New to the forum and snowboard building
Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2009 6:38 am
Hey guys, figured id post now that my lurking has paid off. I picked up a used press out of upstate NY a few months ago and last night i finnaly finished the wiring/plumbing/assembly etc etc.
Anyways, heres some info. Im using a wattlow 965(?) controler and a solidstate relay controling up too 4 wattlow blankets with a ktype thermocouple for feedback. We picked up a new 5gal compressor thats mounted to the press aswell, keeps everything neat and tidy givin that floor space is at a premium. Both the top and bottem bay of the press are usable, both blanchard ground with the only diff being the lower bay is 2" narrower.
The cassett the press came with is for a 149 board with some camber, off the top of my head i dont recall, im going to pracice with this one and the pile of cores i got with it, and later this year im going to make a 153 and probably something close to a 160.
so heres some pics
The shop with the press, vacume table, router, tablesaw, pile of materials etc etc
Heres a close up on the bays along with the pile of cores it came with
Pile of base, topsheet, edges, bi axy and tri axial glass. Im getting a roll of CF in a week or so and some scrap kevlar to experement with aswell
Random pic of the control box i made from scraps along with a pic of the first attempt at 'programming' the thing. 45page manual for something the size of my cell phone, thats just not right
The sweet compressor thats quiet and small and fills in 3min, and ofcourse, the obligatory stickers
Right now im setup in a friends garage, and by shit luck her father is only charging for the electricity i use, by next year we will be in a diff friends basement or shop that we build
Anyways thats my sweet introduction, my epoxy from QCM is on its way so by next weekend i should be able to start attempting boards, thank you to everyone whos posted info on here, from the heatercontroler info, the epoxy sticky amoung many other things ive read have been extreamly usefull
-Jacob
Anyways, heres some info. Im using a wattlow 965(?) controler and a solidstate relay controling up too 4 wattlow blankets with a ktype thermocouple for feedback. We picked up a new 5gal compressor thats mounted to the press aswell, keeps everything neat and tidy givin that floor space is at a premium. Both the top and bottem bay of the press are usable, both blanchard ground with the only diff being the lower bay is 2" narrower.
The cassett the press came with is for a 149 board with some camber, off the top of my head i dont recall, im going to pracice with this one and the pile of cores i got with it, and later this year im going to make a 153 and probably something close to a 160.
so heres some pics
The shop with the press, vacume table, router, tablesaw, pile of materials etc etc
Heres a close up on the bays along with the pile of cores it came with
Pile of base, topsheet, edges, bi axy and tri axial glass. Im getting a roll of CF in a week or so and some scrap kevlar to experement with aswell
Random pic of the control box i made from scraps along with a pic of the first attempt at 'programming' the thing. 45page manual for something the size of my cell phone, thats just not right
The sweet compressor thats quiet and small and fills in 3min, and ofcourse, the obligatory stickers
Right now im setup in a friends garage, and by shit luck her father is only charging for the electricity i use, by next year we will be in a diff friends basement or shop that we build
Anyways thats my sweet introduction, my epoxy from QCM is on its way so by next weekend i should be able to start attempting boards, thank you to everyone whos posted info on here, from the heatercontroler info, the epoxy sticky amoung many other things ive read have been extreamly usefull
-Jacob