dingbat Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 My first go at making my own. Keeping my fingers crossed that it comes out well. Anyone else here build at home? :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxguitarist Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 No breather cloth is needed? just some perf ply? I vacuum press skateboards, a bit simpler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingbat Posted January 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 That red mesh stuff is like a breather. I'll let you know how it worked in a couple days. This may end up as a skateboard. :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxguitarist Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 d'oh, I thought it had a red texalium topsheet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csquared Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 but you might find this interesting. http://www.bomberonline.com/articles/building_coiler.cfm I think I could now do about 90% of the steps myself. However, I still feel like the apprentice. Hope yours turns out. Mine has been amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trenchman Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 Wow, I have always wanted to try. Hope it turns out well! Here's a link on how to. http://www.grafsnowboards.com/index.php?url=Home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chubz Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 Good luck with it. I went press and now have a bag to do some of my downhill skateboards. My first alpine board attempt is about 95% done just havent had the nuts to put it all in the press. What did you use to make the oversized bag? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUD Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 I'm still in the design and collection of supplies stage. I will have a couple of boards hitting the snow next season. BUT, for right now, it's baby time. My wife is due soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingbat Posted January 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 Red Texalium,....hmmm.:rolleyes: Maybe the next one. csquared, Thanks for the link. I've skimmed that article twice now and have to take some time to read it thoroughly. looks like there's alot of good stuff in there. clebner, The sooner you start, the sooner you'll get done.:D I used Dan's snowcad to make the shape for this board. Have you seen the skibuilders.com site? I found it a little more helpfull than the Graph forum. Chubz, It's a 12' x 4' urethane vacuum bag. I didn't make it, just borrowing it from work. The layup went easier than I thought it would. Just give yourself plenty of work area and go through the whole thing step-by-step out loud first. Having someone to mix epoxy and hand you things is a big time saver too. Are you on skibuilders? I'd love to see some pics of your work. Same goes for you MUD. Good luck with your kid. -Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pebu Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 Cleb, if you're ever actually makin a board I'd sure like to see that. I've been interested in building one (I'm sure it'd end up being an addiction) but I don't really have the capitol to get through a project like that. Mostly time would be the issue. But if somebody were to have the press or vacuum equip needed, I might plunk down a little cash for some materials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUD Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 So Dingbat, WOuld you like to tell us about your board? Spec? Anything special in the layup?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingbat Posted January 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 So Dingbat,WOuld you like to tell us about your board? Spec? Anything special in the layup?? Specs are very Donnek Axxes/Prior 4WD -ish. The layup is pretty standard 22oz triax glass. I put a uni-directional glass "X" on the tip and tail area to add some tortional stiffness and uni-directional glass at 90* in the binding areas above and below the core for a little insurance against splitting the board. I like to call this "Mono-Linear Edge Support Technology" and anyone who ends up using this board would be a "Mono-Linear Edge Support Technology Enhanced Rider":rolleyes: Here's a link to my Journal at Skibuilders: http://www.skibuilders.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=992 And yes, I'm now aware that the stance is too wide.....ooops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingbat Posted January 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 :D:D:D:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pebu Posted January 30, 2008 Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 Nice! Turned out beautiful. Got a chance to ride it yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furi Posted January 30, 2008 Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 sweet looking board! Thanks for the link to the journal - I love reading/seeing the step-by-step stuff. I don't think I could never attempt building my own board...it would be all messed up I'm terrible at these types of projects heh Are you going to try applying topsheets next? Or keep practicing? What did you find was the hardest part of the process? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chubz Posted January 30, 2008 Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 I will see if I can get some core pics taken. I had some somewhee but cannot locate them, nice turn out, good work, very clean. All I can say is that building a board takes much more work than could be expected, so be proud of what you have done. Unless one has one thru the process, it is hard to appreciate what goes into making a board especially if you are doing it solo from your house or garage. I use skibuilders as my main guide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingbat Posted January 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 Nice! Turned out beautiful. Got a chance to ride it yet? Thanks. Not yet, still have some work to do to it and needs at least a week for the epoxy to fully cure. sweet looking board! Thanks for the link to the journal - I love reading/seeing the step-by-step stuff. I don't think I could never attempt building my own board...it would be all messed up I'm terrible at these types of projects hehAre you going to try applying topsheets next? Or keep practicing? What did you find was the hardest part of the process? Thanks. I plan on doing top sheets on boards once I am sure of the soundness of my layups. Untill then I plan on using clear bases and no topsheet so I can keep an eye on my layup and improve build quality. The hardest part of the process was getting the nerve up to do the layup. A lot of time and effort can go south real quick if anything goes wrong. I will see if I can get some core pics taken. I had some somewhee but cannot locate them, nice turn out, good work, very clean. Cool, I'd love to see them. You got anything up on skibuilders? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chubz Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 Not yet, nor do I think I will post, at least not until I actually carve on it. If it explodes the first run down, it back to the drawing board. I held up on snowboard buildng until I get a large , more efficient are to do the builds. Every step I take I have to rearrange stuff in the garage, royal PITA. there is not flow to the process. I have not been into any way, my main focus has been building skateboards, thats where my guts are at right now. I couple I have done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingbat Posted January 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 That was you with the video on the highway in PA wasn't it?:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chubz Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 Penn View?? Yea, it was me. I plan to go back in the summer and bomb it from the top. That was the first big hill I did. Its a great run but you need a chase car to cover you back. I wanted to do that hill since being a kid, but never had a board that aws right to do it. So why not build one. Its my avatar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willywhit Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 My first go at making my own. Keeping my fingers crossed that it comes out well. Anyone else here build at home? :D I've seen some garage kiteboards come out pretty nice but no edges or flex involved.They just tend to be a bit heavier than something you'd pay $500 for. Banker made some sweet boards for awhile. Nice work mang! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chubz Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 Who are you using for your epoxy and composite supply? I found a great guy out of NH, Jon Soller www.sollercomposites.com He has most everything in composites you could imagine, plus Jon is very infomrative on helping out with different materials. I am looking to get some material in the near future, if you are interested, maybe we could go in on a larger sum of material to get his discounts. I am looking to get some triax CF and some other stuff, but prices of CF have gone thru the roof since I last bought from him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingbat Posted January 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 Sweet! His prices on carbon tape look great. Thanks for the link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chubz Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 Ding Here is my first go of it. I have some lessons learned ,but I hope to get this in the bag by the end of season. I am in process of getting my next batch of CF. I used most of what I had in my skateboard builds. The black strips were theorhetical torsion strips, but I may just sand them off. The core was made of hard maple and poplar. I resawed it from a resawed block I expoxied together, so the center stringer on the left is from the same piece of wood as the one on the right. If you numbered them l1=r1, l2=r2 and so on. this allows similar flex characteristics on each side of the board, rayther than just epoxying a bunch of stringers together. The shadows are excess epoxy that stained the wood. The nose is capped base material over wood and the shot with the pencil shows camber I cut into the core, rather than molding it during pressing. two pencil;s can fit under the camber. Although challenging, cutting the camber was one of my most satisfying items during the work. Resawing the core was pretty satisfying too. Keep in mind, while doing this in a fairly rudamentary shop. I have a rib cage press built like the one on skibuilders, but I may just bag it, if my forms fit in the bag. Other wise I need to make some fixings to my pneumatic bladder I made form roofing material. I can find any cheap 4" hose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chubz Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 Ding a few more questions. What material did you use on the top sheet that gives it that ashen/dry look? I figured the epoxy would seep right thru what ever top layer that is put on it. Did you reinforce the tail and tip with any plastics or is it just the composties to wood? What are the blocks taht can be seen under the bag along the edges in the first pic? Would your work be willling to sell a 12x4 bag? I may need to give you a call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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