I think I'm going to just wet out my CF on a table then put it over the core. I don't think it will drip through. I actually ended up getting a heat blanket so my heat source is covered well enough. I just didn't know if snowboardmaterials.com epoxy kit was heat curable in under an hour

ahh gotcha. Thanks guys, I'm pretty sure its a 24 hour cure at ~21°C. I'm sure a temp around 30°C couldn't hurt. And no, there's no honeycomb directly in the binding area, just outside. There will be extra CF reinforcement on both sides of the core there as well.

So I'm back at it after a long hiatus. I made another board after this last one (sorry no pics) and it actually went well. I decided to try something a little bit out of my comfort zone. The board will be a 156 with a 6mm center and the tip and tail thinned to 1.3mm rather than 2mm. Full uni-carbon ...

I find that epoxy is not necessary. I just sand and flame the sidewalls then attach with gorilla glue. It's super strong and expands so it fills all the voids. Any glue outside of what's being clamped foams up and is relatively easy to clean up

I would go with an oilless vacuum pump. I got one refurbished off eBay for cheap, maybe $75. Runs great, no maintenance, 2.5cfm I believe. I also have an adjustable vacuum press I can post some pics of if you're interested.

Hmm... This press looks right up my alley! I was wondering if it's a hassle to pull the whole mold out and put it back in every time? You could make it side loading by cutting the rod in half on one side and using some threaded rod couplings. Make some sort of system to have the top or bottom ones m...

wow! those look awesome! you could probably keep your layup the way it is but make the core 25-50% wood. Alternating strips of foam and wood or something. Just curious, what type of foam is that? I'm looking into materials to replace sections of core. Ill be doing something with honeycomb this seaso...

Thanks for the info. What about 2000CE? That's the easiest thing for me to find. Or is it not suited for skis/snowboards?

I've seen in some posts that people are using Resin Research epoxy and it looks like a good option cost wise and room temp cure. I was wondering what specific kind people are using for snowboards and skis and how well it holds up. Any help is great!

I didn't want to hijack this thread, but didn't think it was worth posting a new one for my question. I'm going to build a board with Nomex Honeycomb in it like this http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b550/probsmagobs/honeycomb_zps49869fbb.jpg I will rout out the spots in the core and lay fiberglas...

Thanks for the great information! Looks like the 2 hour drive to the lumber yard would actually be worth it cost wise! I think I'll go with a poplar core with 2 red oak stringers

It's been quite a while since I've posted anything and I'm getting ready for my 3rd snowboard build. I'm pretty hung up on the core for this one. I was curious if anyone has used strand bamboo flooring for cores. My local retailers only carry this stuff and to have any vertically laminated stuff shi...

this idea really caught my interest but i have a vacuum press. So I kinda took the idea and ran with it. Its a cross between the boardcrafter press and this one. Let me know what you guys think. Should cost somewhere around $120-200 depending on how its done. In the end it will have a 3/16 sheet of ...

You should try modeling clay. its pretty cheap and does the same thing. it just requires some more work to get it into a long strip

You're a hero! Pm sent

(EDIT) no luck unfortunately... I'm getting the same errors as the copy I got from grafsnowboards.com a few months back. Using a real cad program is no real issue for me. I just didnt want to lose the shapes I had