G-man

thanks for clearing that up for me. another thing i wanted to know is how long the flat part in the middle should be. should it be as long as where the screws for my bindings will go in? longer? shorter?

has anyone ever tried using a heat blanket in a vacuum press? im pretty sure you would put it above the bag. and does it weaken perhaps even melt the bag at very high temperatures?

thanks for your input guys but noone has really answered my question yet. do you think it makes a difference having flat ends?

heres a pic if ive confused anyone

ive decided to go with the planer profiling method to profile my cores. i was wondering what were your thoughts on the advantages/disadvantages on having flat areas in the tip and tail of the core vs having no flat areas because having no flat areas would be easier to make in my opinion. also, my sk...

just wondering how much space i should account for for my core template vs my base template. what does everyone else use?

so im new to ski building and im looking for some plans or even a diagram or picture i can follow to build a ski press. im hoping to make one thats lightweight(less than 300lbs), as cheap as possible, and needs easily available materials. im leaning towards a wooden one, or maybe one like the one on...