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by TheDominator
Mon Sep 20, 2010 4:22 pm
Forum: Equipment and Tools (e.g., ski press, core profiler, etc)
Topic: Fabric Presses
Replies: 8
Views: 4403

Yeah that could be a possibility, Montucky. but like I said I gotta check what we have in the lab. I'll let you know.
by TheDominator
Fri Sep 17, 2010 4:04 pm
Forum: Equipment and Tools (e.g., ski press, core profiler, etc)
Topic: Fabric Presses
Replies: 8
Views: 4403

Cool Montucky. I haven't designed the press itself yet, so no dimensions. I'm going to draw it up this weekend/next week in CAD. Kevlar is expensive, but we have a bunch of it laying around at school that was donated by some company and no one uses it for anything. So I have a potentially free suppl...
by TheDominator
Thu Sep 16, 2010 5:36 pm
Forum: Equipment and Tools (e.g., ski press, core profiler, etc)
Topic: Fabric Presses
Replies: 8
Views: 4403

I'm in the materials science and engineering department. I was doing some further research and I found a good explanation of the differences between cordura and kevlar. Its from a company that manufactures motorcycle gear. Anyway I guess I kind of answered my own question, and I'm still poking aroun...
by TheDominator
Wed Sep 15, 2010 8:25 pm
Forum: Equipment and Tools (e.g., ski press, core profiler, etc)
Topic: Fabric Presses
Replies: 8
Views: 4403

Fabric Presses

Hey guys, I'm a new member to skibuilders. I've wanted to build my own skis since I was in high school and I finally have a bit of money lying around to do it with. I'm a student at the UW and I don't have a lot of money so I'm trying to do this the most cost effective way. I was leaning towards a c...