These 254 mm wide you get quite cheap 350€ or less..

So as I thought there are some waves in veneer..for the second ski I use much less epoxy in veneer and put a layer on gf on top to soak epoxy while laminating the other parts. With the first pair the result was perfect. 😊

New ski on vacuum..I think I put too much epoxy under veneer. Hope I could remove it.

New oil free vacuum pump is good, don't warm much even running already 6 hours.

Same here..samma här in Swedish

Thanks, I made a wooden tip spacer using veneer. I thought it might be more flexible than plastic and also much lighter. Lets see how long it last.

EDIT: I think that I will make new wood cores that are longer. Cost for new wood is not much compare to all other part if the skies brokes due this.

I have this machine:
http://www.scheppach-holzmaster24.de/Sc ... obel-254mm

Would be quite easy to adapt a digital measurement system. Maybe I will do it.

Second ski pair on way.. I was little stupid and made the wood core quite short. If I put 2 mm tip spacer her will the ski broke? This is tip part. I will have 760 g/m2 GF on both side of wood core and 0.6 mm veneer on top. PS. Plastic sheet 2 mm between mould / ski is missing. http://abload.de/img/...

I plane a pair of ski cores to final dimensions. As novice, it takes time to remove the last 0.2 mm from the second core to make the cores equal. I have only manual height adjustment and the scale is 1 mm.

Hope its better this time. I don't like to work under pressure at hobby. Well my daughter wants to have pink skies. I dont know how to make pink top sheet.

i have been read the forum but did not found a picture of adjustable planing form/mould, to plan the wood in final dimenssions. ( sorry bad english :) ). Currently I just have two plywood pieces and some cut plywood pieces to adjust the height. After some try & error the upper plywood is like ch...

I have been at Alps for a week. I took two pairs of ski with me, the ones I build works perfectly. I have been sking with those all the time.. lot of powder and some piste sking as well. I'm surprised the skies works perfectly. Also at higher speed and short & long turns. Also at steep forest. I...

Yeah.. I did not though about the heat. I don't use it with vacuum.

Thanks for answers..I think I will continue with Cap as it feels for me a good way with vacuum. I will try the sandwich also but with mould side walls.

http://www.gurit.com/sp-115.aspx

I have use this for kite & surf boards. It is UV resistance. I don't know why it would not be suitable for skies.

More stupid questions. I have use Cap construction. Is it really so that it gives lower torsion compare to sandwich? For me a box takes more torsion than two layers.. I have Atomic skies with cap and fisher skies with sandwich..all are race skies atomic are with highest torsion. The first pair seems...

Well..you learn something.i just put the foil with small holes ( sold by skibaumarkt) and fleese. The surface is nice. I put also epoxy on top of veneer but it I need to try something else next time, epoxy is not hard enough. I have heard that le toking oil will make hard surface. I will try it to m...