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by WhitePine
Fri Jan 27, 2012 11:24 am
Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
Topic: SPLITN2 - finally I built some ski's!!!!!!!
Replies: 27
Views: 20846

twizzstyle wrote:Ha, and I don't drink at all... think RBTSR still counts? (root beer) :)
DPTSR. Mmmm, sugar water.
by WhitePine
Thu Jan 26, 2012 10:15 pm
Forum: Materials and Supplies
Topic: How much $$ are you spending per board or pair of skis?
Replies: 7
Views: 4935

How much $$ are you spending per board or pair of skis?

So I was talking to a fellow builder a few weeks back and our conversation turned to how much each pair of finished skis are costing him. I'm curious if any of you keep track of this. I'm sure it varies quite a bit since some of you outsource dye-sub top sheets, have your cores CNC'd in bulk, or use...
by WhitePine
Thu Jan 26, 2012 10:02 pm
Forum: Materials and Supplies
Topic: Fabric layouts
Replies: 31
Views: 16729

Re: That what does not kill us makes us stronger

Someone needs to write a ski specific FEA product! I wonder if this could be done in SolidWorks Simulation. I've never looked at doing composites. I would imagine it would have trouble with any sort of adhesive, or matrix type material. I'm thinking the layers would likely have to be replaced with ...
by WhitePine
Thu Jan 26, 2012 11:45 am
Forum: Yard Sale (non commercial)
Topic: Dynastar PX12 demo bindings on EVO
Replies: 8
Views: 5813

If you could find some Marker Squire demos that would be awesome. They are even lighter that the Griffons. DIN only goes up to 11 though. But that's not a problem for me.
by WhitePine
Tue Jan 24, 2012 12:22 pm
Forum: Aprés Ski Building
Topic: SkiBuilders.com site migration and updates
Replies: 29
Views: 17500

Any chance we'll see a phpbb3 update soon? Or at least Tapatalk compatibility?
by WhitePine
Tue Jan 24, 2012 12:07 pm
Forum: Materials and Supplies
Topic: What are you looking for in a ski building epoxy?
Replies: 38
Views: 25013

Re: Good post

With all due respect, your opposition to vacuum is unfounded. Almost all wind blades are made by vacuum infusion. Sammer does use a vacuum to make his skis if I remember right from reading his journal. I think what he is saying is that he trying the method you are suggesting and he ended up with dr...
by WhitePine
Mon Jan 23, 2012 12:45 pm
Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
Topic: VSC 2011 and on
Replies: 102
Views: 50223

How much more opaque does the 35 lb paper appear after pressing compared to the 27?
by WhitePine
Mon Jan 23, 2012 11:26 am
Forum: Equipment and Tools (e.g., ski press, core profiler, etc)
Topic: DIY Silicone Heat Blanket
Replies: 332
Views: 202744

This thread has inspired me. And I believe I may have to attempt it. It's funny how when I started researching things a year and a half ago I thought I'd go super cheap. Fabric press with no heat. I've had so much fun figuring out ways to build crap in my garage that I'm actually putting a lot more ...
by WhitePine
Fri Jan 20, 2012 9:29 am
Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
Topic: Ideas about short skis for uphill
Replies: 15
Views: 6382

by WhitePine
Sat Jan 14, 2012 9:30 pm
Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
Topic: Descent Snowboards 2011 - 2012
Replies: 13
Views: 9997

I hope you can get into this soon. I was following your progress pretty closely around the beginning of last year. I was hoping to have something to show for all my work by last summer. Didn't happen. House disasters and new baby happened. I've been fitting it in here and there though. I'll eventual...
by WhitePine
Thu Jan 12, 2012 10:57 am
Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
Topic: Pay for SnoCad
Replies: 35
Views: 16947

Has anybody had any good experience with Boardcrafter?
by WhitePine
Wed Jan 11, 2012 11:45 am
Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
Topic: Neilg skis
Replies: 42
Views: 39801

Looks really nice. What internal dimensions did you go with (width and height)? The more I think about it, and how heavy my fabric press will be, I'm leaning toward a spaceframe style as well. It should be much easier to load and work with.
by WhitePine
Thu Jan 05, 2012 8:37 pm
Forum: Materials and Supplies
Topic: Cores
Replies: 8
Views: 8715

I feel your pain. I've been thinking about how I'd do this as well. Especially since I don't have a bandsaw. What I was thinking (with some help from people here) is that I would cut the stack just under halfway through with my tablesaw, then flip it over and do it again. That way you are left with ...
by WhitePine
Thu Jan 05, 2012 8:23 pm
Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
Topic: new skis
Replies: 9
Views: 8574

It sounds like you'll be fine with a few coats of PU from what I've read on here. I gave my old splitboard a facelift a few years ago using Spar Urethane over my paint job and parts of it chipped off after just a few tours. Its really not looking very good. Do your fabric topsheets hold up pretty go...
by WhitePine
Tue Dec 20, 2011 5:08 pm
Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
Topic: Ideas about short skis for uphill
Replies: 15
Views: 6382

Are you going to carry a pair of skiis or board on your back? If you are, I think it's not a great way to go. The beauty of skinning up with what you ride down is the weight isn't on your back. It's on the snow. I also think the climbers you want to make won't float in powder so well. Then you have...