Carbon Wrap
Forums: General DiscussionWhat adhesive is best for getting a carbon wrap to stay in place? Something that will not react to 249 resin.
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Pinline bleed...
Forums: General DiscussionOk, so I have a bad case of pin bleed. I didn't add extra wax in (unlike my first board) as my understanding is that polishing resin already has wax added? To correct this,...
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One of the first thrusters?
Forums: General DiscussionProbably not, but check out this 70s era Smithie by Surfboards Australia. Any info? I have too many boards as it is or I would pick it up. On Craigslist for...
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Trying to find info on this board
Forums: General DiscussionForgotten board in our shed, trying to find any info on it. Thanks in advanceIMG_0228.JPG
View Articlegreat article on flex, well there is some gold in the comments anyway
Forums: General Discussionhttp://www.swellnet.com/news/design-outline/2017/07/10/boarding-school-flexAs I said the article is kinda simple but the discussions in the comments are really interesting, a...
View ArticleShaping first board - is stringerless too ambitious?
Forums: General DiscussionI have ended up with a stringerless eps blank and I am at a cross roads. The board I am planning on making is to be 5'8, 20'' wide and 2.5 deep so not too long and relatively...
View Articlefoam paint overspray
Forums: General DiscussionSearched around but couldn't find anything specific relating to this... Just spray painted my blank (liquitex acrylic) and a little bled through the paper i was using to cover...
View ArticleCedar stringers
Forums: General DiscussionHey guys, just a quick one.Do I need to seal a cedar stringer before I lam the board?I just read it on surfblanks.com.auI've never used a cedar stringer so I got no idea?Cheers!
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Forums: General DiscussionHey guys, just a quick one.Do I need to seal a cedar stringer before I lam the board?I just read it on surfblanks.com.auI've never used a cedar stringer so I got no idea?Cheers!
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FCS2 compatible 3d printable plugs
Forums: General Discussionhi to all,I developed a 3d printable fcs2 plug compatible, to make it easyer and to make it safer I decided to remove the tension rod and replace it with a screw... basically...
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3D printing large surfboard fins
Forums: General DiscussionI think I better start a new thread with a more appropriate title, because I have clearly moved on from my attempts to cast 'hybrid laminated fins'. . 3D printing fins from...
View ArticleFiberglass weave visible after hotcoat
Forums: General DiscussionHi guys. I used 6oz fiberglass e-glass, bought locally from composite material supplier, to laminate my surfboard. After hotcoat, the weave are visible through the hotcoat. I...
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Ashes in a lam.
Forums: General DiscussionMy buddy Scott died the day before Easter. A few weeks before that I asked him to my house to 'help' me glass a board and gave me a partially shaped blank. Said he wasn't...
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Design forum Retro food
Forums: General DiscussionAfter all this is the best Surfboard design forum. Just saying’ here That, from the ancients to my day, there was no such thing as the “web”. As always, to be a successful...
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2017 Fishing SUP
Forums: General DiscussionAnother mad scientist project for when the surf is small or flat. My buddy Jason gave me a 12’ blank to support my fishing SUP project. I wanted to make a board that was a bit...
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first board shape
Topics: 1st time shapingForums: General Discussionwhats up guys, my names sean and thanks largely to studying these forums for the past few months, I finished shaping my first board about 2 weeks ago....
View ArticleNorth Shore Winter Board
Forums: General DiscussionHello board shapers, designers, and fellow surfers, I joined this forum so long ago when I was collecting surfboards and wanted to get info on the boards I was buying and some...
View ArticleModified Makita N1900b Planer
Forums: General DiscussionAny and all direction would be appreciated... I found a used Makita N1900b planer and I would like to modify it. It has a very shallow max cut depth as well as a horrible knob...
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For expert glassers only
Forums: General DiscussionHi I was asked to makea surfboard with this resin tint job.I have experience in glassing surfboards but I've never did this before.I am thinking to proceed this way: 1)stick...
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Fabric inlay on deck question
Forums: General DiscussionPic for reference. Just wanna see if i have this right. I would lam the bottom and cutlap to the deck. Tape off for cloth inlay on deck. Inlay the cloth. Then do i tape off...
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