So, do you guys still freak out every time?

[Brazen]

I'm friggin' terrified right now...just popped one in the press. Gahhhhh!

[doughboyshredder]

30-45 minutes of STRESS, and then complete relaxation once it's in the press. Anticipation until it's out, and then either relief or disappointment. Definitely an emotional roller coaster ride.

[twizzstyle]

30-45 minutes of STRESS, and then complete relaxation once it's in the press. Anticipation until it's out, and then either relief or disappointment. Definitely an emotional roller coaster ride.

Ha, well put. You could go through an entire set of emoticons waiting for a ski/board to cure.

[jvangelder]

by the time every board is in the press im stressed / pissed at something i could have done better


more often then not when one comes out im estatic


oh the fun.

[chrismp]

last time i pressed a board my heat blankets caught fire...defintely freaked!

[MontuckyMadman]

Actually now it seems all like a job. Just SOP now. J

[skidesmond]

Some times I freak out when I take them out.... It's like Christmas.... "Is it a great present or a bag of coal" . Yeah I'm always second guessing... maybe I should have wet out the FG better.. Is the core going to shift, veneer top sheet going to crack... and it's either Tah-Dah or Oh shit!

Let us know which one it is?

[Brazen]

Whew...what a gamut of emotions. There are things to improve, probably always. Not bad for the second board with all new equipment and processes though. Fun day haha, thanks all of you for all you've helped me with.

http://s1213.photobucket.com/albums/cc4 ... 92copy.jpg
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[doughboyshredder]

Looks pretty. You hand flex it yet?

[BCCB]

That looks real nize real nize....did you print that design yourself??

[OAC]

Great! Nothing to be worried about!
I envy the clear surface!

[skidesmond]

From a looks perspective I'd say you nailed it! The top sheet looks super clear, can you provide details on it and the graphics?

[jvangelder]

Actually now it seems all like a job. Just SOP now. J

do you sign off?

[strangesnowboarding]

looks shiny!
good work with the topsheet
how does she/he/it flex?

[Brazen]

Yeah, the flex is like,uh,a race board. I had read what DBS said in another thread about breaking his 162cm and went heavier on the core because I can break about anything, so like 7mm center, 8mm underfoot, maple stringers with poplar and a standard camber. That, with CF top and bottom and the fiberglass made this stiff. Really stiff. It'll be a point downhill and GO...not really "playful" if you would. I doubt I'll ever make another like it.

I did the graphics in Illustrator and photoshop, the topsheet material is pbt from isosport. I built a dye sublimation press, and am using an epson 4880 with the sawgrass dye sublimation inks, then pressing the 2 together for 25 minutes at 25lbs pressure at 275 degrees. The lower temp for subbing seems to be a MUCH crisper line in all. I had a couple of issues in the board press,blah blah blah,the edges/base came out great and everything bonded just perfect . The sidewall router scares the holy s@#t out of me.

Had a great day today, for all of you buried in snow, I was out on a 42' grand banks today in the middle of Coronado Bay watching the naval air show. Wow. I'd have rather been boarding though, but still...