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by jvangelder
Mon Jan 30, 2012 5:01 pm
Forum: Test and Trip Reports: How Did They Work?
Topic: STOKE THREAD
Replies: 85
Views: 67400

And i was just trying to find a reason to post random pics Unfortunately i have no actual action pics... Heres me not looking stoked, however i am, because this board shape is fun as hell http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/397498_327075340666798_161737930533874_1019595_33268378_n.jpg We ...
by jvangelder
Mon Jan 30, 2012 3:16 pm
Forum: Aprés Ski Building
Topic: Help me win a heli trip to Alaska
Replies: 12
Views: 6478

Now that ive voted, if you win, do i get to come along?
by jvangelder
Sat Jan 28, 2012 8:30 am
Forum: Materials and Supplies
Topic: New Here and have a question about a core material.
Replies: 17
Views: 9125

It does sound very heavy, i belive my complete boards weight less than that
by jvangelder
Fri Jan 27, 2012 5:25 pm
Forum: Materials and Supplies
Topic: New Here and have a question about a core material.
Replies: 17
Views: 9125

Why polycarbonate?

I've never done any gluing with polycarbonate, however curbell plastics mentions that, with at least the material they sell, its bondable, which i find rather surprising

-Jacob
by jvangelder
Sat Jan 21, 2012 3:16 pm
Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
Topic: is Too much Preasure Possible
Replies: 57
Views: 23281

We press at 75psi heated, twin blatters and a cat track, effective i believe its like stacking 15 of my Subaru's on-top of the snowboard.

-Jacob
by jvangelder
Fri Jan 20, 2012 6:26 pm
Forum: Commercial postings
Topic: Graphics and top and base materials
Replies: 33
Views: 29471

Anyone have rough pricing? Im also interested in nylon as the small underbrush has the sides of my topsheet look like it was media blasted with 3/4 stone, and i only have maby 10 days on it

-Jacob
by jvangelder
Fri Jan 13, 2012 3:09 pm
Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
Topic: Skis are done and look great but...
Replies: 11
Views: 6089

we have had worse misshapes on snowboards and the edges haven't failed to date
by jvangelder
Mon Jan 09, 2012 12:14 pm
Forum: Aprés Ski Building
Topic: Best Season to the Worst Season
Replies: 17
Views: 10910

the ski report around here was pretty happy to say today that sunday river had a 2 foot base..... my local hill gunstock has a claimed 1 foot base, however i was there a few days ago and saw an awful lot of grass on the OPEN runs edit: heres a photo my brother took a week or so ago at gunstock... ht...
by jvangelder
Sat Jan 07, 2012 3:07 pm
Forum: Aprés Ski Building
Topic: Best Season to the Worst Season
Replies: 17
Views: 10910

I re-stacked wood, and vacumed / washed cars in the driveway in a t-shirt this afternoon... little warm for this time of year
by jvangelder
Mon Dec 19, 2011 4:54 am
Forum: Aprés Ski Building
Topic: Website Building
Replies: 6
Views: 4703

I use godaddy for domain hosting, but not web hosting. my day job uses godaddy as a web-host and i really despise it. i recently moved most of my hosting to fatcow.com. even though the whole marketing feel of fatcow seems almost childish IE cute and funny, ive had zero problems, zero downtime etc wi...
by jvangelder
Wed Dec 14, 2011 5:15 pm
Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
Topic: Ski Building for School Project
Replies: 2
Views: 1880

Why yes, im a whopping 15min from gunstock which is FINNALY opening sunday.
by jvangelder
Sun Dec 11, 2011 5:17 pm
Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
Topic: Anyone ever tried a router to plane sidewalls?
Replies: 19
Views: 9547

We use a router bridge with a vac table for final board profiling at which point the sidewalls are attached

-Jacob
by jvangelder
Sun Dec 11, 2011 5:15 pm
Forum: Aprés Ski Building
Topic: Purple heart ceder...
Replies: 8
Views: 5792

We had Coda print it

The board in the photo still has the protective clear sheet they apply to the topsheet on it.


http://codaboards.com/topsheets.php



To continue with the rant, that graphic board has two .5" long delams at both tips. Looks like it was an expensive day

-Jacob
by jvangelder
Sat Dec 10, 2011 6:52 pm
Forum: Aprés Ski Building
Topic: Purple heart ceder...
Replies: 8
Views: 5792

Heres the purple heart before pressing http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a127/crackheadmel/IMG_20111013_174014.jpg no idea why it changed, when wetted out the purple became more vibrant, and didnt dull at all. heres some random pics of the second board of today, because seeing them takes away the cr...
by jvangelder
Sat Dec 10, 2011 6:15 pm
Forum: Aprés Ski Building
Topic: Purple heart ceder...
Replies: 8
Views: 5792

brown, in fact you cant really tell the difference between it and mahogany