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- Tue Jan 18, 2011 11:39 am
- Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
- Topic: LeBoeuf's generic build thread
- Replies: 46
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- Sun Jan 16, 2011 10:44 pm
- Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
- Topic: LeBoeuf's generic build thread
- Replies: 46
- Views: 24484
Alright, got both skis pressed. I actually have the press covered in a couple of large wool blankets with a baseboard like heater underneath. I stuck a thermometer under the blanket and it registered 95F. Apparently on the first ski I didn't pay attention to where my topsheet was so I missed coverin...
- Fri Jan 14, 2011 11:15 am
- Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
- Topic: LeBoeuf's generic build thread
- Replies: 46
- Views: 24484
Thanks for the comments/tips. Heat will be on the way, but probably not till next season.... I already have a pid heat controller for beer brewing, just need to splurge for a heat blanket. Ugg I didn't notice that I missed wetting out the core until after I posted that pic... Hopefully it'll be ok. ...
- Fri Jan 14, 2011 8:37 am
- Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
- Topic: LeBoeuf's generic build thread
- Replies: 46
- Views: 24484
I was really wondering what I got myself into once the epoxy was mixed! That was one hectic span of 30 minutes! I think everything turned out pretty well. I had barely enough epoxy, but I think that was the only hiccup. I used epoxy from Raka and they have their mix ratios specified by volume; ended...
- Thu Jan 13, 2011 9:06 am
- Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
- Topic: LeBoeuf's generic build thread
- Replies: 46
- Views: 24484
Still no skis as I'm still waiting for the correct fiberglass to come in.... I had a buddy come by and help me go through some dry runs. A good thing too because my molds were causing the tips to not press fully. A little belt sanding and the problem is fixed. He took some pics with his nice camera:...
- Sun Jan 09, 2011 10:00 pm
- Forum: Equipment and Tools (e.g., ski press, core profiler, etc)
- Topic: don't buy cheap crap
- Replies: 29
- Views: 9668
If you're looking for a replacement, an auber instruments pid can be had for cheap... They work extremely well and many can take rtd temp sensors if you want to push your accuracy.
www.auberins.com
www.auberins.com
- Wed Jan 05, 2011 8:59 pm
- Forum: Equipment and Tools (e.g., ski press, core profiler, etc)
- Topic: issue with my profiler
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8134
- Wed Jan 05, 2011 8:14 am
- Forum: Materials and Supplies
- Topic: fiberglass NEED some advice...
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2840
- Tue Jan 04, 2011 9:58 pm
- Forum: Materials and Supplies
- Topic: fiberglass NEED some advice...
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2840
- Tue Jan 04, 2011 9:03 pm
- Forum: Materials and Supplies
- Topic: fiberglass NEED some advice...
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2840
fiberglass NEED some advice...
All, I bought about 5 yards of triax fiberglass from raka. It is 50 inches wide. I just noticed that the longitudinal fibers are running along the 50 inch distance and not the 5 yard distance..... :( My question is: Can I use 2 shorter sections of glass and just overlap them in the middle of the ski...
- Tue Jan 04, 2011 12:10 pm
- Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
- Topic: LeBoeuf's generic build thread
- Replies: 46
- Views: 24484
- Sun Jan 02, 2011 10:16 pm
- Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
- Topic: LeBoeuf's generic build thread
- Replies: 46
- Views: 24484
Took a short break from ski building to actually go skiing... Caught the most recent storm up in the Telluride/Rico, Co area. It was awesome! Edit: Forgot to add pics of my core profiler. Originally I wanted to use my jointer, but the size of the thing just makes it easier to use a jig with the plan...
- Fri Dec 31, 2010 11:30 pm
- Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
- Topic: Eric's Boards
- Replies: 66
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- Mon Dec 20, 2010 12:10 pm
- Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
- Topic: LeBoeuf's generic build thread
- Replies: 46
- Views: 24484
Thanks all. Eric, honestly the press was one of the cheaper parts of this. Probably about $100 for the steel and welding wire, and about $50 for the two beams and their hardware. Rich, the cat track unfortunately bound up on the corners... On the plus side it should only take me a few minutes on the...
- Mon Dec 20, 2010 11:55 am
- Forum: Aprés Ski Building
- Topic: Finally got some snow in NM
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2761
Finally got some snow in NM
So we got a 30" storm last week. Oddly it hit the mountains that are in my backyard, which are not steep, and not the mountains to the north that have the potential for awesome skiing... Our ski areas have yet to really open, so hiking was our only option to make use of this storm. Anyway we ra...