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- Mon Mar 08, 2021 6:59 pm
- Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
- Topic: First pair of skis!!
- Replies: 5
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Re: First pair of skis!!
Ok so I read somewhere else on here that someone uses a belt sander and they use a light spray of water to fix the cooling problem, but this guy was saying that he uses 80 grit since the UHMW doesn’t sand easily. So I guess just to clarify what your saying, is it the overheating that causes the “hai...
- Sun Mar 07, 2021 8:10 pm
- Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
- Topic: First pair of skis!!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 11024
First pair of skis!!
Hey, I'm Sam. I'm an 18 year old high school student and I just finished making my first pair of skis! First, I just want to say thank you to the people that started this forum and everyone who has contributed to it. I started this project in August not knowing anything, but just wanting to make a p...
- Sat Nov 21, 2020 11:07 am
- Forum: Materials and Supplies
- Topic: Adhesive for base material
- Replies: 3
- Views: 11412
Re: Adhesive for base material
Yeah, I think I figured it out now. I ended emailing on3p too and they were very helpful. Turns out I’ve been trying all of the wrong types of super glue, but the answer was actually super simple and I feel dumb now. Thanks though!
- Fri Nov 20, 2020 12:29 pm
- Forum: Materials and Supplies
- Topic: Adhesive for base material
- Replies: 3
- Views: 11412
Adhesive for base material
Hey guys, I’ve slowly been making my way through my first build and I’ve run into a problem. I can’t seem to figure out what adhesive to use for getting my edges onto the base material. As I understand it, UHMW polyethylene, or the base material, doesn’t have a lot of glues that will actually bond t...