thanks for the emails of interest. i thought that i was going to have time to dig out all my supplies but it seems life has gotten in the way. i will have a complete inventory soon and post it all up with prices and quantities. still looking for local pickup in the oregon/washington/nw area first be...

42 cores for 152-167 boards (bought from Mervin mfg.), uhmw sidwalls in white and green, very nice mdf adjustable press mold with a design that has probably been copied many times on this site, rolls of 22oz, 19oz, and 24oz triax from fiberglasssupply.com, base material, 22 deg lindbe sidewall route...

had a chance to really look over about four different models of scotts demo line. i was really impressed with the ON3P skis he is building. fit and finish is as good if not better than the production skis i have seen. super snappy, the bamboo sidewalls are super clean and seem like the are going to ...

very nice

very interesting, i have been wanting to build a board with pre-cures for a while now. i wonder what epoxy resins he recomends for bonding the pre-cures to the cores etc... ????

i use part-all #2 from tap. works good, nothing sticks at all with full epoxy
contact. just want to be on the safe side because i lay it right on top of the wet top laminate of the board.

knight,

i also use 1/8" hdpe in combination with with the cassette top. hdpe on top of board then cassette when pressing boards with no topsheets,
smooth as glass.

just saw this post, haven't logged on in a while. i have found that using a brush with the pu coatings leaves the streaks that rockaukum was talking about. home depot sells small dia foam rollers with a blue handle that work really well. three coats followed by wet sanding with really fine paper, th...

hell yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
really really coming together

dude, you have come a long way. things are looking great. can't believe
you have done this while going to school, moving, etc.... skis, press, topsheets look sweet. i'll get back to your pm soon.

jason

Gary,

glad to have you here on this forum, your input is a great addition to this forum. look forward to learning more from your input.

jason

look for some online subaru forums. i bet this is a wheel speed sensor or center differential problem. i believe most of the awd cars split the torque 60% front, 40% rear, or something in that ball park. most torque is sent to the front wheels. sensor or center diff probs could be sending most or al...

good find on the used beams, i looked for a while and could not find used so i had to buy new which was very evpensive. i think the welds could work fine but i think welding a tube or plate across the top and bottom beams would prob be best so the welds are in a shear configuation, but thats just to...

srp, first off i don't believe you need to weld your frame because of the type off design that is. it looks like you are using 5/8" dia grade 8 bolts, because they are subjected to a tension not a shear load it is a very strong configuration as is. its been proven by graf, head monkey, november...

bluedog, discharge hose like anything else has different pressure ratings depending on the intended application. utility discharge hose normally has a fairly low psi rating especially in the larger diameters. fire service rated hose is usually rated with a 400-600 psi burst pressure (some are less) ...