Look into your PM

Great idea.

I have a pair of dynastar skicross pro since last year and they are really great to ski.

My concern about capped skis is the strength at the edges. Take for example a lot of the Atomic skis have only about 2-3mm directly above the edges and the thicker part begins 2 mm from the ski edge.

I like the look of capped ski and would like to make one in the future but I have some concerns.

I'm wondering if they are sucking up a lot of epoxy.
The maximum length I can get for the moment is 1500mm.

How do you route/shape the airex core?

Airex is another example of PVC foam. Airex is made by Baltek which is also making high quality end grain balsa. I know Davide has been playing around with balsa. His first test wasn't very successful because the balsa wasn't very homogenic. He planned to order some at Baltek but until now I didn't ...

A Hybrid core could be done but the same problem will occur in the foam. The result is probably better but you have to keep in mind both parts will have quite different results under stress and what will happen on the contact surface between both? Most of the time a small kind of aluminum alloy plat...

I would like to make a foam core myself. There are some things to keap in mind however. Foam microcells or easier to collapse and therefore if the ski bends extremely it will damage some microcells. I presume the result will be some camber and stiffness loss in that case. In my eyes foam cores are m...

Hi,

I've been reading quite some time in a lot of the threads on this forum but I wasn't able to find a good explanation of the best way to cool down a heated ski.

Is it in the press (naturally or forced), out of the press, ....

Maybe we can collect your opinions on this matter in this topic.

BigG

Hi Mattman,

You have to see the difference between PVC en HDPE.

PVC is much more dangerous than HDPE. PVC can explode in hundreds of pieces where HDPE will crack release the pressure.

I had an offer for the complete mounting so I presume they add the necessary seal.

BigG

Hi, I've been working on a completely new press design. It's not completely finished but here is the idea. I would use a HDPE100 pipe with a minimal diameter from 280 which has an internal diameter from 229. At the ends I would attach a removable blind end. with 2 connection points at 1 side and 2 a...

The first one is for me still the best one but if I had to choose between the alternatives I would take G

Geoff

I have some Axial 140 Ti Pro bindings on my dynastar skis and those bindings are really great. http://www.skisrossignol.com/index.php?&_lang=IV&class=Products&function=detail&moid=136&oidit=T005:3qvz8461ccelx3z05j1r1wn4k&categ=T001:ea0b99bdab9582918af5a08e3b986a2a&matos=T...

The small piece at the binding area on top of the carbon doesn't look like glass. As he applies it on the second ski you can see it doesn't bend through and he presses the piece on the ski with his thumbs. It wouldn't surprise me if it is titanal or something else which can hold the screws better. A...

Very nice video

I'm wondering what those strips are below the core and what those layers are on the top. Mainly where the binding will be fitted.

Geoff

The balsa end grain option looks very promising. A ski core would be about 100 to 200 g based on the information I was able to find here:
http://www.balsasales.co.uk/technical_info.html