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by samski24
Mon Mar 08, 2021 6:59 pm
Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
Topic: First pair of skis!!
Replies: 5
Views: 2690

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...
by samski24
Sun Mar 07, 2021 8:10 pm
Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
Topic: First pair of skis!!
Replies: 5
Views: 2690

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...
by samski24
Sat Nov 21, 2020 11:07 am
Forum: Materials and Supplies
Topic: Adhesive for base material
Replies: 3
Views: 2472

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!
by samski24
Fri Nov 20, 2020 12:29 pm
Forum: Materials and Supplies
Topic: Adhesive for base material
Replies: 3
Views: 2472

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...