really nice work on the skis. press looks great, jeep looks sweet.

jason

i agree with g-man, the factory flamed tipfill material bond is very good. i have not had a problem to date(snowboards), time will tell. i think it is very wise to eliminate all the home flame treating as possible by using durasurf tipfill that is flamed on both sides, this would only require the fl...

i was wondering if the people using factory flamed durasurf tipspacer material have been experiencing tip delams like the guys doing the
home treating on uhmw?

jason

wow big kam, do you have an army of oompa-loompas in your shop cutting, routing, and assembling?????? you put that together quick. looks really good, nice work. as g-man was saying a indexing pin system will make loading your cassette much less of a chore. it will ensure that your running length sta...

big kam, obviously your beams are plenty strong. extra insurance could come from welding but if grade 8 bolts were used i believe it will be plenty strong. shear strength of a 5/8" to 3/4" grade 8 bolt is pretty high. just look at the high capacity 50 ton shop presses available http://www....

i agree with the streamlined design. are you going to make a two bay
by adding another beam? nice work.

jason

wow, what a beast. have you done load calcs to determine the need for a center member for beam flex!!!!!! hee hee :D . massive. big pieces of steel kick ass. i agree that the mold may need a little work, may need provisions for RL adjustments unless you plan on only one running length. :D nice work....

it wouldn't be the end of the world to have less camber than 8mm to 12mm, i've seen a lot of boards with less than 8mm when they are new. i personally like riding boards with more camber. like i said before i'm by no means an expert on this stuff. maybe some of the other board builders could chime i...

rockaukum, I have found a wide spectrum of camber amounts i my research. I am not an expert on this but most seem to have around 8mm to 12mm as an average. one thing to consider is running length, shorter boards have less than longer boards. my focus is on boards from 158cm on up so i have not looke...

i see your point now. may not work in a one stage layup. i think you are right, if your press is the standard hydraulic skate type press i think it could bend the abs but it would have springback after you pulled it out. a two stage layup would probably work though. pressing the maple first, cut to ...

you could use a solid piece of abs or uhmw sidewall if you routed all the plys of maple with a template smaller than the finished outline of the board (somewhere between 1/4-1/2"). cut your sidewall thickness to equal the height of the maple plys + glue joint thicknesses. use a uhmw base and to...

thanks for the compliments guys. sorry zachjowi, i do but the mold is for
for building snowboards, i believe it would have to much camber for the running length of skis.

jason

wow, very nice work.

jason

thanks for the contact mike. like i said before, all your stuff looks great.
your press, boards, website, everything looks sweet. your customers are
going to dig your boards even more with the introduction of your new press.

Jason

i finished this press about four months ago, finally getting around to posting some pictures, sorry i took so long. i've picked up a lot of tips from this site so i thought i would contribute back to the forum. i really appreciate everyones contributions to this site, pictures, tips, etc.... PRESS F...