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deepskis · Post by **deepskis** » Mon Nov 19, 2012 2:53 pm

Ready for delivery. Special design for a friend turning 50. I hope he will like them

I have been having a slight problem with getting the bases flat in the tip and tails. The base end up getting a little convex. As you know by now I am using a vacuum system. Could the problem be that I dont have a good system for pre bending my tips..?

Brazen · Post by **Brazen** » Mon Nov 19, 2012 3:01 pm

Those look beautiful! You're getting good! And yes, the convex is due to non-compliance with the form at the tip and tail...in your instance, not enough pressure.

deepskis · Post by **deepskis** » Mon Nov 19, 2012 3:09 pm

Brazen wrote:Those look beautiful! You're getting good! And yes, the convex is due to non-compliance with the form at the tip and tail...in your instance, not enough pressure.

Thanks Brazen

Thats what I was thinking. I guess building a real press is the next thing on my list of things to do... Difficult to find time with 2 small kids and a full time day job.

Brazen · Post by **Brazen** » Mon Nov 19, 2012 3:10 pm

haha yeah, it's brutal but later on the kids are FREE LABOR

deepskis · Post by **deepskis** » Mon Nov 19, 2012 3:18 pm

Ha ha! True Brazen, true! And dont forget, there will allways be two friends to go skiing with

skidesmond · Post by **skidesmond** » Mon Nov 19, 2012 3:27 pm

deepskis wrote:Ha ha! True Brazen, true! And dont forget, there will allways be two friends to go skiing with

^^ Right on!

deepskis · Post by **deepskis** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 12:46 pm

What do you guys think? Could something like this be used to pre bend the tips? Its a simple and cheap solution...

OAC · Post by **OAC** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 1:48 pm

?

(Skis looks good!

)

Brazen · Post by **Brazen** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 2:25 pm

I tried a couple of boards with one of these, just a bit bigger. Worked great.

http://thehobbyistmachineshop.com/shop25.html

deepskis · Post by **deepskis** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 2:38 pm

OAC wrote:?

(Skis looks good! )

"I have been having a slight problem with getting the bases flat in the tip and tails. The base end up getting a little convex. As you know by now I am using a vacuum system. Could the problem be that I dont have a good system for pre bending my tips..?"

deepskis · Post by **deepskis** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 2:41 pm

Brazen wrote:I tried a couple of boards with one of these, just a bit bigger. Worked great.

http://thehobbyistmachineshop.com/shop25.html

Thats probably a better way to do it

sammer · Post by **sammer** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 5:15 pm

Check out this thread.
http://www.skibuilders.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=3199
all about prebending base and edges.

sam

OAC · Post by **OAC** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 8:23 pm

sammer wrote:Check out this thread.
http://www.skibuilders.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=3199
all about prebending base and edges.

sam

I like your pre-bender sam!

Still I don't (maybe I have) have any problems with bending the base and edges. Maybe it's the difference in the shape of tip and tail?

deepskis · Post by **deepskis** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 10:19 pm

sammer wrote:Check out this thread.
http://www.skibuilders.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=3199
all about prebending base and edges.

sam

I have seen that thread and that was what I was planning to build but I could not find the proper rolls... Got lazy

deepskis · Post by **deepskis** » Mon Dec 03, 2012 3:31 pm

New machine in the workshop

Going skiing this weekend! Cant wait..

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