Forum Rules
Forums: General Discussion The rules of Swaylock's Surfboard Design Forum are pretty simple. The rules are: 1) No personal attacks. 2) Stick to the topics of the various forums. 3) Please NO...
View ArticleFAQ,Beginners Area, Read First Sticky Thread
Forums: General DiscussionThis thread is intended to be a place for links to other threads that are generally considered to contain useful information for beginners, sort of a "start here at Sways if...
View ArticleUserpoints
Forums: General DiscussionCurrently, we restrict users from adding comments to a forum topic until they have at least 10 userpoints. Points are gained by adding new posts and when people "like" your...
View ArticleSpackle 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...
View ArticleEpoxy 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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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...
View ArticleShutting 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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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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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...
View Articlehow 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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