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by skimann20
Tue Apr 09, 2013 3:02 am
Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
Topic: VSC 2012/2013
Replies: 51
Views: 27702

I like em! That's a nice looking ski. What do you have written in the middle of the ski? Any information on the build/guts of the ski?
by skimann20
Fri Apr 05, 2013 6:05 am
Forum: Equipment and Tools (e.g., ski press, core profiler, etc)
Topic: heat controller wiring for sub press
Replies: 15
Views: 15944

I'm no electrician. but if it were me I would remove that fuse. I do not have a fuse there on my controller. It does concern me that you have a 25amp switch and your burning out a 30amp fuse... also make sure your are not grounding out somewhere.
by skimann20
Fri Apr 05, 2013 5:34 am
Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
Topic: Twizz 2012/2013
Replies: 165
Views: 78435

Hey Twizz, have you ever thought about just cutting the the end of a standard exacto knife and then putting it into the router chuck? McMaster-Carr even has a swivel head one...

or even one of these bad boys: http://www.riorondo.com/tools/carvingknife.html
by skimann20
Thu Apr 04, 2013 5:12 pm
Forum: Equipment and Tools (e.g., ski press, core profiler, etc)
Topic: heat controller wiring for sub press
Replies: 15
Views: 15944

Can you post a picture of inside your controller or draw out your wire configuration?
by skimann20
Thu Mar 28, 2013 3:20 am
Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
Topic: The next one will be better...
Replies: 26
Views: 19433

I'd go bigger in the length. 174 is short in my opinion. Your buddy is a fairly big dude. Your shape is good. its fairly close to my shape and my buddy (6'3" 240lb) absolutely loves them on the front side. i'd beef the tip and tail up slightly maybe just add 0.3 to all your numbers. what weight...
by skimann20
Thu Mar 28, 2013 3:15 am
Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
Topic: Neilg skis
Replies: 42
Views: 40037

Skimann, what do you mean by cutting a 45* angle across the leading face of the sidewall? Is it a 45* angle when viewed from the top or 45* angle when viewed from the side? Vin hit the nail on the head. When you look at it from the side it should look like back of ski [---------\ front of ski (wow ...
by skimann20
Wed Mar 27, 2013 5:32 pm
Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
Topic: Cornice Skis
Replies: 81
Views: 51506

Great video!
by skimann20
Tue Mar 26, 2013 4:02 am
Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
Topic: Neilg skis
Replies: 42
Views: 40037

I think its awesome that you used these cores with the chewed up side wall. I have a core that looks almost the same. I might have to use it now after seeing this. my other thought was to cut it off and send the tip spacer material down the sides of the core where the gnar is/was. One trick that I f...
by skimann20
Mon Mar 25, 2013 9:35 am
Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
Topic: core alignment
Replies: 11
Views: 12394

hey Falls, how do you get the wood blocks to stick with mold release agent on your cassettes?
by skimann20
Mon Mar 25, 2013 3:58 am
Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
Topic: Cornice Skis
Replies: 81
Views: 51506

I can't speak for temperature difference effecting camber of a ski but I can tell you that the top and bottom blankets will ramp in temp very differently. I have to hold back my bottom temperature controller because my top blanket is so "slow". (my cat track acts as a giant heat sink, I ne...
by skimann20
Thu Mar 21, 2013 10:07 am
Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
Topic: Ski building awesomeness 12/13
Replies: 141
Views: 74316

knightsofnii wrote: But wouldn't that be like asking an italian joint to make you chinese food?
Exactly!

and no more jacking on my thread.

:evil:
by skimann20
Thu Mar 21, 2013 3:56 am
Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
Topic: Berg Skis - Round 1
Replies: 15
Views: 13035

Great Idea! can't wait to see how they come out.

Have these cores been profiled yet? they look thick? or is it just the shadow line?
by skimann20
Wed Mar 20, 2013 5:34 pm
Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
Topic: Ski building awesomeness 12/13
Replies: 141
Views: 74316

You know you better start crankin' out some boards now ;) I bet nine out of ten people I tell about ski building ask if I do boards. I'm not sure if it's an east coast thing. Meaning, there seems to be more boarders out here than there were in Colorado. Or maybe the tide has changed and there are m...
by skimann20
Wed Mar 20, 2013 4:59 am
Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
Topic: Ski building awesomeness 12/13
Replies: 141
Views: 74316

vin and twiz, I'v been pouring over the videos and seeing if there is something special they are doing with their sidewalls. The best I've come up with is this: http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c26/Skimann20/sidewall_zps0bb24f86.jpg It looks like Moment puts a wedge under their sidewall sander at t...
by skimann20
Wed Mar 20, 2013 4:00 am
Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
Topic: Ski building awesomeness 12/13
Replies: 141
Views: 74316

CNC in da house! Great score! woot! woot! Ya i'm really excited about it. I was amazed as to how heavy it is. Its gotta be in the 300-400lb range at the minimum. I was thinking "ehh all aluminum frame this should be easy to load" then I tried to pick a side up, granted i only have one fun...