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- Tue Jul 13, 2021 7:57 am
- Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
- Topic: Eliminating base warp....a guide.
- Replies: 4
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Re: Eliminating base warp....a guide.
Nice guide! this was one of the more frustrating things to get right for me - turned out that I wasn't bending my edges evenly enough when I was doing it straight to the base - which resulted in a warped base even though it looked fine when I was bending. what I like to do now is cut out the core an...
- Wed Apr 28, 2021 2:17 pm
- Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
- Topic: Jonrezz’s Build Log
- Replies: 94
- Views: 38674
Re: Jonrezz’s Build Log
Thanks! yeah my setup is loosely based on chrismp's. I was thinking about modifying it like I drew in the picture below. I can understand the appeal of the hand router version's simplicity, and I'm all for simple solutions, but I really want to achieve that "step" look that comes from havi...
- Sat Apr 24, 2021 8:31 pm
- Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
- Topic: Jonrezz’s Build Log
- Replies: 94
- Views: 38674
Re: Jonrezz’s Build Log
So I am taking a break for a couple of weeks from ski building due to an ACL reconstruction surgery I had last Friday. Since I'm stuck in bed with my leg elevated, time to update my build thread! So following up from my last post, I have rebuilt the last pair of powder skis that I messed up on my fi...
- Wed Mar 24, 2021 8:58 am
- Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
- Topic: Jonrezz’s Build Log
- Replies: 94
- Views: 38674
Re: Jonrezz’s Build Log
Ok Update time! I just cut out some FAT powder skis! now everything didn't go as planned with my new sidewall router and so I will be redoing this set. I think a wider center rosewood stripe will look better anyway for the redo, since these skis are so wide.. first off - here's how they look right n...
- Mon Mar 22, 2021 5:32 pm
- Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
- Topic: Jonrezz’s Build Log
- Replies: 94
- Views: 38674
Re: Jonrezz’s Build Log
Interesting. My gut is telling me that the spreadsheet is underestimating how stiff those will be
I just took the 2.5/11.5/2.5 ones out of the press yesterday - I'll let you know what the result is in a day or two when I've cut them out!
I just took the 2.5/11.5/2.5 ones out of the press yesterday - I'll let you know what the result is in a day or two when I've cut them out!
- Wed Mar 17, 2021 9:58 am
- Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
- Topic: Jonrezz’s Build Log
- Replies: 94
- Views: 38674
Re: Jonrezz’s Build Log
Hey Comet - The book is "Skiing Mechanics" by John Howe. The chart says 30-60 N/cm typical stiffness for race skis in the footer note to the left - however - I have measured the deflection of the 6 factory made skis I have laying around - some race skis but some not - and they all fall wit...
- Sun Feb 21, 2021 4:23 pm
- Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
- Topic: Jonrezz’s Build Log
- Replies: 94
- Views: 38674
Re: Jonrezz’s Build Log
Couple of updates! The laser is a bit scary haha! Ive been using the glasses that come with them, they seem ok. I look forward to incorporating the laser in a build in the near future! Regarding the sidewall router jig with the bit combination I found, I am pleasantly surprised! check out the result...
- Tue Feb 16, 2021 6:57 am
- Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
- Topic: Round Top skis 19/20
- Replies: 66
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Re: Round Top skis 19/20
Congrats on your first pair! they look great! Did you perform the layup over the mold? I would recommend performing layup on a cassette on a flat surface, then transferring the whole thing to the mold once ready. I've tried it both ways and having it all flat while stacking the layers makes it so mu...
- Fri Jan 29, 2021 5:02 pm
- Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
- Topic: Jonrezz’s Build Log
- Replies: 94
- Views: 38674
Re: Jonrezz’s Build Log
Thanks for the tip sammer! and thank you all for all of the help along the way! I'll give the roller a shot on my next pair that gets plastic topsheet. some additional updates: I have devised a new plan for sidewall beveling to allow me to get the "step" in the sidewalls like many brand na...
- Mon Jan 11, 2021 9:17 pm
- Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
- Topic: Jonrezz’s Build Log
- Replies: 94
- Views: 38674
Re: Jonrezz’s Build Log
Thanks! So it’s been a while since my last post, but I’ve been hard at work! The snowboard from the time lapse came out with these crazy epoxy bulges!!! Oof! I must’ve used too much epoxy between the plastic topsheet and the veneer. Never again, I think for now on no plastic over veneer, oil based p...
- Sat Dec 26, 2020 5:42 pm
- Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
- Topic: Jonrezz’s Build Log
- Replies: 94
- Views: 38674
Re: Jonrezz’s Build Log
Snowboard is in the press cooking right now! I made a cool timelapse of the layup, thought I'd share!
https://i.imgur.com/ouiZZAm.mp4
...featuring my dog pajama pants lol!
https://i.imgur.com/ouiZZAm.mp4
...featuring my dog pajama pants lol!
- Wed Dec 23, 2020 4:37 pm
- Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
- Topic: Round Top skis 19/20
- Replies: 66
- Views: 29622
Re: Round Top skis 19/20
I'll be interested to see how you heat the bottom from the interior of your vacuum! Nice lookin setup you've got going on!
- Mon Dec 14, 2020 8:06 pm
- Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
- Topic: Jonrezz’s Build Log
- Replies: 94
- Views: 38674
Re: Jonrezz’s Build Log
Some progress on the snowboard today! some timelapse videos: Pouring the sidewalls: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0ON8KS_Duc Core Profiling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBrctmSQ67w and some pics: Planing the core down before CNC profiling: https://i.imgur.com/jHgg5IW.jpeg And the profiled cor...
- Sat Dec 12, 2020 4:41 pm
- Forum: Test and Trip Reports: How Did They Work?
- Topic: Slalom Skis - First Test Trip
- Replies: 1
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Slalom Skis - First Test Trip
So I brought my first pair of skis out to gore mountain today!! These: https://i.imgur.com/aMzTmuw.jpg There’s plenty of info and pics in my build thread about them so I’ll keep the description brief, they’re 165cm, 12.5 m radius slalom style on piste carving skis. The core is maple/poplar, 2mm/10mm...
- Fri Dec 11, 2020 5:40 am
- Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
- Topic: Jonrezz’s Build Log
- Replies: 94
- Views: 38674
Re: Jonrezz’s Build Log
Thanks! Yeah, in hindsight, I kinda wish I brought them up further - the logic when I did it that way was that usually when I tune, the edges get a detune at the tip and tail anyway to reduce catchy-ness between turns. But now I’m wondering how long the skis will last without edge material protectin...