Was looking through the forum for a press heater idea that would be cheaper then the $500 or so that silicone pads cost. Has anyone ever used the roof heating cables avaialable from home depot. It seems like if you plugged this into a PID controller box and ran it through the hollow portion of the c...

So even though the vaccum bag process is sufficient for getting compression on the composites, does it provide enough force to shape the core to the ski mold curvature? It seems like that is where the press function would be more valuable in setting the camber and tip curvature.