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Friend finally tossed this together. Now on to watch it for the 100th time.

nice one!
do you wet the bottom of the core out before adding it to the layup?

We have done it both ways. So far we have not seen a difference first hand.

We tried to lay this one up as simple as possible, since the female in the video had never done one before.

I don't wet the bottom of the core either. Haven't noticed a difference either way except using more resin if you wet the bottom of the core out.

Nice video too

I also do not wet the bottom of the core. No issues. Just make sure your base and glass are wet out well. I do tend to make sure the ptex sidewall on the base side gets well wet.

Juke. I sent ya a PM. I'm looking for a huge favour!

Just saw this on kickstarter. Best of luck fella's.

HTTP://www.kickstarter.com/projects/578 ... snowboards

Whether you wet out the core. It depends. If you are using bamboo as a core material, you can do either because it makes no difference, as the epoxy does not penetrate the material i.e. surface preparation is the most important factor.

If you are using hardwood/softwood core, then you need to hold in mind that the epoxy will penetrate the core, creating a hybrid product with increased mechanical properties. Due to their structure, different wood species will absorb different amounts of epoxy

Buy yourself a USB microscope so that you can measure the thickness of the laminate, this will help you seen how much epoxy is going into the core. If you know the thickness of the laminate is correct, you can work backwards and understand how many grams penetrate the core. This will inform future core construction.

Moisture content of the core, is something to take into consideration.

@the.quass haha you found us! And thanks its been unbelievable so far.

Thought Id dump a couple photos from my phone. These are just a hand full of what we have been up to.









And finally we had to use all this snow on the east coast... no better way than building a park in your yard with snowmobile tow ins. Mid spin.

Nice to see you got your knife running smooth.

@dtrain.... you havnt seen my pile of shame. Tried so many times to cut really sharp corners and points and I cant get them. Need a mental break before I try some more. Im actually gonna press my first die cut bases today.

Good luck! Post pics

Its been a bit, but we have been busy. Here is a little place holder while I gather some pictures together. Its been a blast making so many boards.

Boards look sweet. Nice mid spin shot too, Backside 3 tail grab?
Hey just wondering how many cuts do you have to do with your drag knife set-up or is it capable of cutting through the base in one cut?