csquared Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 Okay, so I built this board. Well, actually I had a lot of help from Bruce but I experienced virtually the whole process from end to end. I think it was an experience worth sharing. So I put together an article and you can find it here if you haven't already seen it: http://www.bomberonline.com/articles/building_coiler.cfm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingbat Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 Great article! "Of the final stage I can only say “Don’t try this at home.” " I got to ask you though....Why the hell not? http://www.skibuilders.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=992 :biggthump:biggthump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUD Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 Thanks for posting that csquared. I found it interesting. I am VERY interested in metal technology and how different manufactures are using it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groovastic Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 GREAT! That's what I'd like to do. Maybe in Pogo or Virus or some other European factory... I've been thinking about it for 3 years now, but I still haven't done anything about it how long did it take to make that beauty? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csquared Posted January 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 ... when you're having fun. It took the better part of four days to go from raw materials to the laminated board sans top sheet. If Bruce had been doing it, he would have been about twice as fast. Then it took 4 months to find time to design, order, and get the top sheet on the board. My family was very, very patient while I abandoned them day after day during our holiday to play around in Bruce's shop. I think the only reason I managed to find time to write the article and get a top sheet designed was that I was in the hospital for a week having a double hernia repaired in October. Its a busy life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csquared Posted January 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 Great article!"Of the final stage I can only say “Don’t try this at home.” " I got to ask you though....Why the hell not? http://www.skibuilders.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=992 :biggthump:biggthump I now realize that you've been working on your own creation so here's my response: there's certainly no reason why any of us should not try constructing a board at home. The context in which I said "don't try this" related to the final step in the core shaping process that Bruce uses. Because Bruce cuts the camber into the core the thickness gauging of the core requires a lot of finesse. Using Titanal plies means that the core material must be very thin (or the board would be too stiff). After gauging the core down with a router to the point that the tip and tail are only about 3 mm thick, Bruce takes it the last .1 to .2 mm with a sander and the coursest media you can find. The material disappears in the blink of an eye and I think he spent about 10 seconds on the whole board. The crudest method was used to achieve the finest result. However, you or I could easily destroy a lot of hard work by doing this oiurselves. So, "don't try this at home". Good luck with the board. Its a great project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingbat Posted January 30, 2008 Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 Yeah, I was just being a little bit of a wise-a$$. I'm still picking over that article for tricks to use in future boards.:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglez Posted January 30, 2008 Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 Are we going to see that badboy on Friday at SOS? I like your C2 in the Coiler C. Neat idea. And the Blue spotlight at the waist made me do a double take. I thought for a sec it was a light reflection. Very cool. How does she ride? D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bell Posted January 30, 2008 Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 Beautiful board! Interesting article, too. Thanks for sharing the experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csquared Posted January 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 ...will be at SOS on Friday. In fact, it may be the only suitable board I have if we get the promised snow (Bruce is trying to poach it and is complaining that all he has to ride at the moment is a Schtubby). Thanks for compliments on the graphics. If you are thinking of ordering a Coiler, I have given Bruce the graphics minus the 2 over the C. He actually applied it backwards. I had designed it with the C at the tail of the board which is generally the way that ski graphics are laid out. However, the design is pretty ambidextrous so I am not unhappy with the result. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglez Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 Never thought of the direction of the text. You are right, normally the other direction, from tail to tip. Looks great though. Hope the Schtubby that Bruce has on hand isn't Shred's. I think he is going to go postal if he doesn't get it soon. D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 Good article. Took two Cuba Libre's and then some to get through it, well written and well worth the time. I think it is easy to take for granted what Bruce, Sean, Chris and others put into our boards. Pure Love. (if I ever have the means to order a Coiler, thats what Ill call it, Pure Love) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csquared Posted January 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 Good one Art. The topsheets of Bruces race boards used to read "PURE RACE" but I know he would approve of "PURE LOVE". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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