The first big screw up
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The first big screw up
I cut out, sanded and drilled the third board. Damn, this one looks perfect. Oh, wait, why is the tip so low and short? WTF?
I layed my base up backwards. Damn. Tapered board to, so that sucks. I can ride it the way it is, but the core profile is shifted towards the nose by about 5 cm, so the tip is stiff and the tail is soft instead of vice versa. And, the inserts are shifted forward of center by about 6 cm. Damn.
Annoying mistake. I spent a lot of time making sure all of the minor details were perfect on this board just to make this huge mistake.
I marked the tip wrong in the beginning and never double checked.
I layed my base up backwards. Damn. Tapered board to, so that sucks. I can ride it the way it is, but the core profile is shifted towards the nose by about 5 cm, so the tip is stiff and the tail is soft instead of vice versa. And, the inserts are shifted forward of center by about 6 cm. Damn.
Annoying mistake. I spent a lot of time making sure all of the minor details were perfect on this board just to make this huge mistake.
I marked the tip wrong in the beginning and never double checked.
Measure twice, cut once !
I did the same kind of mistake on my 2nd pair of skis : profiling the core backwards... Fortunately I catched this error just after core profiling so I just had to profile a new core (I profile after the sidecut is routed and sidewalls are bonded). I kept the core just to remind me to double check everything ! (and maybe I'm gonna be able to reuse it at some point)
I did the same kind of mistake on my 2nd pair of skis : profiling the core backwards... Fortunately I catched this error just after core profiling so I just had to profile a new core (I profile after the sidecut is routed and sidewalls are bonded). I kept the core just to remind me to double check everything ! (and maybe I'm gonna be able to reuse it at some point)
A bad day skiing is always better than a good one at work...
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i have made a board that has 2 diferent sidecuts 1 with 8.3 and other with 10.0. why? the diecut machine gu had some errors on the machine and i have a screwd board. fortunatly i have mechanic skills and had found the f... mistake and fixed the machine.... errors??? allways becarefull and when we got more atentionfor the next boards... "routines always kill the master" we always must have carfull with routines... it my advice
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hugo, you made a park pickle without knowing it......
Gnu is making a board called the park pickle with offset sidecuts.
And, it turns out my mistake may not be a mistake after all. I did some searching and found out that Rossignol makes the Jeremy Jones with a stiff nose and soft tail for smooth but powerful freeriding!
http://www.rossignol.com/US/jones_RE8SE ... oards.html
check out the technos section on the board.
Now, I am stoked and can't wait to ride this thing.
Gnu is making a board called the park pickle with offset sidecuts.
And, it turns out my mistake may not be a mistake after all. I did some searching and found out that Rossignol makes the Jeremy Jones with a stiff nose and soft tail for smooth but powerful freeriding!
http://www.rossignol.com/US/jones_RE8SE ... oards.html
check out the technos section on the board.
Now, I am stoked and can't wait to ride this thing.
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Best Board Ever.
Wow, I can't believe how good this thing rides. Took this and the other 166 up for some comparison runs. I am sold on stiff tip tech. Having a tip that won't fold when completely loaded is awesome. I ride super soft burton hails and flexible freestyle soft bindings, yet was still digging trenches on this board. Straight line is the real deal as well.
I will never call another design change a mistake. Everything is an experiment.
Wow, I can't believe how good this thing rides. Took this and the other 166 up for some comparison runs. I am sold on stiff tip tech. Having a tip that won't fold when completely loaded is awesome. I ride super soft burton hails and flexible freestyle soft bindings, yet was still digging trenches on this board. Straight line is the real deal as well.
I will never call another design change a mistake. Everything is an experiment.