I'm a new builder and am trying to understand all the steps in producing skis, and haven't seen a good explanation of what the cat tracks do. Could someone shed some light on this?
Thanks
Esscher
The purpose of cat tracks?
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Basically,
A cat tract will help to ensure that the pressure created by the hose will be evenly distributed across the width of the track and therefor the ski / board. The hose is round when inflated (although it flattens out a bit under pressure) and as long as it contacts the track it will generate pressure across the track. Make sure you use something between the cat track and the ski lay-up otherwise you will get little ridges. These are acused by the little spaces between each tube in the cat track.
rockaukum
A cat tract will help to ensure that the pressure created by the hose will be evenly distributed across the width of the track and therefor the ski / board. The hose is round when inflated (although it flattens out a bit under pressure) and as long as it contacts the track it will generate pressure across the track. Make sure you use something between the cat track and the ski lay-up otherwise you will get little ridges. These are acused by the little spaces between each tube in the cat track.
rockaukum