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- Tue Nov 18, 2014 8:30 pm
- Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
- Topic: Offset Skis
- Replies: 32
- Views: 34481
Offset Skis
I started building 2 years ago, and haven't kept a journal here on ski builders but I decided its about time to start one. Recently I have gotten a few friends who really wanted to make skis to join me in hope to be able to get some better equipment and make more skis under the Offset label. Ill cat...
- Tue Nov 18, 2014 7:34 pm
- Forum: Materials and Supplies
- Topic: Biaxial Flax as Composite
- Replies: 17
- Views: 15130
Biaxial Flax as Composite
After building a few successful pairs and getting a solid process down I have been wanting to do some experimenting with natural composites. From some research I found that flax or hemp could be suitable. options. I couldn't find any hemp that was heavy enough or woven in a bi or triaxial, but I did...
- Wed Aug 06, 2014 6:27 pm
- Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
- Topic: What material should go over glass if waiting for topsheet?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3133
What material should go over glass if waiting for topsheet?
I read that I should wait to press on the topsheet if I am struggling with finding a correct stiffness for my skis. I would hate to waste so much time and money like I did on my last pair (they are straight up too flexy to ski) and figured I should give it a try. My only question is what material I ...
- Wed Aug 06, 2014 10:15 am
- Forum: Equipment and Tools (e.g., ski press, core profiler, etc)
- Topic: Cutting I beams
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7735
- Tue Aug 05, 2014 8:17 pm
- Forum: Equipment and Tools (e.g., ski press, core profiler, etc)
- Topic: Cutting I beams
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7735
Cutting I beams
So I found some 8" by 8" I beams on Craigslist in great condition for really cheep, but they are 12 and 14 feet. I don't have a plasma cutter so I have no easy way to cut the beams to size. How might I go about cutting these without spending a ton of money?
- Wed May 21, 2014 9:18 am
- Forum: Test and Trip Reports: How Did They Work?
- Topic: First pair finally blew up.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7511
- Mon May 19, 2014 7:46 pm
- Forum: Test and Trip Reports: How Did They Work?
- Topic: YKNOT Reporting
- Replies: 9
- Views: 14557
- Sat Mar 15, 2014 11:40 am
- Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
- Topic: Making my skis more stiff
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5339
- Sat Mar 15, 2014 8:49 am
- Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
- Topic: Making my skis more stiff
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5339
Making my skis more stiff
So after pressing my first ski, I gave it a flex and realized how soft and noodley it way. It would be alright to ski, but I was looking to make something a bit stiffer. Is there any way to stiffen it up without covering the graphics on the topsheet too much?
- Wed Feb 19, 2014 9:14 pm
- Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
- Topic: Wood Sidewalls
- Replies: 29
- Views: 22512
- Sun Dec 01, 2013 5:25 pm
- Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
- Topic: Uneven base
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3804
- Sat Nov 30, 2013 10:36 pm
- Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
- Topic: Uneven base
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3804
Uneven base
On my first pair of skis once finished i noticed that the base was very in even. It has a lot to do with my mold being not perfectly smooth, but I also observed that the edge of the base, where the teeth of the edge overlapped the p-text, stuck out a lot. I saw that community skis cuts a groove into...
- Thu Nov 21, 2013 6:06 pm
- Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
- Topic: Wood Cat Track???
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8930
Wood Cat Track???
Would there be any major down fall to using square pieces of mdf or other wood for a cat track? I'm making a press and for now I don't want all the bells and whistles, but i figured if i could use wood to make a cat track that would be one cheep way to improve my press.
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
- Wed Nov 13, 2013 7:26 pm
- Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
- Topic: Topsheet chipping
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3183
- Wed Nov 13, 2013 5:05 pm
- Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
- Topic: Topsheet chipping
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3183
Topsheet chipping
So after riding my first pair of skis the topsheet began peeling and chipping along the edges of my skis. This happened on my volkls too so I'm not too worried, but it seems to be worse than what was happening on my volkls. Any ideas on how to prevent this on my next pair?