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by Dimitar
Sun Nov 10, 2013 11:26 pm
Forum: Materials and Supplies
Topic: Materials - is that good?
Replies: 9
Views: 7256

U can get Entropy resin, used by many guys here, I my self have been very happy with it, they have a number of products depending on your approach. Talk to Jaime, he is distributing in Europe. http://www.entropyresins.eu/ I am sure you will get a price much better then 20 euro/kg for bit larger qua...
by Dimitar
Wed Oct 30, 2013 4:19 am
Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
Topic: Start from the scratch
Replies: 40
Views: 36695

^^^ definitely more ventilation and a heat sink. Nice looking blankets and controller box but that MDF will trap heat. Might want some fuses in there to protect your components. Maybe they are there but just not pictured. We did not notice any overheating in the box, however we will measure the tem...
by Dimitar
Wed Oct 30, 2013 1:45 am
Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
Topic: Start from the scratch
Replies: 40
Views: 36695

Heat blanket

We just finished our second heat blanket (the first one is in process of dissection, because one of the circuits is not working :D ) Materials: - Resistance wire "Kanthal D - 0.25 mm, 27.5 ohms/meter - Heat resistance silicone rubber - 1 mm thickness - RTV silicone (for gaskets) - Fiber glass t...
by Dimitar
Wed Sep 25, 2013 12:05 am
Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
Topic: Start from the scratch
Replies: 40
Views: 36695

Start from the scratch

Hey folks, let`s introduce ourselves - we are 3 passioned snowboarders from Bulgaria. We found this site 8 months ago. Skibuilders changed our life. Thanks for the great source. So, we started 2 weeks ago with renting a big house near by Vitosha Mountain (2290 m). There is fresh powder 3-4 months/ye...
by Dimitar
Mon Jun 03, 2013 1:18 am
Forum: Materials and Supplies
Topic: Materials - is that good?
Replies: 9
Views: 7256

The data sheet defines this as an adhesive and it sounds expensive. Did they say why they recommend this epoxy for your application? I sent them a request for epoxy resin suitable for manual layup of snowboards and they sent me an offer for epoxy adhesive (I`m wondering if there is clear difference...
by Dimitar
Fri May 31, 2013 5:17 am
Forum: Materials and Supplies
Topic: Materials - is that good?
Replies: 9
Views: 7256

maximegb5 wrote:
I don't know what type of kevlar has been used and to what utility. It seems more like a PITA than anything else, as it does not seems to be really useful in a ski.

Good luck!

Thanks maximegb5, actually I `ll build snowboards so I`d like to use kevlar for inserts reinforcement.

Dimitar
by Dimitar
Thu May 30, 2013 10:42 pm
Forum: Materials and Supplies
Topic: Materials - is that good?
Replies: 9
Views: 7256

Materials - is that good?

As Head Monkey told me the most difficult part of snb building is finding materials for reasonable price. Last 2 months I spent looking for good suppliers here in Bulgaria. So I found almost all of the necessary materials. I`ll be glad to know your opinion about the prices and specifications written...
by Dimitar
Wed Mar 27, 2013 11:33 pm
Forum: Equipment and Tools (e.g., ski press, core profiler, etc)
Topic: Wintersteiger - advice
Replies: 13
Views: 20181

Thanks for your answers. Now I`m waiting an offer from wintersteiger and I hope they`ll give me some reasonable prices.

What do you think about auto feed system? Is it needed?

Thanks
Dimitar
by Dimitar
Wed Mar 27, 2013 12:57 am
Forum: Equipment and Tools (e.g., ski press, core profiler, etc)
Topic: Wintersteiger - advice
Replies: 13
Views: 20181

Wintersteiger - advice

Hi everybody, I want to buy new base/edge grinder from wintersteiger. I`m looking for an optimal solution which is giving me perfect base and edge finishing. So I`m interested in the following models: Sigma SBI (Combined belt and stone grinder) - wintersteiger.at/en/Sports/Machines/New-Machines/Base...
by Dimitar
Tue Feb 19, 2013 4:21 am
Forum: Equipment and Tools (e.g., ski press, core profiler, etc)
Topic: Base grinder
Replies: 4
Views: 4189

Base grinder

Hello from Bulgaria, this is my first post here, I have read almost the entire forum (it took me more than 3 months...) and now I`m preparing an equipment list for my future snowboard building shop. I found most of the tools on our market, but I didn`t find any base grinder wide enough for snowboard...