Wow!! Nice to see you back on here Twizz.
For sure some of the old suppliers have gone on. As
Mentioned sandwich tech is a good option.
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- Mon Jan 20, 2025 5:54 pm
- Forum: Materials and Supplies
- Topic: Where to buy materials in 2025?
- Replies: 6
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- Tue Jan 09, 2024 4:07 am
- Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
- Topic: Soul Skis
- Replies: 125
- Views: 174567
Re: Soul Skis
Very cool mod on your ST 600. Grindrite did in fact make a dance for side edge tuning just like what you have made. From what I can find out they are fairly rare to find and I've thought about doing the same thing.
- Sun Oct 29, 2023 5:36 pm
- Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
- Topic: Carbon ski troubles
- Replies: 5
- Views: 11913
Re: Carbon ski troubles
heating issue? Bad tthermoscouple? Uneven heat? Bad blanket?
- Tue Apr 18, 2023 5:28 pm
- Forum: Equipment and Tools (e.g., ski press, core profiler, etc)
- Topic: Kiln heating vs. heat blanket
- Replies: 1
- Views: 7279
Re: Kiln heating vs. heat blanket
Probably the biggest issue I would see is that you won’t know when your epoxy actually reaches the desired cure temperature. Your air temp will initially be much hotter than the temp inside your lay up. Figuring out how long your it takes for your epoxy to reach the right temp and how long it needs ...
- Fri Feb 24, 2023 6:07 pm
- Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
- Topic: White spots showing through base material.
- Replies: 12
- Views: 18588
Re: White spots showing through base material.
Maybe add some fiberglass veil between you layers to hold resin??
- Sat Dec 10, 2022 4:51 pm
- Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
- Topic: Tip and tail rise
- Replies: 2
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Re: Tip and tail rise
My tip rockers usually rise 55--65mm depending on which mold I'm using and type of ski. tail rise varies depending on the type of ski anywhere 15-40 mm, usually more in the 20-30mm range.
- Wed Nov 30, 2022 6:08 pm
- Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
- Topic: White spots showing through base material.
- Replies: 12
- Views: 18588
Re: White spots showing through base material.
How much resin did you use and how much pressure ? Since there is no fiberglass between your wood and your base, could it be possible you squeezed out too much? Likely problems Pressure: Too much, too little, or not even Resin too little or kicked too fast, did you wet both surfaces? Poor mold confo...
- Tue Nov 29, 2022 10:05 am
- Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
- Topic: White spots showing through base material.
- Replies: 12
- Views: 18588
Re: White spots showing through base material.
Agree, looks like air. Increase your pressure and make sure it’s fairly even.
- Sat Nov 26, 2022 4:06 pm
- Forum: Materials and Supplies
- Topic: Waxless/traction base material
- Replies: 2
- Views: 11271
Re: Waxless/traction base material
This material is only produced by one manufacturer. The minimum order quantities are huge for small players.
- Sun Jan 16, 2022 1:49 pm
- Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
- Topic: All Mountain Tourer - From Perth W.A.......
- Replies: 11
- Views: 15479
Re: All Mountain Tourer - From Perth W.A.......
I love the look of that top sheet. I may need to give something like that a go.
- Sun Jan 16, 2022 1:46 pm
- Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
- Topic: Flaxfiber sidewall/ sidecut
- Replies: 9
- Views: 15183
Re: Flaxfiber sidewall/ sidecut
it looks uniform and relatively normal I think. The only thing I would suggest is more pressure but you are limited by your vac set up.
- Sat Jan 15, 2022 6:31 pm
- Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
- Topic: Nylon over wood veneer - How to do it without bubbles
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4749
Re: Nylon over wood veneer - How to do it without bubbles
Try increasing your pressure maybe? I’m pressing at 60 psi.
- Fri Jan 14, 2022 11:15 am
- Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
- Topic: Nylon over wood veneer - How to do it without bubbles
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4749
Re: Vinyl over wood veneer - How to do it without bubbles
By vinyl do you mean clear topsheet or are you using some other material? My process with clear nylon topsheet Apply a fairly heavy coat of epoxy over your veneer with some extra around any inlays. Coat both sides of the veneer. Some veneers really soak up epoxy. Coating both side might prevent dry ...
- Tue Sep 14, 2021 4:15 pm
- Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
- Topic: Thickness profiles
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6544
Re: Thickness profiles
I can't find the document but there are ISO standards for flat area in the mounting area of a ski. I'm not sure what it is specifically anymore, but I do know that it is larger than 100mm. As best as I can recall it varies with the length of the ski and is in the range of what I mentioned. I may hav...
- Mon Sep 06, 2021 5:24 pm
- Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
- Topic: Thickness profiles
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6544
Re: Thickness profiles
I usually create a flat mounting platform between 375 and 300 mm in length. This is usually ~200 -225mm forward of the waist of the ski and ~150-175 mm to the rear of the the waist. I vary this depending on what length ski and or how stiff I'd like the ski to be. I also at times play with the length...