be widest at the tip and tail, but one thing that is different on my prophets is that the sidecut ends about a hand down from the tip and tail. I feel like I can turn them faster in the trees and slide them sideways better...
by broskier
Mon Apr 04, 2005 1:09 pm
Forum: Test and Trip Reports: How Did They Work?
Topic: March 23, 2005; Sugar Bowl Resort, CA
Replies: 9
Views: 10857

I was just out at the Kirkwood freeskiing competition and had a chance to ski the spatulas. I am currently skiing the Line prophets (130mm underfoot). After taking runs on these skis and comparing the performance, I must say I like the Prophets better. I think the feel of a normal ski; being able to...
by broskier
Thu Mar 17, 2005 10:17 am
Forum: Aprés Ski Building
Topic: Everyone's backgrounds
Replies: 49
Views: 45984

We are in the process of pressing up some test sections with a redesign of the edge profile underfoot, pics should be up in the upcoming weeks. As for the honeycomb, we plan to incorporate that into the tips and tails of the skis to reduce the swingweight, for the wet lay process we were thinking of...
by broskier
Wed Mar 16, 2005 12:04 pm
Forum: Materials and Supplies
Topic: vds rubber
Replies: 16
Views: 19114

vds rubber

Where do you guys get your rubber that goes on the edges for dampening? Also do you get your glass and other composites through Vectorply?
thanks