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- Mon Jul 24, 2006 7:13 am
- Forum: Equipment and Tools (e.g., ski press, core profiler, etc)
- Topic: Heat Blanket
- Replies: 28
- Views: 23889
As to scrounging heat sinks... :) I don't know how big your SSR is but you could take apart an old computer and pull the fan/heatsink off the processor. The fan runs on either 5 or 12 volts, so you could run it on a couple AAs or a 9 volt or some AC/DC power cord from something you have lying around...
- Sun Jul 16, 2006 8:34 pm
- Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
- Topic: Fiberglass top sheet
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4961
Re: Fiberglass top sheet
I was told by wooden canoe builder that they glass over the top of the wood and coat it with a poly-uethane to protect it from UV rays. I am thinking this would be my best bet to bring out the richness of my wood veneer They do do that. I'm pretty sure it's usually just 4-6oz glass. The first thing...
- Mon Jul 03, 2006 3:31 pm
- Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
- Topic: Pow 4 all, please
- Replies: 15
- Views: 20940
Some more pictures: ... Boo Geocities. :x It looks like you exceeded your Geocities bandwidth quota. If it keeps happening you could try posting your pics on flickr. ;) Maybe they'll be up later and I can get my vaicarious diy ski fix... Edit: Cool pics. It's great to see some body trying to keep e...
- Mon Jun 26, 2006 11:51 am
- Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
- Topic: G-man's skis and press
- Replies: 27
- Views: 27325
- Mon Jun 19, 2006 5:23 am
- Forum: Aprés Ski Building
- Topic: posting pictures
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5361
- Mon Jun 19, 2006 5:03 am
- Forum: Aprés Ski Building
- Topic: posting pictures
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5361
- Mon Jun 05, 2006 3:31 pm
- Forum: Aprés Ski Building
- Topic: Skibuilding buddies in Boston?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7403
- Sat Jun 03, 2006 1:27 pm
- Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
- Topic: type of core
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8798
As for bamboo, I was looking at the flooring planks from http://www.teragren.com/ . They have vertically laminated ones http://www.teragren.com/tera_flooring/un_signature.asp . Davide has had good luck using high quality plywood for cores, so maybe these would work well as is for a core. I was think...
- Tue May 16, 2006 5:41 pm
- Forum: Materials and Supplies
- Topic: Wood core lamination
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4767
There's an video interview with the guy from Lightning Boards ( solid woood skis ) over on ttips. Haven't watched it so maybe there isn't any good info.
http://www.telemarktips.com/Interview12.html
http://www.telemarktips.com/Interview12.html
- Tue May 16, 2006 2:49 pm
- Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
- Topic: HOSE-MAN's JOURNAL - chronicling my ski build
- Replies: 83
- Views: 89003
- Tue May 02, 2006 10:59 am
- Forum: Equipment and Tools (e.g., ski press, core profiler, etc)
- Topic: power tool and I-beams ...
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8628
I've had better luck using abrasive cutting wheels [McGukins has em] on a circular saw than matal blades on a sawzall. They cut through a bike frame [for making choppers/tallbikes] like it's butter. But it's harder to get into tight spaces. Either way you're gonna burn through wheels blades pretty q...
- Tue May 02, 2006 7:56 am
- Forum: Equipment and Tools (e.g., ski press, core profiler, etc)
- Topic: power tool and I-beams ...
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8628
I'm gonna guess it was an oxy-acetylene cutting torch. I think that you could rent one for a day, but if you've never used one they can be a little scary. Since you're in Boulder you've got some other options. There's a recycling dumpster behind the engineering center on campus that's usually full o...
- Thu Apr 27, 2006 8:46 pm
- Forum: Aprés Ski Building
- Topic: Good mech e resource/text?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3122
Good mech e resource/text?
I've been looking around the internets for info on deriving beam stiffness/strength when comprised of different materials at different orientations. But I have found anything that makes me think I can do it correctly. Any body know of anything? I'd prefer something online [and free], but I'm not tot...
- Thu Apr 06, 2006 1:35 pm
- Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
- Topic: A late start to a great project.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7339
- Sun Apr 02, 2006 9:24 am
- Forum: Materials and Supplies
- Topic: HDPE vs UHMWEP
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4344
They're similar but not exactly the same. In UHMWPE the polymer chains are significantly longer than in HDPE. Since plastics are a little more variable manufacturer than say alloys with specific proportions of metals, which have standards, I'm not sure how different UHMWPE and HDPE actually are, and...