I was just busting your balls. I've gotta get me one of those base grinders, o why o why do they have to be a "billion" dollars?twizzstyle wrote:Sorry I should be more careful with my use of words - when I say "tons" what I really mean is lots of coverage, i.e. much of my base has epoxy on it, if not most of it, but the layer of epoxy is so incredibly thin (it's been pressed at nearly 60,000lb after all) that it's no big deal. It just looks bad if I've pigmented the epoxy, it can be shocking when I first pull the ski from the press. A few quick swipes on the base grinder, and its all gone.skimann20 wrote: Twiz: good point but "tons"? I thought you only use 700g? sorry the morning coffee is starting to kick in...
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you think i can talk him down to $100 ;-)twizzstyle wrote:Mine was only $100 (and a few months of restoration work...). Sometimes you get lucky on Craigslist!
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Cost more than $100 in beer for your buddies to help you move it.skimann20 wrote:you think i can talk him down to $100 ;-)twizzstyle wrote:Mine was only $100 (and a few months of restoration work...). Sometimes you get lucky on Craigslist!
http://hartford.craigslist.org/tls/3518791074.html
I agree!!!skidesmond wrote:Cost more than $100 in beer for your buddies to help you move it.skimann20 wrote:you think i can talk him down to $100 ;-)twizzstyle wrote:Mine was only $100 (and a few months of restoration work...). Sometimes you get lucky on Craigslist!
http://hartford.craigslist.org/tls/3518791074.html
Has anyone looked at this video from factory tour:
I really like what he did with the power planner to profile the sidewalls. From the best I can figure he leveled half the feed side with the backside and runs this on the core. I know crisp was looking into something like this. I wonder if he did it? I think this could improve and speed up core profiling.
The other part I liked is his side wall profiler. Looks like modified his router so it has two posts the board rides against them and the bit rides in between it:
I think some tinkering is still needed in the basement!
I really like what he did with the power planner to profile the sidewalls. From the best I can figure he leveled half the feed side with the backside and runs this on the core. I know crisp was looking into something like this. I wonder if he did it? I think this could improve and speed up core profiling.
The other part I liked is his side wall profiler. Looks like modified his router so it has two posts the board rides against them and the bit rides in between it:
I think some tinkering is still needed in the basement!
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yup I saw that video but didn't pick up on the power planer. I liked the "ghetto" use of the router. Creative!skimann20 wrote:Has anyone looked at this video from factory tour:
I really like what he did with the power planner to profile the sidewalls. From the best I can figure he leveled half the feed side with the backside and runs this on the core. I know crisp was looking into something like this. I wonder if he did it? I think this could improve and speed up core profiling.
The other part I liked is his side wall profiler. Looks like modified his router so it has two posts the board rides against them and the bit rides in between it:
I think some tinkering is still needed in the basement!
Nice ruptured quad tendon!! Now you are in my field of expertise. 3 months of babying the repair, and another 6-9 months of rebuilding your quad strength. I know guys that have ruptured both a few years apart.
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