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by SHIF
Sun Feb 25, 2018 12:15 pm
Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
Topic: Soul Skis
Replies: 125
Views: 111599

Love the graphics. Brilliant concept with the full moon reflection.
by SHIF
Sun Dec 03, 2017 1:10 pm
Forum: Materials and Supplies
Topic: Topsheet printing - who is doing that
Replies: 3
Views: 5408

I buy dyesub printed PBT top sheets from Chad at Coda Boards. They have proven to have excellent durability and color retention. http://codaboards.com/topsheets.php Be sure to allow for material shrinkage when designing your graphics. I order the 193 cm top sheets and typically get 189 cm usable gra...
by SHIF
Wed May 03, 2017 9:02 am
Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
Topic: Wood for cores preference
Replies: 2
Views: 4074

I’ve been using vertically laminated bamboo flooring, 6 foot long planks, about 88mm wide after removing the tongue and groove features. Adding poplar to the sides to make it wide enough for powder skis. Then after cutting in the sidecut radius I attach Ipe (or other rainforest hardwood) for sidew...
by SHIF
Fri Dec 16, 2016 1:08 pm
Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
Topic: Pressing learning curve
Replies: 6
Views: 6905

First pair were way too soft, not worthy of mounting bindings. More of a process test run. They didn't have sidewalls, the core shifted a bit, the top sheet was mis-aligned. Second pair were way too stiff, not worthy of mounting bindings. Fixed the shifting and alignment issues. Started adding sidew...
by SHIF
Wed Nov 02, 2016 12:01 pm
Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
Topic: Checking in from the Whiteroom
Replies: 6
Views: 5942

Pure fine art. Love the inlays. Outstanding craftsmanship and attention to detail.

/Shif
by SHIF
Wed Nov 02, 2016 9:40 am
Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
Topic: SHIF ski werks
Replies: 8
Views: 13737

Two new pairs for the 2016-17 ski season Same ski shapes and camber/rocker profiles as the past couple seasons. Powder skis on the left and all mountain carvers on the right. Specs are listed in prior year's builds. Got some Look Pivot bindings this year, should work well on the powder skis. Mounte...
by SHIF
Thu Aug 18, 2016 7:54 am
Forum: Equipment and Tools (e.g., ski press, core profiler, etc)
Topic: Heat controller build help
Replies: 8
Views: 7776

I built one using a PID controller, SSR, and power entry module having a switch and fuses. All parts sourced on eBay. If you can't do this maybe you should consider commercial temperature process controllers such as those shown in this link: http://www.omega.com/subsection/benchtop-wallmount-control...
by SHIF
Wed Jul 13, 2016 9:04 am
Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
Topic: wood vs ptex sidewalls. What's your preference?
Replies: 11
Views: 10163

I used UHMW-PE strips for sidewalls back in my early days of ski building. Maybe I didn’t prep it well enough but I always had some delams above the ski edges on the tails. After switching to Ipe hardwood for sidewalls I’ve not experienced delaminations of any kind. I’ve used other species of wood t...
by SHIF
Thu Apr 28, 2016 3:46 pm
Forum: Materials and Supplies
Topic: Heating Edges for Bending
Replies: 11
Views: 14632

I anneal steel edges before trying to make tight bends for doing a full-wrap. After marking them with a Sharpie so I know exactly where to start the process, I lay them out on fire bricks and use MAPP gas to get them glowing bright orange. MAPP gas is significantly hotter than propane so the job goe...
by SHIF
Tue Mar 08, 2016 4:58 pm
Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
Topic: Beginners Questions
Replies: 75
Views: 51539

Probably okay with that much tip filler. Look at the Rossignol S7 series skis with the hollow tip fill, those skis have about as much filler as you are using on this pair.

-S
by SHIF
Mon Jan 25, 2016 1:51 pm
Forum: Equipment and Tools (e.g., ski press, core profiler, etc)
Topic: Sidewall bevel tricks and tips.
Replies: 20
Views: 20256

Gilo, I can’t really add much more to the detailed description in my post dated July 23, 2015. I can say the red colored plate to which my router is mounted is just a scrap of aluminum about 10 mm thick that is clamped to my table saw with a box under the plate to elevate it. This set-up is very rig...
by SHIF
Wed Jan 20, 2016 3:04 pm
Forum: Aprés Ski Building
Topic: Completely OT but CAD graphics card thoughts?
Replies: 2
Views: 4482

I've always used Nvidia Quadro graphics in my workstations, both desktop and laptop. They were the first to have certified drivers for SolidWorks, but I think AMD has caught up lately.

http://www.nvidia.com/object/quadro.html

-S
by SHIF
Sun Jan 17, 2016 3:19 pm
Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
Topic: Giddy up! First build.
Replies: 14
Views: 11952

yeah, using solidworks. i made a few solid models different ways and then even used the sheetmetal feature to make a flat pattern. weird thing with the sheet metal flat was that when flattened i lost some of the smooth curve geometry for the top view profile. bummer. using CAD was pretty helpful in...
by SHIF
Tue Nov 17, 2015 3:13 pm
Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
Topic: Through the thorns to the stars
Replies: 128
Views: 77133

Hey Motoman, that's a killer graphic. How did you create it? -S Sorry for that guys. I mean if we took somebody idea. We use it to check the quality of sublimation printing. We would like to see the depth of colors on that material. No you didn't take anyone's ideas on this graphic. I've seen simil...
by SHIF
Tue Nov 17, 2015 1:38 pm
Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
Topic: Through the thorns to the stars
Replies: 128
Views: 77133

Hey Motoman, that's a killer graphic. How did you create it?

-S