thanks chrismp and PTTR, very much appreciated.

PTTR, nice use of the cardboard. From the picture your tip and tail mold up top is ay 90 degrees to the press? And the ply is a bulk filler, which can have a form if need be or simply flat

Thanks for the reply chrismp.

I take it you glued and screwed the mould separators that the vertical components slot into to a sheet of 5mm MDF?

Thanks for the hook advice, I guessed that's what the screws were for. Nice solution.

I will look for artski's as well.

Thanks to goz for some inspiration and discussion at his place last week. I think I have my press layout in my head now. I want to have an adjustable mold setup to minimise the need to get external CNC work done. chrismp and the balkan snowboards folks have a 90 degree slotted setup - like the pic b...

Shweeeeet!

I am referring to cypress pine. Brittle and full of knots. I have some paulonia on the way to mix with the 14m2 of bamboo i just picked up goz, Was looking at Paulownia over the last few days. seems to be v. light and ok for strength. You going to use it in combination with the bamboo, or other tim...

Cheers falls.

The company I buy glass from (well have bought 1 roll of glass from that will last 45 pairs of skis! so I haven't had to buy a second one yet) slits it to custom widths for you at the factory. It is cut very cleanly. Might be worth asking your supplier if they do it in house as they prob have the r...

Cheers BueRoof. Did you get out into the Tassie wilds season just gone?

Useful links include:

http://www.plasticsolutions.com.au/packing-shims
http://aerobolt.com.au/products/plastic-packersshims/
http://www.allfasteners.com.au/packing-shim


Tilt panel packers are generally the largest (length and width), and lost likely suitable for a press, etc.

Not sure if this is better in this forum or in the but Builders shims might prove useful to folks as ready made shims of various thicknesses.


They come in a range of thicknesses, and horseshoe or solid, range of length . Great for residential timber work. Search for "builders shims".

Cheers vin man. Have been digging like an apprentice brickie... lots and hard, but possibly without much idea!

Hi folks, have been lurking hard for some time, and recently joined, I thought I would say a hello and intro. Am planning on a press build along the lines of goz, a ply one. Still getting a process in my head, particularly for the mold. Thought I had an idea and then just saw chrisp's one and was bl...