I've been building some core blanks lately, so I took a bunch of pictures and have been adding step-by-step details on the process to my site. I've got more pictures of slicing and finishing the slices that I'll add in the next few days.
Details on building a stack, including picking boards to match together into a stack, glue up and clamping, info on the clamps, and processing the stack to make it smooth in preparation for slicing: http://www.happymonkeysnowboards.com/Mo ... ng_a_stack
sir.orange wrote:how could a workshop where dust and dirt occur while machining the materials be so clean!??
shiny spots on every machine... you really use them?
You're not done unless you've cleaned up As for the shiny, yea, there's a lot of moisture in the air here in the Pacific Northwest most of the year so it's important to keep the cast iron surfaces waxed or they'll rust. If I take care of them they will last longer than I will!
falls wrote:hey mike, did you get your CNC running again?
Yes, the CNC is running again. I'm really not happy with the control software and hardware, I'm thinking of replacing them before I build anything else, but I can't decide if that would be more or less annoying than living with what I have.
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Excellent work Mike! Nothing like a clean well organized shop, not that I would know but just from I heard Actually that's one thing I'm trying to improve upon is keeping the shop clean and putting tools away at the end of the day. Probably won't be building skis for a little while. I'll be making more portable work benches/storage and getting rid of "junk" and "the some day I might use" stuff.
As for the shiny, yea, there's a lot of moisture in the air here in the Pacific Northwest most of the year so it's important to keep the cast iron surfaces waxed or they'll rust. If I take care of them they will last longer than I will!
