press frame finally!
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press frame finally!
So we finally got our press together. I was gonna build it from scratch but my friends father asked to see the prints, and then decided to send it to a fab shop and pay for it to get done. All we had to do was pick it up in VT, bring it back to boston, paint and assemble it.
I already have all the other items done, heat blanket, cat track etc. So tonight I should be setting all that stuff up. Ive gota wait for epoxy and fiberglass which is in the mail but we'll be pressing our first board soon. Ill post some picks when we lay up.
wish us luck.
I already have all the other items done, heat blanket, cat track etc. So tonight I should be setting all that stuff up. Ive gota wait for epoxy and fiberglass which is in the mail but we'll be pressing our first board soon. Ill post some picks when we lay up.
wish us luck.
Re: press frame finally!
looks like solid workmanship!
looking forward to see the skis that come out of this thing!
looking forward to see the skis that come out of this thing!
plywood freeride industries - go ply, ride wood!
that looks very nice. good job, guys!
i press Kublai at around 75 psi. above that i start to notice slight deflection of the I-beams. if i go higher, i would consider adding an additional center constraint.
oh, here's a quick layup video which shows a quick preview of the cassette.
click here for movie
i press Kublai at around 75 psi. above that i start to notice slight deflection of the I-beams. if i go higher, i would consider adding an additional center constraint.
oh, here's a quick layup video which shows a quick preview of the cassette.
click here for movie
thats an awesome video Kam, thanks. Your press looks like i tworks perfectly. I put the cat track, fire hose, and top mold in last night, and used an EPDM bungee suspension. It worked ok but there was a lot of slack in the cat track in between the bungees. I think I just need to pull it tighter on its line. Once I get it together I'll post some pics.
We've vacuum molded three boards already, so we've got some experience with layup. Do you have anything inside your press to located the board, or do you just eyeball it? Was that plastic you used as the top of your cassette? Is there Aluminum under the cat track?
thanks
We've vacuum molded three boards already, so we've got some experience with layup. Do you have anything inside your press to located the board, or do you just eyeball it? Was that plastic you used as the top of your cassette? Is there Aluminum under the cat track?
thanks
press frame finally
Nice Press! Great video on layup. It is great to be able to see how other guys get the job done. We all approach things a little bit different and it ihas been very helpfull to my project to be able to pickup the suttle details from all of the contributors to this forum. So, back to the subject of plastic over the layup. I have been using 1/8th in. HDPE, but have been getting very slight ripples in the topsheet when pressing at 75psi. Cattrack is 3/4 sq. steel with radiused corners. Will be pressing today with an additional 3/16th piece of masonite on top. Test press looked good. Will post results. Any others wth same problem? I can imagine Beansnow, that you are chompping to get your first press going. PM me if you need plastic sheets cut to size. I have a supplier 1 mile from my shop, and could grab what you need along with the alu we talked about. It is raining here so I am off to the cellar to make skis. We are all very fortunate to have such a great diversion to outside play, or mowing the lawn.
finally got the press to work last night. The cat track comes down pretty uniform. It does bridge the tip/tail radius slightly but theres only a few millimeters of space, so once i put the heating blanket in and the aluminum cassette it should work good.
I have a video from my cell phone i wnated to post, does anyone know how to conver a .3g2 to a .mov or something.
I have a video from my cell phone i wnated to post, does anyone know how to conver a .3g2 to a .mov or something.
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