Divide Rides

Dtrain · Post by **Dtrain** » Wed Jan 30, 2013 4:25 pm

Ya screen inks. We just do sticker stencils with a vinyl cutter. Use a roller or a scraper to spread the ink

chrismp · Post by **chrismp** » Wed Jan 30, 2013 11:26 pm

water based acrylic works well!

six boards built with full flood coats of it on the base (most of them built last season). the oldest one has about 100 days of mostly park riding under its belt and it's still going strong.

knightsofnii · Post by **knightsofnii** » Thu Jan 31, 2013 4:13 am

did you airbrush it or just hand brush it?
I can get a nifty airbrush kit with pump for like 350 bucks, been using one at work to paint models.

chrismp · Post by **chrismp** » Thu Jan 31, 2013 5:01 am

so far i've only made simple graphics with a brush painting freehand or using a stencil.

i used to do the floodcoats with a hvlp spray gun, but now i'm using paint rollers since it's quicker and the equipment is easier to clean.

intricate graphics with multiple colors are hard to do since the paint needs a couple of coats in order to become opaque.

Dtrain · Post by **Dtrain** » Tue Feb 19, 2013 1:02 pm

Well Resawing my 12 inch stack of expensive lumber went horrible. Blade drifted thought we tried everything to stop it. Wrecked one core worth if wood. The rest is still good. I should have Resawed two six inch stacks on the table saw instead and glued together later. Will do this next time.

Anyway, visited my buddies mill and scored a butt load of nice clear tight grain Sitka spruce and a few cedar boards.

And here is a couple shots of our last set finished

And we poured some more Polly-u channels for 2 more new shapes. Ones a touring pow ski, the other a super fatty.
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skidesmond · Post by **skidesmond** » Tue Feb 19, 2013 2:29 pm

Skis look great! Still have not tried pouring Poly sidewalls yet. It's on a long to-do list.

FigmentOriginal · Post by **FigmentOriginal** » Tue Feb 19, 2013 9:03 pm

Are you flaming it to cure it faster or to get bubbles out?

Do you flame after profiling before layup?

MontuckyMadman · Post by **MontuckyMadman** » Tue Feb 19, 2013 9:05 pm

U dont have to flame the urethane for bonding.

chrismp · Post by **chrismp** » Tue Feb 19, 2013 10:53 pm

the picture shows them using a torch to get the bubbles out afaik. you don't really need to flame the sidewalls since the profiling leaves a nice rough finish that bonds well. and even if he would be flaming the already cured sidewalls it would be a stupid thing to do BEFORE profiling the cores

Dtrain · Post by **Dtrain** » Wed Feb 20, 2013 7:35 am

Exactly as Chris said. flame to pull the air bubbles out after pouring.

Dtrain · Post by **Dtrain** » Tue Feb 26, 2013 10:04 pm

We finished another ski

115-148-140-145-100
188cm. 950mm tip rise. 650mm tail rise

Nylon
Maple leaf and small divide sticker
Tri basalt 21oz
Bamboo core / coloured poly sidewalls
4 tip or tail 12k carbon stringers
Tri basalt 21oz
Vds/edge
Painted durasurf bases

Powder monsters. Great feedback.
Tested in 80cms of fresh.

This templates a keeper.
We called them"The Smearfest"

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vinman · Post by **vinman** » Wed Feb 27, 2013 3:20 am

Sweet. Where did you get your basalt fiber?

How does the basalt wet out in comparison to glass?

How do they ski?

They look sexy with the dynafits. I like it.

Upper Left Coast · Post by **Upper Left Coast** » Wed Feb 27, 2013 10:27 am

We got the basalt from basaltex. The minimum is 50m of 50 inch.
Cost us 549euros for the roll and 333euros for shipping from belgium.
Expensive but worth it.

I've used quadax in snowboards. Stuff ruled so we pulled the plug and ordered the triaxial.

skis rode amazing. They even carve decent on the groomer/lift return. Basalt is slightly stiffer. So there is some experimenting to do if you pick some up.

Dtrain · Post by **Dtrain** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 8:27 pm

I designed a new 158 twin. Im really happy with the shape.
Designing snowboard shapes is fairly simple in comparison to skis I find.

3 bamboo cores with channels routed and colored poly poured. Two blue and a green.

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Here is the new mold. Camber underfoot running to the tips,
And a reverse hump between the feet. Lots of snowboard company's
Doing this now. This is my spin on it!
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Trying to teach my kid to thread the rod through the mold ribs. He's getting it!

The two with blue poly will be for me and a buddy. Going use my first subbed topsheets. The third a shop board for the local skate/snowboard shop.

Oh ya, and we pressed another set of skis
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Till the next update.....hope everyone on here has been shredding pow!!!makes all this hassle worth it

Dtrain · Post by **Dtrain** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 8:36 pm

Forgot to ask..... I picked up some 8oz 0/90 biax carbon recently and was thinking of using it on my new board. Should I try for super light and go above and below core, or just below and use a 21 oz basalt triaxial on top. Or even a 19 oz quadax basalt on top? What to do. I've never used full width carbon before, just inch UNi and tows.

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