I'm selling a heating blanket with the temperature controller. The blanket was made by MEI. The controller is set up with one switch for the power and up and down arrows on the PID to control the heat. The box also has a ground wire inside it so you can attach that to your press frame or aluminum sh...

Thanks. That's really cool that your on Praxis. One of the coaches from my ski team helped start that company. We used a mold with reverse camber and used a heating blanket above the ski. We had mold then uhmw then ski then another uhmw sheet then the blanket and hose. I have a sheet of aluminum tha...

http://picasaweb.google.com/snagcliffs/HartF17# This is a pair of mogul skis I used last year and ended up breaking. I decided to cut them up to see what was inside. Thought people might appreciate seeing it. They performed very well on ice and groomers but weren't the best in softer snow. They also...

I made my first pair of skis around two years ago and then took a long break due to a lack of motivation and someone to work this. This year I'm living in Tahoe with my friend and started making skis again. Here's our first two pairs. The dimensions are 129-139-119, 185 cm, 10 mm reverse camber. The...

I just finished my first pair of skis (look for a journal soon) and am currently looking into the materials for a second. One of the things that I have been working on is trying to find a source for Polyamide 12. I noticed that Kingswood uses this material for their topsheets and after some research...

In the how to section it says to use painters plastic to cover the mold while pressing. Will the plastic elt if the press is heated. If it does, what do you use for your mold cover. Thanks for the help.
-Sam

I have not tried anything yet, but I know somw ski companies use nylon.

Kelvin, are you going to carry 3mm tip and tail spacers?

You could probably make one by placing horizontal ribs half way in between the tip and tail. One thing you might want to consider though is that with a mold that is ajustable in the tip and tail sections you can interchange these sections to get varios tip and tail curvatures.

I am in the process of putting a heating set-up together and have my own little set of question. Firstly, the circut heating system will be about ten amps. This may seem like a dumb question but do I only need a ten amp fuse for this or should I go higher? Also for the switches, it looks like Big Ka...

Most people but base, topsheet, and sidewall material from durasurf. http://www.durasurf.com/ Here is a good place to start. http://www.skibuilders.com/links.shtml

Its supposed to snow in Tahoe this week as well. I think right now we're at like ten percent of our average snowpack to this point. Hopefully not for long.

http://www.skibuilders.com/phpBB2/viewt ... ding+mount

this has some info on the topic and should help

I am also building a heater. While I am not entirely sure of the answer, I know that G-man said somewhere that his skis come out perfectly aligned to his mold. Sorry about the spellig, I hurt my hand a few days ago.

Mike. I noticed you bolted your press together and am planning on doing the same. My first question is how did you put the holes into the beams for the bolts to go through? Can a drill press do this? Also, for anyone who can answer, it looks like this press was held together using 32 1/2" grade...