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by chrismp
Tue Mar 10, 2009 3:53 am
Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
Topic: Shopvac's Skis
Replies: 95
Views: 88631

great video guys! i'm planning on using a press frame from MontuckyMadman as well :) i have just one question...in your video it looks like the fabric stretches out quite a bit under the pressure of the bladders. is that just some slack in the tubes or does it really stretch? (i guess that would red...
by chrismp
Sun Mar 08, 2009 11:11 am
Forum: Materials and Supplies
Topic: Problems with hemp fabric
Replies: 4
Views: 4071

i don't know any way to seal hemp fabric, but you could try building cap construction and/or make the hemp layers a little narrower than the ski itself, so it gets covered with epoxy (i guess you'd have to use vds rubber all along the edges to help the layers bond and fill the voids from the lack of...
by chrismp
Fri Feb 20, 2009 9:57 am
Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
Topic: Recurve Camber Snowboard Project
Replies: 32
Views: 21494

@Adroit707: could you explain how you designed the rocker/camber shape in your CAD program (which one?). did you just approximate the shape by looking at the NV boards or did you have any exact values? i'm planning on doing sth similar with the burton hero, so any advice on how to adapt a rocker sha...