looking great!

feeding the sander from the backside is really very dangerous
DO NOT TRY IT
the motor i used can be changed from clockwise spinning to anticlockwise by swapping contacts

work safe and enjoy your new toy!

hey Christoph, nice job! see the 3rd pic top-down at the link i 've posted above the sandpaper's end goes through a slit cut at the drum's edge then it is secured with a small beech wedge at the underside kiteboards are wide, get the lowest grid you can i use a 36 al ox for woodwork is your core's o...

you wont need rollers if you screw the core down against a nice flat and solid crib
i ve built some basic rollers with steel rods, skatebearings in a plywood case and spings from a desk lamp:
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good luck

hey badner, thats intresting beware of the weight as concrete is about 2,5 tons/m^3: a 7cm thick slab, 180*33 (for 2 skis) will be 100kg there are concrete additives (plastisizers etc) to increase strength and reduce shrinkage. try to use a very dry mix. the less the water the greater the stregnt. k...

I am using a 36 grit al ox 3M cloth. It turns popalr into hairs rather than into dust and it seems that it ll last for ever. i still like to preshape the cores with a hand planer before sanding to save time. I can get away with 4-5 drum passes after that. I can't explain why, but i am sure i did not...

Heres another http://www.rockslide.org/drum%20sander.html Been planning on building one similar to the above myself jvangelder, nice design for grindig bases too, a larger diameter drum may be preferable on the other hand if you plan to use it only for woodwork you might want to keep it slim. a sma...

bad epoxy mix ratio? No (not this time :) ..it has happened though) I think MM is right, I will abrade the core on the next build! ...and the mechanic/pneumatic press build comes closer also.. never seen anything like that before you've bagged quite a few pairs before without any wood-glass delam I...

falls, are you back home?

hey Brazen, super clean finish
great to hear it rides nice, congrats!

great news!
nice name, it's you the godfahther?
what's her belt speed?

hey Richuk,
I know how much work and effort is behind that pair, I bet it is so rewarding having them lying on your carpet
I cant find the words,
they are perfect and yet they have soul
yes, these have their own value as an object

they make me smile too, thanks

ps btw, the photos are great

carlito, great work!
can you please clarify the following:
how you prevent wood dam from sticking to the board?
there is a groove on the dams for the edge, does that mean that a part (or the hole) top side of the edge is left exposed (no fg -resin there)?
waiting to see it finished
thanks

Fa, I hadn't seen this thread for a while and now I'm blown away. Great work - quality!!! Looking forward to reading the trip report :D hey Richuk, not even close to your builds sister skied them yesterday happy with the flex and everything her last pair was a 160 bandit XX (men -not ladies version...

nice color!
get it
charge 14$ the grind, do 93 pairs, then sell it, buy a wider one and do some snowboards
charge more for them

anyway, it looks as it is in good condition
whats the motors power?

Luc @ www.bmb-ski.nl/ has 600gr/m2 fg (127cm wide roll) check GAVAZZI: http://www.gavazzispa.it/?page=home_page&lingua=eng they have ~400gr biax i tried them both I ve used Luc's 600gr fg by it self, and along with some cf roving the glass is quite tide stitched -no gaps a lighter -230gr biax fr...