Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2010 2:48 am
Sammer, great postings. Looking forward to seeing your results with other veneers!
How far has you come? Are you aiming for pressing one ski or a pair? I started with mine yesterday. And I will try to fit in a "double mold" (for a pair of skis).sammer wrote: Also working on a new vacuum press frame.
Just a matter of finding a space for it in my already overcrowded basement.
sam
Not too far as of yet. Picked up most of the materials today.How far has you come? Are you aiming for pressing one ski or a pair? I started with mine yesterday. And I will try to fit in a "double mold" (for a pair of skis).
Space becoming an issue now...
How funny! I'm on the exact same trail as you! JoeWoodworker + Lucacasty.sammer wrote:Not too far as of yet. Picked up most of the materials today.How far has you come? Are you aiming for pressing one ski or a pair? I started with mine yesterday. And I will try to fit in a "double mold" (for a pair of skis).
Space becoming an issue now...
Got 2 sheets of 3/4 mdf and 1 sheet 1/2", just got it into my shed before the skis opened up.
Also bought a sheet of 3/4" particle board with white melamine on both sides.
Should make a pretty nice pressing table.
Also picked up 36' of 1x4 alder and about 60' of 1/4 maple.
It wasn't a cheap trip to the lumber store!
I plan to build something like this.
http://www.joewoodworker.com/veneering/ ... -press.htm
Got the idea from Lucacasty although I'm having a hard time finding the membrane.
Looking for silicone membrane like in the multimat video.
Not an easy thing to find here in the wilds of British Columbia!
I'm going to try the 30mil vinyl I got from veneer supplies.
Hopefully it works OK. I'll let everyone know!
I'm building a double mold this time 14" wide.
I figured that would give me lots of room!
I'm hoping to make my press table 30" x 8'. Don't really have room for bigger.
That's the plan at this stage, but who knows what will happen when I start building it next week
sam
It's definitely a pain in the ass bending edges for full wrap, but I think it results in a ski that is much more clean and "professional" looking. It's all aesthetics, but it's worth it to me, and it looks like you did a great job on it.sammer wrote: Full wrap on the tips may be the last time I do this, we'll see.
News from the OAC workshop:sammer wrote:Just got an email back from acme rubber.
2mm thick silicone vacuum blanket 72" wide is $140/ft
I guess thats out the window.
Still looking!
sam