First design

[dvollebregt]

Hi all!

Two months ago I started to think about building my own skis. In a few weeks time I analyzed the forum/site and decided to just do it!

In the picture below you can see my first design, it supposed to be an all-mountain ski. I will use bamboo as a core 2mm-10mm-2mm.

Does anyone have experience with the difference in camber after pressing. In the skibuilders how to, they say that the camber loses 8-10mm after pressing/vacuum.

I'm also wondering if the highest point of camber needs to be just below centre boot? Bit backwards...

I look forward to your comments!



Duco

Amsterdam/Netherlands

[dvollebregt]

[skidesmond]

Design looks solid. Camber loss depends on a few factors but unless you're using heat expect 5-8mm loss or so. Hard to predict. Typically the highest camber point s/b under the boot center.

[MadRussian]

Does anyone have experience with the difference in camber after pressing. In the skibuilders how to, they say that the camber loses 8-10mm after pressing/vacuum.

my mold is zero camber. Removed from press skis has zero camber even with 10° differential on the blankets. I shim them 25mm in the middle and put some weights on tips/tails and left cool overnight in the morning got about 8 mm camber.

[JSquare]

We did some boards last year with 1-2mm loss at the max. We did room temp cures (first year boards on a quick and dirty vacuum bag setup). We left the board in the mold for a few days and took it out after final cure. Hope this helps