I used Spyder Foam. It is the best foam i found, because it has some flexibility and soaks up the resin nicely. Spyder foam is XPS manufactured by Dow. The foam is also referred to as Surfboard foam by them It seems it's used mostly in RC aircraft wing builds. I liked working with it and the Hotwire...

Sorry for being lost on the internet for a few years but I am back into the ski making mindset now. The cap shape came from the foam shape, I routed then sanded the foam core. When it went into the vacuum bag the bag rolled the top sheet over the core, the thickness at the edge is like 2mm but i wou...

ya it is a cap. for the bindings i cut door screen material and placed 2 criss crossing layers where the bindings would mount. seems to hold well i also used epoxy in the holes and then let them sit upside down so the foam wouldn't soak up all the epoxy.

Final PRODUCT 186 twin tip 134-96-114 weight= supper light ~1.5lbs per ski. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3091/2283482052_9092a9170f_b.jpg Details base-glass-foam core-glass-glass-topsheet http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3132/2283482482_b360935e9a.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2349/2282696393_7...

I am very interested because i want to start to put this in my foam ski to help with torsional flex, what do i need to buy and how do i prepare for layup?

I just did that with my foam cores, too thin in the tip and the tip was supper flexy. But i think i like it because it acts like a rocker in any soft pow. but then i feel like i have no edge grip when on hard pack. also sorry to steal this thread. but i was wondering what kind of glass i should put ...

salomon and atomic have been building foam skis for a while. the suggar daddy is a great ski, I just can't believe how light the ski i made is could be like 2lbs, when i know for sure i'll tell you.

I am doing a spyder foam ski, vacuum press. i was having problems with using it in a press but with vacuum it seems to not crush at all. I also put in a medal mesh to screw the bindings into. this first ski only had a 60" lenght core, then the ski broke where the tip spacer started. Now i just ...

well i dont really need a room, but just wanted to maybe meet up and talk some shop, i am starting my skis at my shop in donner lake, but with a vacuum press,

were you in the tmcc class?

Joey

Ya man i am also a TMCC drop out. I just finnished my first ski, built a vacuum press. Glad to see others keepin it going. I would love to meet up and talk some shop, i live in donner lake, or lets go ski squaw