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by strangesnowboarding
Tue Dec 21, 2010 10:51 pm
Forum: Materials and Supplies
Topic: uhmwpe and wax
Replies: 38
Views: 59249

where did the pics run off to? not sure what to believe but i am stoked that someone is asking the hard questions. and it has us thinking about something that we assumed was great for so long. messing around with some on snow tests in the next couple days here is colorado. wish we had a good stone f...
by strangesnowboarding
Tue Dec 14, 2010 10:35 pm
Forum: Equipment and Tools (e.g., ski press, core profiler, etc)
Topic: oversize portable bandsaw?
Replies: 2
Views: 1655

oversize portable bandsaw?

http://www.timbertools.com/Products/HEMA-portable-bandsaw-wood.html found one locally for pretty cheap, might be a solid choice to resaw cores out? has anyone used anything like this before, having a portable mill could be key. i think it would need a fence or custom set of attachments to get it don...
by strangesnowboarding
Mon Dec 13, 2010 8:22 pm
Forum: Equipment and Tools (e.g., ski press, core profiler, etc)
Topic: free skigrinder
Replies: 1
Views: 1707

gone, hopefully to a good home.
by strangesnowboarding
Mon Dec 13, 2010 8:18 pm
Forum: Equipment and Tools (e.g., ski press, core profiler, etc)
Topic: Snowboard tuning help
Replies: 9
Views: 3059

yeah, the autofeed and a fresh (but still broken in) belt does the trick. we were having problems with our autofeed and did a bunch by hand, results were pretty shitty, snowboards just have so much surface area that its almost impossible to get it perfect without accurate machinery. even two passes ...
by strangesnowboarding
Thu Dec 09, 2010 7:42 pm
Forum: Equipment and Tools (e.g., ski press, core profiler, etc)
Topic: free skigrinder
Replies: 1
Views: 1707

free skigrinder

hey saw this on craigslist, i have no need for something this skinny but i know someone out there does.

http://rockies.craigslist.org/zip/2102665601.html
by strangesnowboarding
Sat Nov 20, 2010 7:08 am
Forum: Yard Sale (non commercial)
Topic: Looking for edges
Replies: 7
Views: 4159

i may have some extras at that size. how long do you need them to be?
i will measure when i get down to the factory. im local so it would be easy to get them to you.
by strangesnowboarding
Sat Nov 20, 2010 7:05 am
Forum: Materials and Supplies
Topic: Good bok on wood!
Replies: 6
Views: 3830

i spent half a semester at school testing on this book. great tables on strength, commercially available lumber, and adhesives. its a lot of paper (wood!) if you want to print it out as a reference, but def a couple chapters that should be available for reference in the shop.
nice find!
by strangesnowboarding
Wed Nov 10, 2010 5:50 pm
Forum: Equipment and Tools (e.g., ski press, core profiler, etc)
Topic: anyone out there using older omega PID controllers?
Replies: 2
Views: 1643

anyone out there using older omega PID controllers?

so i am having problems tuning my controllers, they came with the press and dont have a manual. i have downloaded everything i can from omega and have not had success yet. i am trying to fully understand the math that goes on within the closed loop control but i still have not been able to get to th...
by strangesnowboarding
Sun Nov 07, 2010 2:13 pm
Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
Topic: What's the deal with horizontal lamination?
Replies: 21
Views: 14115

this is something that i am interested in, specifically for snowboards. in following skate construction, horizontal lam provides a much stiffer platform, it still has flex and bash resistance. maybe fewer layers (3-5) would make a good sandwich. you could also begin to play with grain orientation in...
by strangesnowboarding
Sun Nov 07, 2010 2:00 pm
Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
Topic: Testing stiffness
Replies: 18
Views: 6249

we took some all the way to the limit and milled our 7mm cores to 5mm with 12.6ozbiax. results were not promising, gonna stick with the original plan. although i tapered one between the binding inserts to 6mm with some carbon for shits. moved the flex point right to the middle of the snowboard, stil...
by strangesnowboarding
Sun Nov 07, 2010 9:06 am
Forum: Aprés Ski Building
Topic: BITCHIN SKI JOBS
Replies: 19
Views: 12867

i used to build climbing walls all summer and take the winters off to live in the mountains, now im unemployed and blow my savings on snowboard materials. working for cash at a restaurant at the base of keystone. minimum wage, ride 150+ days a year (there are like 230+- if u ride from opening day to...
by strangesnowboarding
Sun Nov 07, 2010 9:01 am
Forum: Aprés Ski Building
Topic: DENVER area ski and snowboard builders
Replies: 14
Views: 8556

hey guys!
not exactly in denver but up high in the mountians, silverthorne.
come stop by anytime (factory is empty all morning so we can ride but fills up at night) 221 warren ave unit 1B (block away from unity).

looking forward to meeting all of you!

tom
nightmare
by strangesnowboarding
Sun Nov 07, 2010 8:57 am
Forum: Aprés Ski Building
Topic: introductions
Replies: 0
Views: 1798

introductions

hey everybody in internet land! my name is tom, and i make nightmare snowboard decks i figured it was about time to introduce myself, i have spent long enough lurking (almost 3 years), and things are actually getting underway as far as pressing boards and getting to ride them. i have been making boa...