Hi chrismp. Thanks. Good points. Obviously your design would be a lot easier to build, so in the end I might well end up doing basically the same thing. ;) However, with a flatter arch shape, I worry that the forces won't be equalized enough and I'll risk splitting down the long axis. My press needs...

Thanks for your feedback Alex. I've tried to address yours and other's concerns with a few design changes/additions. I really liked your idea with the wedges, but I thought perhaps putting rectangular pieces in between might add even more strength and be a bit easier to implement. They are floating ...

Great drawing, but I am not sure if the ribs are the way to go. I am not an engineer by any means, but here are my concerns. If the ends of the top mold terminate between two of the ribs then the pink layer of plywood may end up taking quite a bit of force at that point. Probably would be o.k. but,...

Is plywood (green) in compression a good choice? Only 50% of the fibres with be pointing in the right direction - will it fatigue over time? Sorry, if this is a stupid observation ... great drawings! Not stupid to me, I'm not sure at all! Perhaps OSB is better. Anyone know? Thanks for the complimen...

For anyone who comes across this post and doesn't get the concept; here's what we're looking at: I believe this is the original- Plywood's press: http://www.skibuilders.com/cpg/albums/userpics/10013/P1020295.JPG thread: http://www.skibuilders.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1225 Shopvac's: http://lh4.ggp...

Now it won't!

Couldn't stop the Sketchup this evening. Here's another concept drawing. Note once again that there are some blue boards missing to allow for the cutaway view.

Guess that's important info! 50 psi I'm thinking.

Hi, I got some Cordura from Montucky Madman last Christmas (thanks again MM,) and I'm finally getting around to working on my press design. This is a rough sketch, but hopefully those of you familiar with the cloth press concept can chime in here and let me know if this design looks decent. Of cours...

Would be pretty sweet if they were easy to make. Personally, I'd rather put the effort into a vacuum clamping system and just use a router.

OAC wrote:Can you guys, a.badner and doughboy, chill down a bit?

LOL- yeah, no kidding! What, do you guys think this is TGR?!?

It's possible you're ISP could be blocking certain hosting websites. You could play dumb and call them, ask why you can't get to certain websites. Thanks again for the advice, but I'm actually a network engineer, so I can tell you with confidence that that isn't happening. The messages I have been ...

Thanks Montucky. Those are some nice looking boards, after all. ;) What sucks is that I can't see the goddamn pics. I have a freakin' FB account- no links work for me, period. I'm even cutting and pasting them, since most of them are malformed anyway. Does this happen only with links in skibuilders....

What sucks is that I can't see the goddamn pics. I have a freakin' FB account- no links work for me, period. I'm even cutting and pasting them, since most of them are malformed anyway.

Am I the only one who gets this message from Facebook whenever someone posts a FB link in here?!? This content is currently unavailable The page you requested cannot be displayed right now. It may be temporarily unavailable, the link you clicked on may have expired, or you may not have permission to...