I have some really old FIS skis that have laquer bases.

I used Crown materials for two years without them warping after profiling, then this past season every roll I got from them warped after cutting. I'm kind of dying to see this question answered by Crown.

Rout should be same depth as the edge teeth (phlanges). If you are attaching sidewalls before routing (8-10 mm is standard and allows for slight core shifts with 3-5 mm outside the edges, depending on whether you will bevel the sidewall), size the bit to do both the sidewall and into the core as far...

Sorry, man, that was six months ago....

I'm buying edges bent in bulk and have an edge bender I had machined.
It was quite pricey to have done - $300.
Oh, yeah, you pay freight.............

You can do the graphics with colored felt pens on the wood, but you'll need to lay a quick dry epoxy over the ink to set it so it doesn't smear and mess with your bond when you pour the resin.

VDS rubberfoil is the key to bonding edges and, many times, tip insert material. Forget vibration. It's the necessary bonder for the resin to metal interface. Our delams have been occurring because of the heat generated on the edges when sanding our bases flat. Gotta have a light touch and some emul...

Is this formable grade abs you guys are getting for thermoforming? If it is, it has a polish on it that makes bonding very difficult. You'll have to sand it before the flambe'. Also drilling holes in it will increase bonding. There is some 2 side haircell and polyethylene coated abs that are more sp...

$400 on the bandsaw with some new 10 tpi blades $65 on the disc sander (10", I believe) extra discs included $5 an edge, prefer to dump all at once (about 20 of them) $100 for the resin I also have a bunch of bases I'd love to dump. Cut crooked (they actually tweaked after cutting due to tensio...

I have red and blue.

Oh, hell no. Just trying to free up space since moving into our new shop and getting new equipment, prebent edges, new resins, etc. Drop by Kams.

I have some R48 edges (203cm), QCM epoxy and hardener (3.5 galllons), a delta 14" bandsaw, and a disc sander that was used for sidewall finishing for sale in Reno. If anyone is interested, you can reach me at patATpmgearusa.com

The small piece at the binding area on top of the carbon doesn't look like glass. As he applies it on the second ski you can see it doesn't bend through and he presses the piece on the ski with his thumbs. It wouldn't surprise me if it is titanal or something else which can hold the screws better. ...

First of all, I have found ABS much better to use as a sidewall material. It bonds better (has to be flamed) and sands better. You can also buy it in 2.35 mm sheets for tip spacers. As for the cnc sander - in one pass it profiles a core with sidewalls, whether durasurf, abs, or uhmw with a grit of 6...

Hose-man - you still got my number??? I'll take it!

(sure could use 7 feet, tho...)

Heat cured skis press for 20 minutes at 180 degrees.