Hi Montucky, I used foaming epoxy 20 years ago (its def epoxy and not polyurethane) to reinforce the polystyrene under footstraps on windsurfers we built. Its got a third additive that is called a "blowing agent" that makes it foam up to 8x its volume. Its got good compressive strength so ...

Check out happymonkeysnowboards wiki site, its got great pics of how Mike does his hose connections, I used the identical system and its a perfect seal.

Got some good stuff happening here, my Facebook page SPLITN2 has a new pair of sub 1KG 160cm Super Tourers. These pics were before final finishing , they will get a light gloss to tart them up a bit. Pretty stoked they came out so light, they will be tough but obviously there are limits. These still...

Hi guys, I am keeping a bit of a log on Facebook these days, kinda helpful for getting the word out beyond this forum. We're mid summer now and its time to take stock for next season. I am slowly accumulating bits for my home build cnc, got a real good vacuum hold down system going for the mean time...

Hi, sorry to hijack but I was wondering if you guys can help me out? A wee while back I scored a Montana stone grinder robot for $100, its mint really, just the stone is munted. A new Montana stone is like $1500 or something here in NZ. Anyway I really would like it to be more like 160mm wide so I c...

Welcome to the club! Looks good for your first board , well done. I will be in akl over xmas/newyear hopefully so I will get in touch ok. If I can I'll bring one of my boards up to show you fella's

Cheers, Rich

Yep, My first pressing of ski's my camber was like 20mm, over twice what was expected. I discussed it with Brazen and the firs thing he asked was heat blanket top or bottom. I had it on the bottom. When I moved it to the top I got a real mellow camber in my next 2 pressings, sweet!!!!

my mate makes wicked whitewater paddles with it! and I think a few guys use it for ski's/boards. Pros: 1. lightweight 2. cuts well with router and bandsaw 3. cedar is not gonna suffer too bad if it ever gets moisture in it as it doesn't deteriorate quickly Cons: 1. splinters hurt! 2. soaks up tons o...

Hi guys, I've successfully built 1 pair of ski's and 2 splitboards with cedar cores and ash sidewalls this season. I thought it would be handy espec for relative newbies like me to see a poll giving a rough indication of the core materials people are using. We can add timber variants to the poll if ...

Firstly, just want to say thanks to you guys , my first 2 splitboards and pair of ski's I built this year all turned out good, plenty of improvement possible of course but they all performed better than I expected for a noobie builder! 2 more splits being built now. My pics of my builds are on my fa...

yup this summer I am rebuilding my Ibeam press to includehinged end andrams, I have all the pneumatics so just need to get the steel turned in lathe and welded onto the existing short end beams to turn it into a hinge and joint, plus get some big pins cut. This will make life a lot easier for me, an...

Hi fella's. My experience so far has been great, simple 3 layer wooden sidewalls made of ash, the first set of ski's I ever built did 30 days straight in the mountains touring and are good as gold still, without even a chance to waterproof them before they were on the snow as they were built in a me...

hey OAC, no time to be lost, I have 2 weeks now to build 2 splitboards. The design, profiles and templates are already been done and this should be easier then the ski's I recon. Yeah the beer took its toll on me too, I've got 10KG extra too!!!!! hopefully some good skinning climbs will help shave s...

Hi Guys, well finally after a lot of fluffing around I have built a pair of ski's. I am seriously STOKED. They came out perfect, tough as nails, perfectly laminated, perfect looking and perfect bases and edges!!!!!!! STOKED!!!!!!! Only 2 years in the planning, a lot of sleep deprivation and plenty o...

Its a goodie all right, I will be modifying it with a wider stone than the 115mm stone its got, so I can do my split boards. Anyone got experience with this? Anyone know of any good stones going for a good deal? 3 phase power going in too which will be handy for a lot of gear in future so is all for...