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dbabicwa
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Re: Heat blanket

Post by dbabicwa »

Balkan wrote:We just finished our second heat blanket (the first one is in process of dissection, because one of the circuits is not working :D )

We connected the kanthal to the main wires, using Chrismp` method (luster terminals)

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Description and pictures of the press coming soon..
Hm, your heat wire is crossing insulation on main 220V.

Are you guys confident this will not burn slowly?

Or did I miss something and everyone is doing it this way?

Other than that, good work! Good luck.
Dimitar
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Re: Heat blanket

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dbabicwa wrote: Hm, your heat wire is crossing insulation on main 220V.

Are you guys confident this will not burn slowly?

Or did I miss something and everyone is doing it this way?

Other than that, good work! Good luck.
There is one long narrow strip (2x30 cm) of heat resistant silicone below that main wire. This rubber is made to work on temperature up to 240 celsius degrees. There are not any troubles until now. We`ll keep you updated if something goes wrong.. ;)
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Post by Dimitar »

Finally, we have something real to show.

This is our first born child:

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Base: Isospeed 7200 white
Edges: partial edges (Lib tech style)
Inserts: 8 pcs. (only) + kevlar reinforcement
Core: Ofram/spruce, full length
Fibreglass: 22 oz., 3-ax
Entropy resin
Classic camber shape
Directional twin

The board was build during the last night before the grand season opening, here in Bulgaria. The conditions were not perfect at all - artificial snow and hard packed ice almost everywhere... :D

It looks a bit raw, because we did not have time to pay attention in the details.

It has great performance.

Edge holding is more than excellent.

It is a little bit more stiff than we would like. However, it is very very good board.

The feeling to ride your own creation is really incredible.

Next baby coming soon... ;)
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chrismp
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Post by chrismp »

Nice looking board! What core dimensions did you use?
Dimitar
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Post by Dimitar »

chrismp wrote:Nice looking board! What core dimensions did you use?
Thanks!

2-7-2 mm
Richuk
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Post by Richuk »

Great work! Looking forward to seeing more )
Dtrain
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Post by Dtrain »

Tight.
Dimitar
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Post by Dimitar »

Our second board.
It is real monster.
No words to describe how good it is :D

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Happy new year! We wish a lot of fresh pow to all of you around the world!

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Post by Dimitar »

Thinking about boards. Speaking about boards. Building them every day. Skip eating sometimes. Riding. Dreaming them in the night... - this is real addiction. We just can`t stop! :D

We made new board with mixed camber/rocker shape. We added some rocker between the bindings. The result is similar to lib`s "camber dominant banana".

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This is really nice shape, because it makes the board easier to turn, but it is still stable in high speed. It is good for hard pack as well. We did not test it in powder yet, unfortunately :?

The top sheet is natural nut veneer. After pressing it was looking like my grand mother`s wardrobe. We did not like it.

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So, we added a little art on it :D

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We are glad to see, that every new board is better and better.
On the next board, we plan to add magne-traction, die cutted base and nice graphic top sheet. Coming soon...
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Post by knightsofnii »

that combo of using a beautiful wood with matt like finish, and then having the balls to blap paint all over it, well I think that came out pretty Rad!

I'd love to try a deck with a bend like that, looks aggressive, mine are similar but you have to stare down the sidecut to even see it, just done for flex so that we could retain a radial sidecut :).
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Post by Dimitar »

These are some of our new boards.
The veneer gives them unique style, compared to everything else on the slopes.
People on the mountain did like them a lot.

Upgrades since the last post:
- poplar core
- kevlar on the tips and tails
- kevlar between the ptex and the inserts (otherwise nothing holds them up strong enough)
- 7 points magnetraction
- UHMW sidewall (instead of Smooth Cast 3xx)
- UHMW tip spacers

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Dimitar
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Post by Dimitar »

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...something new from our small dedicated shop:
- poplar core
- flying V rocker
- true twin
- isospeed 7200 base

Really lite construction. Great buttery feel. Good pop.

There is a little trouble with the base grind - the black p-tex makes the belt dirty and it is not possible for this shit to be grinded out of the white isospeed...

However the board is quite good. Any critics/complimets will be appreciated :))
Dtrain
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Post by Dtrain »

It looks rad as hell.
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Post by gozaimaas »

Looks good guys.
Keep pumping them out
Dimitar
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Post by Dimitar »

Thanks a lot, guys!
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