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by Head Monkey
Sun Mar 24, 2019 1:39 pm
Forum: Aprés Ski Building
Topic: The Culling -- inactive user cleanup is coming March 2019
Replies: 2
Views: 3421

Re: The Culling -- inactive user cleanup is coming March 2019

The deed is done. All users who were last active before 2017/01/01 and who never posted are gone. The user count went from 3310 to 1738, so 52.5% of users survived the culling. I feel like I should do a few more so I can be full-on Thanos good.
by Head Monkey
Sat Mar 23, 2019 9:36 pm
Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
Topic: side wall delamination
Replies: 6
Views: 5832

Re: side wall delamination

Here's a pic I took 10 min ago for you man. This came off my CNC machine fine, but somewhere along the way I knocked it in the shop and part of it popped off. It's a thin zone, and it's delicate, so yea, it happens. I'll give the last 1" or so a little hit with some 80grit, spread some glue, an...
by Head Monkey
Sat Mar 23, 2019 6:23 pm
Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
Topic: side wall delamination
Replies: 6
Views: 5832

Re: side wall delamination

If it's come loose a few inches at the end it's not a big deal. It happens to me now and then. Just carefully work a little glue in there and put some tape on it overnight, then be careful with it until it's time to layup. The sidewall just needs to be held in place until you laminate the board; the...
by Head Monkey
Wed Mar 20, 2019 3:48 pm
Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
Topic: Doing things on the cheap
Replies: 9
Views: 8015

Re: Doing things on the cheap

Nicely done, and a great writeup!! I love it. For bonding the sidewalls to the core: sand and flame treat the bonding surface, just like you would for the top and bottom before final lamination. I do this, and use Polyurethane glue and it holds my sidewalls to the core quite well. I've got a little ...
by Head Monkey
Tue Mar 19, 2019 4:55 pm
Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
Topic: How Long To Press Skis with No Heat
Replies: 6
Views: 4972

Re: How Long To Press Skis with No Heat

Indeed you should look a the specs for your epoxy. It should list a cure time and a given temperature. Take careful note of "pot life" as well. You'll be spreading the epoxy into a thin film, which will slow it down. If you have no heat, and are in, say, an unheated garage, then I'd say th...
by Head Monkey
Wed Mar 13, 2019 5:13 pm
Forum: Aprés Ski Building
Topic: New member account activation process
Replies: 0
Views: 4101

New member account activation process

New member accounts are activated after passing a reCAPTCHA challenge during registration, and following the activation link in the email we send you after registration. Our goal is to keep SPAM to a minimum while still ensuring we activate accounts quickly, and we hope this will work. If you have a...
by Head Monkey
Wed Mar 13, 2019 4:24 pm
Forum: Aprés Ski Building
Topic: The Culling -- inactive user cleanup is coming March 2019
Replies: 2
Views: 3421

The Culling -- inactive user cleanup is coming March 2019

To quote Kam from http://www.skibuilders.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=5381: We will be pruning the membership list since there are lots of spambots amongst the group. So, if you haven't logged-in in a long time AND also have not made a post, then you'll most likely be removed from the members...
by Head Monkey
Tue Mar 12, 2019 12:23 pm
Forum: Materials and Supplies
Topic: Tip/tail Spacer Info
Replies: 5
Views: 5083

Re: Tip/tail Spacer Info

Kelvin, one of the SkiBuilders founders, runs Maiden Skis out in Jackson Hole (https://maidenskis.com/) and is a generally cool guy. His shop is amazing, and he sources good material and does small sales. Check out his supplies site, which for some reason goes by a different name: http://www.blanksl...
by Head Monkey
Mon Mar 11, 2019 7:19 pm
Forum: Materials and Supplies
Topic: Puget Sound Area Core Wood Suppliers
Replies: 4
Views: 4256

Re: Puget Sound Area Core Wood Suppliers

There are a couple of more options, and I forgot that I wrote this: http://www.happymonkeysnowboards.com/Mo ... ,_and_prep :)
by Head Monkey
Mon Mar 11, 2019 2:06 pm
Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
Topic: Happy Monkey's process
Replies: 72
Views: 81536

Re: Happy Monkey's process

My cores are poplar with 2cm ash edge stringers, and then PTEX sidewalls, so the last couple of loops are thru ash. Feeds are just fine.

It takes about 30min to profile a core for me.
by Head Monkey
Mon Mar 11, 2019 1:09 pm
Forum: Aprés Ski Building
Topic: Hosting images on the forum enabled
Replies: 3
Views: 3733

Re: Hosting images on the forum enabled

Head Monkey wrote: Mon Mar 11, 2019 12:16 pm I'll work on getting the max size to show in the instructions, too.
Done. Let me know if there is anything else I can do to make this easier and I'll give it a shot.
by Head Monkey
Mon Mar 11, 2019 12:46 pm
Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
Topic: Happy Monkey's process
Replies: 72
Views: 81536

Re: Happy Monkey's process

Thanks for linking the bits and speeds chrismp! For feeds during core profiling: Lead in, center shallow area, and full-depth nose/tail areas: 50 IPM Those little transitions between loops, which are done at full depth: 20 IPM I'd actually like to run much faster in the shallow areas, but I've never...
by Head Monkey
Mon Mar 11, 2019 12:16 pm
Forum: Aprés Ski Building
Topic: Hosting images on the forum enabled
Replies: 3
Views: 3733

Re: Hosting images on the forum enabled

The error message when you try to upload a file that's too big was pretty poor. I've modified it to show you the size of the file you just tired to upload, plus the currently allowed maximum file size. Hopefully that makes it easier for people to see why their pic was too big. I'll work on getting t...