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by twizzstyle
Tue Dec 16, 2008 11:31 am
Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
Topic: Ski Haus ski builders
Replies: 68
Views: 47595

You can only have as much concavity as you have thickness of base material. So if you have 1.2mm thick p-tex (like I do) then you can only have 1.2mm deep concavity, at that point in order to grind the edges down far enough for the base to be flat, you will have ground completely through the p-tex o...
by twizzstyle
Tue Dec 16, 2008 6:52 am
Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
Topic: Ski Haus ski builders
Replies: 68
Views: 47595

I'll add to, and perhaps correct, some of what Kevin said. I don't think the routing was the problem. The depth of the routing was damn near perfect, and it was definitely in far enough. By routing just through the sidewall up to the wood core, this left about a 1/8" gap or so between the edge ...
by twizzstyle
Fri Dec 12, 2008 1:24 pm
Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
Topic: Ski Haus ski builders
Replies: 68
Views: 47595

Thats right, there is no VDS between the sidewall and the core, the VDS is on top of the edges. I did NOT sand the core/sidewall after it was profiled, I guess I just assumed the profiling with the router made it rough enough (but its pretty smooth). So maybe just sanding the core really good, and f...
by twizzstyle
Fri Dec 12, 2008 9:49 am
Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
Topic: Ski Haus ski builders
Replies: 68
Views: 47595

I really want to look at something else for my sidewalls. I hate working with the p-tex, the crap never bonds.
by twizzstyle
Fri Dec 12, 2008 9:48 am
Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
Topic: Ski Haus ski builders
Replies: 68
Views: 47595

And just a quick note on how the skis skied on saturday... The tails are very soft (what I wanted), but maybe too soft, and the tips are too stiff (wanted them also soft). Not sure why, I wonder if I had the core shifted in the profiling jig, I never checked thickness of the core front and back befo...
by twizzstyle
Wed Nov 26, 2008 1:20 pm
Forum: Equipment and Tools (e.g., ski press, core profiler, etc)
Topic: Our molds are cracking
Replies: 5
Views: 3515

Oh, the bottom isn't even 2" thick... its an inch. And kevin, your mold is 3/4" thick there remember. So I think thicker molds will help, and what the one guy recommended... threaded rod. Then the MDF can crack all it wants, but won't fall apart! Duh. We should have thought about that befo...
by twizzstyle
Sun Nov 16, 2008 9:24 am
Forum: Materials and Supplies
Topic: Triax Fiberglass from fiberglass supply
Replies: 1
Views: 2473

That is where I got my triax for my skis, since my normal local place for composites (Fiberlay in Seattle) could only get me triax in large quantities.

The stuff from fiberglass supplies is perfect for skis.
by twizzstyle
Wed Nov 12, 2008 6:51 pm
Forum: Yard Sale (non commercial)
Topic: Looking For: Scrap base material
Replies: 5
Views: 4508

Damon! You need more? I've got lots of scrap I could send you (this is sean)
by twizzstyle
Wed Nov 12, 2008 8:04 am
Forum: Materials and Supplies
Topic: Epoxy
Replies: 7
Views: 5107

I use acetone to clean up epoxy all the time, so do professionals working with composites.

You can use acetone as a solvent to thin epoxy as well (I use it to thin gel coat for spraying sometimes). Works like a charm!
by twizzstyle
Tue Nov 11, 2008 10:06 pm
Forum: Equipment and Tools (e.g., ski press, core profiler, etc)
Topic: Clamp press example
Replies: 10
Views: 10086

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by twizzstyle
Tue Nov 11, 2008 10:05 pm
Forum: Equipment and Tools (e.g., ski press, core profiler, etc)
Topic: Clamp press example
Replies: 10
Views: 10086

Don't mean to bring up an old thread, but I felt it needed some updating. The original posts were some pictures of the clamp press I built a few years back when in school. The skis were complete crap, basically unskiable. It's amazing what a few years can do. I now know MUCH more about ski construct...
by twizzstyle
Tue Nov 11, 2008 9:56 pm
Forum: Equipment and Tools (e.g., ski press, core profiler, etc)
Topic: Clamp Press Building Question
Replies: 10
Views: 6556

I'll give my little bit of advice here. A few years ago I tried making a clamp press. At the time I thought it was awesome, I only pressed two skis, and they were completely unskiable, but I was still very proud. Looking back, I can't believe I would have built something like that. In order to get e...
by twizzstyle
Wed May 16, 2007 3:37 pm
Forum: Equipment and Tools (e.g., ski press, core profiler, etc)
Topic: Clamp press example
Replies: 10
Views: 10086

Hi there- Somebody emailed me and pointed this post out to me. Those are my photos, this was my attempt at making skis some 2 or 3 years ago now. It was a good idea (I thought at the time) but I wouldn't recommend anybody use this method. You don't get even pressure, and you really don't get all tha...