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- Mon Jan 27, 2020 3:25 am
- Forum: Equipment and Tools (e.g., ski press, core profiler, etc)
- Topic: Festool vacuumpump
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6568
Re: Festool vacuumpump
Hi, you could give it a try, the maximum vacuum is enough. What might be more of a problem is the little flow the pump has: only 2.7m³ per Hour. That means that your vacuum press really needs to be airtight, a little leakage anywhere would be a problem probably as the pump isnt able to "pull&qu...
- Wed Jan 15, 2020 10:39 am
- Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
- Topic: Methods to keep core/ base still during press.
- Replies: 35
- Views: 32405
Re: Methods to keep core/ base still during press.
Sounds sensible. Different positions on left/right side will only be important in skis, not in boards.
- Wed Jan 15, 2020 10:29 am
- Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
- Topic: Need help with kid snowboard
- Replies: 25
- Views: 14423
Re: Need help with kid snowboard
Wow, that board is really really cute! Cant wait till my dauthers are old enough to sensibly build Skis or Boards for them
- Thu Dec 19, 2019 3:33 pm
- Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
- Topic: Methods to keep core/ base still during press.
- Replies: 35
- Views: 32405
Re: Methods to keep core/ base still during press.
HI fred, I have been using this method for the last 5 pairs of Skis I built and it works fine. I am on a vacuum press however, but that shouldnt change much. I screwed the spare base parts to my wooden mould, never have any base movement this way. What to think about: as the tape is on the bottom of...
- Sun Feb 04, 2018 3:55 pm
- Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
- Topic: HB (Hansen Boards) 2018
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7045
- Mon Jan 22, 2018 11:26 am
- Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
- Topic: Perennial Skis
- Replies: 22
- Views: 23596
- Mon Oct 02, 2017 9:33 am
- Forum: Equipment and Tools (e.g., ski press, core profiler, etc)
- Topic: Differential heating
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7701
I build nearly only carbon skis (or carbon/flax mix now) and never had that issue - about 50% of the mold's camber is in the final ski. But I use a very slow curing resin to ensure even temperature when resin cures. Regarding your temperature thing: IMO the bottom should be heated more to get less c...
- Thu Aug 17, 2017 11:34 am
- Forum: Equipment and Tools (e.g., ski press, core profiler, etc)
- Topic: help choosing a vacuum for a table press
- Replies: 21
- Views: 16860
- Mon Aug 14, 2017 10:16 am
- Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
- Topic: Carbon and Flax Fiber Layup
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9063
- Thu Jul 20, 2017 7:34 am
- Forum: Equipment and Tools (e.g., ski press, core profiler, etc)
- Topic: help choosing a vacuum for a table press
- Replies: 21
- Views: 16860
- Tue Jun 27, 2017 3:39 am
- Forum: Equipment and Tools (e.g., ski press, core profiler, etc)
- Topic: Ski design mold
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4743
- Sun May 07, 2017 6:53 am
- Forum: Equipment and Tools (e.g., ski press, core profiler, etc)
- Topic: Base grinding methods?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6912
Hi, 1) you will never get the base perfectly flat with a belt grinder (only possible with a stone grinder), but you can achieve very good results nevertheless. 2) The more pressure you apply, the more uneven your base will get. So I am a supporter of little pressure. Of course some pressure is neede...
- Sat May 06, 2017 12:02 pm
- Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
- Topic: Wood for cores preference
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4493
My 2 woods are ash and poplar - because I can get them easily. My standard core is poplar in the middle and 2 ash stringers next to the sidewalls. In my idea the stronger wood along the sidecut helps transferring the forces from the edges to the binding. Poplar helps keeping the weight down. In a ra...
- Sun Apr 02, 2017 10:18 am
- Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
- Topic: In the press today - as Swiss as it gets :)
- Replies: 36
- Views: 32554
That ski is great! The only thing I don't like: Its not immune to rocks, (As any other ski). Have a look yourself: http://www.spame.de/skibau/matterhorn12.JPG Caught a rock when riding Firn in the Arlberg region (Wow, this area is paradise!). You can already see my repair approach in this picture: I...
- Thu Mar 30, 2017 12:59 pm
- Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
- Topic: GS Race Ski
- Replies: 18
- Views: 14621