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- Sat Aug 29, 2009 12:12 am
- Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
- Topic: OH NO!
- Replies: 7
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Reminds me of my last pair of skis when I started doing the edge relief on the top of the core instead of the bottom. Oops! I was able to salvage it as I only did a couple inches and had enough core overlap that I could shift it out of the way in layup. Great job on the repair! I have never done a f...
- Thu Aug 20, 2009 11:02 pm
- Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
- Topic: Soul Skis
- Replies: 125
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I think I figured out why my last couple pair of skis came out edge high. I recently got some new materials and I could instantly tell that the base material was thicker than what I had been using. I got out my digital calipers and took some measurements. The old base material is 1.18 mm thick and t...
- Thu Aug 20, 2009 8:10 pm
- Forum: Equipment and Tools (e.g., ski press, core profiler, etc)
- Topic: Blanket : top, bottom or both ?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4396
The ideal situation is to have top and bottom heat. This gives you the most control over what your camber is going to do. You can definitely have success with one blanket though and dramatically decrease your cure time. If I am using just one heat source I find that an hour is sufficient for full cu...
- Fri Aug 14, 2009 12:40 am
- Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
- Topic: Soul Skis
- Replies: 125
- Views: 112732
Soul Billy
Today I finished up a pair of skis that I had been planning for some time. I wanted to build a pair of skis as a tribute to my father. He was my hero. He was the one who got me on skis at age 2, took me skiing every weekend growing up, took me out west to show me the goods, and bought me my first se...
- Sat Jul 04, 2009 2:38 pm
- Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
- Topic: bondable tape?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4604
I like the idea I got from three31. Staple the very edge of the sidewall and tipspacer together and it gets cut off with the flashing. I haven't tried it yet but I would think that it would keep it nice and tight. What kind of carpet tape is that? Is it a mesh style? The only type I have seen is dou...
- Thu Jun 25, 2009 11:17 pm
- Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
- Topic: Doughboysnowboards first graphic?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6380
- Thu Jun 25, 2009 10:57 pm
- Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
- Topic: Multi-radius sidecut
- Replies: 10
- Views: 8281
I have designed several pair of skis with dual radius sidecuts and I really like the way they perform. I prefer a longer radius in the back of the ski so the ski sticks to the fall line more in the latter part of the turn. I used to have some Igneous Fat Fall Lines that had this concept and I based ...
- Tue Jun 09, 2009 10:59 pm
- Forum: Materials and Supplies
- Topic: Epoxy gone bad
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2543
- Tue Jun 02, 2009 10:02 am
- Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
- Topic: Making a park ski- need some help with park specific things
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3961
i was planning on ironing many sheets onto the fabric, cutting it so it fits in my printer (width wise), and then printing it on a custom length (length of the ski) You must have a nicer printer than I have. The longest length my printer will allow me to input is 26 inches. It seems like I should b...
- Mon Jun 01, 2009 11:11 pm
- Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
- Topic: Making a park ski- need some help with park specific things
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3961
That fabric printing method seems fine for letter size pieces but what if you want to print onto ski length fabric? I have used the iron on transfer sheets and they work well. Here is an example of some logos I ironed on to full ski length cotton fabric under Skibuilders' clear top sheet. http://i71...
- Wed May 27, 2009 9:28 pm
- Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
- Topic: 333skis - Guy making skis out of a trailer
- Replies: 49
- Views: 50658
I think the advantages that he is striving for are minimal cost and simplicity. His core cost is $4 each and there is no labor on lamination since it is already done. I think I have to try at least one pair with some of this birch laminate. They have it at the local Home Depot for $37 for a 4X 8 X 1...
- Sat May 23, 2009 11:16 pm
- Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
- Topic: Soul Skis
- Replies: 125
- Views: 112732
You could probably take a little more off than that on each pass but I did about the same as you. Your planer manual should give the recommended material removal for a given width of stock and type of material. My manual says 3 mm max for material under 150 mm wide. When in doubt, go with more passe...
- Fri May 22, 2009 9:41 am
- Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
- Topic: Soul Skis
- Replies: 125
- Views: 112732
- Fri May 22, 2009 12:07 am
- Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
- Topic: Soul Skis
- Replies: 125
- Views: 112732
Planer Crib
I finally got around to making a planer crib for profiling my cores. I never thought I could have a core profiled in 5 minutes! I should have done this from the start. I used brad nails to secure the spacers to the bottom frame so it is easy to pop them off and change them if necessary. I didn't hav...
- Tue Mar 17, 2009 10:49 pm
- Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
- Topic: They're Nachos!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7039