THanks for the links.... I'm off to check them out right now! -J

I purchased my I beam from a recycling center. They used a cutting torch to cut the 20' beam in half for me. I would suggest taking your new steel to one of these type of places and asking if they'd cut it for $10, or a case of beer, etc. Most of those places are pretty helpful if you approach them ...

We also did some test laminations with our epoxy in the press oven to make sure the temp was right. We did several blocks of different combinations of materials to test their adhesive qualities. Some worked. Some didn't.

Again, pictures will follow.

A week ago we built an oven to enclose our press frame and placed salvaged resistance heating coils inside. We easily reached a temperature of 190 degrees F which should be pleanty for our epoxy combination. You should see my electrical meter spin while the heater is on though. It consumes 10x the e...

I'll participate in a group order.
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Hey Little Kam, We just ran our first pair of courts using the thickness planer method that you wrote an article about and had a minor problem which I'm hoping you can help out with. As the end of the core passes under the knives it bounces and chunks of the core are chipped off. It's been our good ...

Hey guys! My pc laptop just took a dive & I've replaced it with an Apple iBook. Our home computer is an iMac so I figured that the continuity would be nice to have my laptop be a Mac machine too. I had a couple skis designed on SnoCAD but that application doesn't work on a Mac so I'm looking for...

That looks like a very versitile shape. I like the SB.com stickers too. will they be available for purchase?

FUN!!!! looking forward to seeing the pics.

G-man. I've got a 6x36 bench top belt sander that I envisioned using for base flattening when i finally get the time to put allthe material I have laying around together in a shape that resembles a ski. I was discouraged when I tested the belt out on an old dynastar, but I hadn't considered looking ...

ABS is a plastic. ABS is a harder but more brittle plastic. The black plastic pipe that is typically used in plumbing drain systems is ABS plastic. UHMWPE and HDPE are both polyelthilynes and are what p-tex and many cutting boards are made of. PEs and ABS have both been comercially used as sidewall ...

Not made in China. Made by chinese. Broke in on China Mtn. I love it ! I'd be interested to hear you comments on a couple of things..... Can you appreciate any performance improvement from the addition of carbon fiber? Was it a bi-axial mat? I noticed that you didn't bother with ABS side walls. My a...

Nice tonyt! Sounds like a great success. Looking forward to seeing those pictures.

Kelvin.... Great looking skis. Looking forward to seeing the dimensions & the intended use/improvement description!

Brass fittings and washers make up the through-hose fitting for getting air into the bladders. All are available at HomeDepot or Lowe's. http://photos.wakeboarder.com/data/500/medium/4through_hose_coupler.jpg Cutting the hole: http://photos.wakeboarder.com/data/500/medium/4cutting_hole_in_hose.jpg c...