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by falls
Fri Dec 16, 2022 11:53 am
Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
Topic: Desert Skis Log
Replies: 21
Views: 22046

Re: Desert Skis Log

... with waxed aluminium cassette. You could try a release film used in vacuum bagging, but I reckon it would be hard to prevent folds in this when pneumatic pressing. Some ...
by Skiinme
Mon Oct 10, 2022 5:11 am
Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
Topic: Jonrezz’s Build Log
Replies: 101
Views: 106910

Re: Jonrezz’s Build Log

... you for all the details. Would you mind sharing the basic specs of your vacuum table? My son and I are looking to upgrade our vacuum bagging game, and I like that yours is built specifically for ski building. I'm not sure how ...
by 24Dave
Mon Jun 13, 2022 9:56 am
Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
Topic: Jonrezz’s Build Log
Replies: 101
Views: 106910

Re: Jonrezz’s Build Log

... I have some veneers that resist perfectly flat laminations with vacuum bagging. I have a question: with the supersoft product are the veneers dry after being pressed? ...
by TimW
Sat Dec 18, 2021 2:41 pm
Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
Topic: Aircraft ski build
Replies: 3
Views: 3172

Re: Aircraft ski build

For forming the UHMWPE to the shape of the ski I'd suggest first vacuum bagging it dry, and the apply heat to the UHMWPE to form it. Just heating locally along the 20deg ...
by skibumben
Wed Feb 03, 2021 8:07 am
Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
Topic: cariboo skis
Replies: 7
Views: 12245

Re: cariboo skis

tried a test press last night using a scraps of base, core and topsheet.
was havving trouble pulling a hard vacuum. wondering what people typically expect for vacuum levels when bagging? when doing a/c work i usually get 25-30 in/hg. i seem to max out a 18 in/hg last night.
by Cadman
Sun Sep 06, 2020 7:54 am
Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
Topic: Full Cap Issues
Replies: 17
Views: 11494

Re: Full Cap Issues

One of the big problems with vacuum bagging is getting enough pressure. Especially on steep sidewalls. 45degree is about max before you starTto have issues on caps when vacuum bagging.
by mammuth
Sun Sep 06, 2020 2:15 am
Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
Topic: Full Cap Issues
Replies: 17
Views: 11494

Re: Full Cap Issues

Yeah its done with a vacuum bagging, I might need to look into how to do sidewalls then. Absolutely no difference! Same process. It helps ...
by bishop119
Fri Sep 04, 2020 7:41 am
Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
Topic: Full Cap Issues
Replies: 17
Views: 11494

Re: Full Cap Issues

Thelongride wrote: Thu Sep 03, 2020 2:23 pm I assume you're vacuum bagging? It's simply the vac doesn't pull hard enough to get a full wrap cap.

Going full sidewall (sandwich) or partial sidewall should solve this issue
Yeah its done with a vacuum bagging, I might need to look into how to do sidewalls then.
by Thelongride
Thu Sep 03, 2020 2:23 pm
Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
Topic: Full Cap Issues
Replies: 17
Views: 11494

Re: Full Cap Issues

I assume you're vacuum bagging? It's simply the vac doesn't pull hard enough to get a full wrap cap.

Going full sidewall (sandwich) or partial sidewall should solve this issue
by chrismp
Thu Sep 03, 2020 5:34 am
Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
Topic: Honeycomb core/Prepreg Film
Replies: 11
Views: 7754

Re: Honeycomb core/Prepreg Film

... fiberglass or carbon sheets. These could easily be made by just vacuum bagging or pressing single or mulitple layers of cloth on their own. If you want to save weight, ...
by sendyND
Fri Jul 31, 2020 9:26 am
Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
Topic: First Board!
Replies: 18
Views: 24472

Re: First Board!

Mold.jpg The board was vacuum pressed. The vacuum mold consists of MDF ribs cut to give the board’s camber profile. ... over the mold. The board was then pressed for 18 hours. I bought all the vacuum bagging supplies from Fibreglast. The bag came as a tube leaving only 2 sides to seal ...
by chrismp
Mon Jul 06, 2020 2:05 am
Forum: Materials and Supplies
Topic: searching for Vacuum Bags [EUROPE]
Replies: 5
Views: 13589

Re: searching for Vacuum Bags [EUROPE]

HP-Textiles and R&G are both located in Germany and have a variety of vacuum supplies:

https://shop1.r-g.de/list/Vakuumtechnik ... htbaender-

https://shop.hp-textiles.com/shop/en/Va ... ging-Film/
by Thelongride
Sun Mar 22, 2020 6:34 pm
Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
Topic: Success in W. Washington
Replies: 5
Views: 11370

Success in W. Washington

... quiet on here, but thought I'd share a success story. Experimented with vacuum bagging for a while. Which I found to be quite ineffective, and promptly switched to a rigid ...
by Thelongride
Thu Jun 06, 2019 9:00 am
Forum: Yard Sale (non commercial)
Topic: Looking for Ski Press W. Washington
Replies: 0
Views: 6766

Looking for Ski Press W. Washington

Looking to move away from vacuum bagging system to compression molding. The consistency of a true press simply can't be matched with a vacuum ...
by BAR
Mon Apr 01, 2019 10:38 am
Forum: Yard Sale (non commercial)
Topic: Looking for Vacuum Press Setup
Replies: 1
Views: 4051

Looking for Vacuum Press Setup

Hey everyone. I am looking to get a vacuum press setup for future builds. Does anyone have a working vacuum press setup ... If so let me know pump specs, what else is included (pump, gauges, controller, bagging materials, etc.) and how much you want. Feel free to respond here or PM me. ...