Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2014 8:15 pm
Ive taken 2mm+ off the thickness in the middle
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Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2014 3:28 am
Im pressing a board tomorrow using some biaxial carbon I was gifted. Cant wait to see how it goes.
Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2014 1:58 pm
good luck for todays carbon board press, interested to hear what weight carbon you use and how the flex comes out..
Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2014 4:04 pm
I actually dont know what weight the carbon is lol.
Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2014 5:09 pm
This is it. Its 0.22mm thick
Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2014 8:59 pm
Ok its a failure.
Its rediculously easy to flex tortionally, more than I expected and the weight is only 20grams lighter than the last one which is 170, this is a 162 split so less length but an extra 2 edges and extra 12 inserts.
It took about 120 grams less resin too.
Its rediculously easy to flex tortionally, more than I expected and the weight is only 20grams lighter than the last one which is 170, this is a 162 split so less length but an extra 2 edges and extra 12 inserts.
It took about 120 grams less resin too.
Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2014 3:36 am
Soft torsion should have been a no brainer, Good powder board maybe?
Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2014 3:53 am
I did expect it but not quite that much. Triax really does a great job.
Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2014 2:57 am
Hi,
the reason it so easily torsioned is the fibre orientation: its 0° and 90°. For torsional rigidity u'd need +45°/-45° fibre orientation.
The 0° in your board makes the flex harder, the 90° isn't doing too much at all :) Well, it adds a harder flex crosswise, which is something we don't really need as our skis/boards are much longer than wide.
the reason it so easily torsioned is the fibre orientation: its 0° and 90°. For torsional rigidity u'd need +45°/-45° fibre orientation.
The 0° in your board makes the flex harder, the 90° isn't doing too much at all :) Well, it adds a harder flex crosswise, which is something we don't really need as our skis/boards are much longer than wide.
Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2014 5:12 am
Oh really 
Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2014 7:50 am
Oh Yes 
Really thought of posting this because an experienced builder like you surely knows this. But then thought of newbies reading this
Really thought of posting this because an experienced builder like you surely knows this. But then thought of newbies reading this
Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2014 8:24 am
I bring that up all the time. 90 deg fibers do nothing but add weight (at least in skis... I'll admit it might help a little on a snowboard, but not much). It does look nice though, and that should count for something!
Every once in a while somebody comes up with the idea that 90 deg fibers will help torsion rigidity, but it's just not true.
Great looking boards goz, regardless of the results!
Every once in a while somebody comes up with the idea that 90 deg fibers will help torsion rigidity, but it's just not true.
Great looking boards goz, regardless of the results!
Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2014 9:58 am
If you look at the carbon board you can see I sneakily marked out the inserts with some small pieces of baking paper that I cut with a hole punch.
Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2014 10:06 am
but every time you bring this up I site that g3 and several other major manufacturers use 90 degree fibers in skis, so either they dont have enginerds working for them or they are retards, one of the 2.
It must provide some additional support allowing them to reduce fiber weight somewhere or adds dampening or its all a lie and its marketing and they put it in there and waste material and money.
It must provide some additional support allowing them to reduce fiber weight somewhere or adds dampening or its all a lie and its marketing and they put it in there and waste material and money.
Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2014 10:14 am
Well, if its used as a top layer I totally understand it - it just looks good.