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how to increase rocker in a stiff blank

Forums: General DiscussionSeveral years ago someone ordered a bunch of longboard blanks from China.  They're fairly dense polyurethane foam and the quality control turned out to be impossibly poor....

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9-0 classic cruiser build

Forums: General DiscussionWon't go to in depth as my build process is pretty similar to most builds. 2 layers 6 oz on bottom and 3 layers of 6 oz on deck. Resin research epoxy with transparent tint. 2...

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Glass on fins and delam

Forums: General DiscussionHi, i have a board that someone has at different times and with different products, all poorly done, glassed all 3 fins back on, one at the very least has delamination under...

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New Swaylock's Forums

Forums: General DiscussionI'm gonna be making an announcement this week or next regarding the new forums. It's gonna be something very different, but I think kind of exciting!Please subscribe over on...

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Swaylock's Patreon

Forums: General DiscussionHey folks. So I've started the process of archiving Swaylock's. It should take a few more days...In the meantime, checkout our new Patreon and help out if you can...Again, the...

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and...Firing it up!

Forums: General DiscussionYes, this site is being shut down...and yes, I'm going to deploy a static archive of the forums and board archive 1999-2022. Hopefully I'll have that cut over done by end of...

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Shutting it down!

Forums: General DiscussionToday, I have locked up the forums so no new posts or replies can be added.Over the next week or so, I'll be pulling down a static version of the site, specifically all the...

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Troubles with hot coat on buckled nose repair

Topics: ding repairForums: General DiscussionI'm (finally) repairing a buckled nose on a board that I used to love, following directions / input I received from an old thread here. So far, everything...

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Epoxy resin gloss coat - what grit to start

Forums: General DiscussionIve found lots of threads on what grit to finish on, but wanted to see what grit people start with?I would like to start with 320 (400 on rails) to reduce chances of burn...

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Spackle in lieu of Q Cell in a pinch...

Topics: ding repairForums: General DiscussionHi all, I need to repair a ding that took a little bit out of the foam, maybe dime-size and 1/8" deep for reference. I rinsed the salt water off, let it dry...

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how to increase rocker in a stiff blank

Forums: General DiscussionSeveral years ago someone ordered a bunch of longboard blanks from China.  They're fairly dense polyurethane foam and the quality control turned out to be impossibly poor....

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9-0 classic cruiser build

Forums: General DiscussionWon't go to in depth as my build process is pretty similar to most builds. 2 layers 6 oz on bottom and 3 layers of 6 oz on deck. Resin research epoxy with transparent tint. 2...

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Glass on fins and delam

Forums: General DiscussionHi, i have a board that someone has at different times and with different products, all poorly done, glassed all 3 fins back on, one at the very least has delamination under...

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Pouring Blanks at home

Forums: General DiscussionHello everyone, I live in a place where surf blanks need to be imported, making this hobby very expensive. So i made my own blank mold, and use 3lbs two parts urethane foam...

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9-6 Glider, build thread

Forums: General DiscussionI have been wanting this board for a long time.  But things got crazy, and I had to put this on the backburner.  It was about 2 years ago I shaped my last board from a solid...

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Cleaning power sander

Forums: General DiscussionHello,Was wondering how often people clean their power sander and the difficulties involved? After each board I take off the side vents and blow out, but I can see sanded...

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Life without swaylocks

Forums: General DiscussionThis popped up on my google feed this morning. Typical of the kind of pointless babble, half truths and misinformation out there nowadays.Swaylocks is still the best place to...

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My first glassing and one problem

Forums: General DiscussionI laminated my first surfboard. It turned out quite well but there was a 3 cm bubble left on the deck, do you recommend removing it?I await your recommendations.Thanks

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Center fin Toe in?

Forums: General DiscussionSomeone mentioned that this toe in might have been intentional as part of a custom order. So my question is:1) What would toe result in with a center fin? Make the board pull...

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Zipper Cutting & Epoxy

Forums: General DiscussionNot cut lapping, zipper cutting. To all you long time glassers :⁠-⁠) do you find zipper cutting is easier with poly? Have gone completely cured, close to completely cured, and...

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