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- Fri Jun 21, 2024 11:14 am
- Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
- Topic: Camber centering
- Replies: 3
- Views: 944
Re: Camber centering
Hi, as the tip section is longer than the tail section, taking the real middle isn't sensible - the center of the camber will be way too much forward. If you want a "centered" camber, use contact point to contact point (the points where the ski "lay" on a flat surface). Most skis...
- Wed Jun 19, 2024 10:43 am
- Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
- Topic: About edges, veneer and core
- Replies: 4
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Re: About edges, veneer and core
Hi, if you want an egde around the tip, it will be easier to make this way. As I said, bending a single edge around the tip is really hard. Usually, the edge twists a bit when its bent, meaning that the teeth of the edge are not "flat" with the tip, As you are starting to build skis: just ...
- Wed Jun 19, 2024 10:38 am
- Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
- Topic: Camber centering
- Replies: 3
- Views: 944
Re: Camber centering
Hi,
what do you mean with "true center"?
best regards
what do you mean with "true center"?
best regards
- Sat Jun 15, 2024 3:44 am
- Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
- Topic: About edges, veneer and core
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1012
Re: About edges, veneer and core
Hi, Edges around the tip: Almost everyone here only partly wraps the edges around the tip, because bending them precisely around the tip is very difficult indeed. I would "stop" the edge quite close to the tip, before the real narrow bend around the tip would be. Veneer: thicker veneer add...
- Mon May 13, 2024 10:10 am
- Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
- Topic: Round Top skis 19/20
- Replies: 70
- Views: 44059
Re: Round Top skis 19/20
Hi, I am always using a single layer of 300g/m² uni flax directly below the top sheet - this is how bcomp (the manufacturer of the flax fabrics I use) recommends it. It really has a great dampening effect like this. The carbon I am using is differently from ski to ski, but mostly 300g/m³ triax with ...
- Thu May 09, 2024 8:16 pm
- Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
- Topic: Round Top skis 19/20
- Replies: 70
- Views: 44059
Re: Round Top skis 19/20
Hi, some things come to my mind regarding the weight: I don't think your skis are heavy regarding their surface area. if you want to use it as touring skis, then yes, they are a bit heavy. You could try to add some lighter wood (e.g. paulownia) to your wood mix. Poplar soaks liquids quite well. In y...
- Thu May 09, 2024 8:39 am
- Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
- Topic: Extra Biax in Tip Area for increased torsional stiffness?
- Replies: 3
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Re: Extra Biax in Tip Area for increased torsional stiffness?
Yes, thats a different way to do this. But what I am wondering: Did some of you do this? If so, did you like the result?
- Sun May 05, 2024 10:28 am
- Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
- Topic: Extra Biax in Tip Area for increased torsional stiffness?
- Replies: 3
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Extra Biax in Tip Area for increased torsional stiffness?
Hello Skibuilders, I am starting to build some pairs for next winter. Mostly, they are very sportive on-piste skis (66mm underfoot, 72mm underfoot, 84mm underfoot). I tested previous builds as well as serveral factory skis on my workbench. One thing I noticed: When taking the foot area as "zero...
- Sun Apr 28, 2024 7:49 am
- Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
- Topic: Grinding Stone tick marks
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7537
Re: Grinding Stone tick marks
When I worked in a ski service, we used a plastic ski wax scraper and ran it over the stone after re-structuring with the diamond. You feel "leftover" stone at once with the scraper, and with modest pressure you can take the "leftover" off. This helped, but it does not guarantee ...
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 4:24 am
- Forum: Aprés Ski Building
- Topic: Twisted race ski
- Replies: 1
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Re: Twisted race ski
Hello Alan, a 1.5mm gap is definitely way too much, especially for a race ski. It seems the one ski is either a faulty production or it was damaged somehow. I would definitely send the skis back to the reseller and get your money back. I am pretty sure Atomic will back up this opinion. I would not t...
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 9:36 am
- Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
- Topic: WoodTony
- Replies: 43
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Re: WoodTony
Wow - these Skis look really really nice! Did you design the topsheet yourself?
- Sun Feb 25, 2024 12:57 pm
- Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
- Topic: MNKY Vagabonds
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3564
Re: MNKY Vagabonds
Nice Skis - I wish my first pair looked like this. Or even more, skied properly
- Sat Feb 17, 2024 7:05 am
- Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
- Topic: Tape that can stay in laminate?
- Replies: 2
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Tape that can stay in laminate?
Hi there, does someone know a tape which is designed to stay in laminates? As my core has quite exactly the width of base + edges (no more than 0.3mm extra), I want to avoid any core shift. Additionally to my well-working system using thumbtacks glued to the base, I would like to tape the core to th...
- Sun Feb 11, 2024 12:16 pm
- Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
- Topic: Achieve extreme edge grip that race skis have
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4683
Re: Achieve extreme edge grip that race skis have
Hi, regarding dampening: This is the part I like most about my selfmade skis. The 300g/m² Flax uni on top works extremely great with the carbon. The skis are "quieter" under foot than all titanal skis I have ridden. They also do not vibrate on ice, they just "slip" more than the ...
- Sun Feb 11, 2024 5:40 am
- Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
- Topic: Achieve extreme edge grip that race skis have
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4683
Re: Achieve extreme edge grip that race skis have
I compared my self-built skis to the race skis - it is definitely the torsional stiffness that is stronger in the race skis. So, for my next skis, I will add some biax to the carbon triax and see how much that changes. Not sure yet how much additional biax to add (the carbon triax I use contains 200...