choppin fins-FINISHED WITH PICS

RUSSIAN · Last edited by RUSSIAN on Aug 02, 2006 11:15 pm; edited 1 time in total

what methods could I use to chop my fins down. I dont have access to a grinder. I was thinking a portaband might do the trick, but I'm worried it might crack the fin.
Idea

LAXitives288 · Posted: Aug 01, 2006 9:55 pm Post subject:

sand paper, if you have a lot of time, its real hard to take off too much with that stuff, lol

Traffic113 · Pop Shuvit Joined: 02 Aug 2005 Posts: 125 City: Kingston

or just take them right off.

LAXitives288 · Posted: Aug 01, 2006 10:03 pm Post subject:

that was my next sugestion, but i figured if hes gonna go to the trouble of choppin 'em there must be a reason

Tater Salad · Faceplant Joined: 21 Aug 2005 Posts: 12 City: Menominee

a dremel could also do the trick if you have one Birthday

RUSSIAN · Posted: Aug 01, 2006 10:19 pm Post subject:

the integrity fins are kinda big. I would like something about half the size. in fact I rode a 39 with chopped fins and it felt real good, so that's what I'm looking to do, but cut the top off so the fin retains it shape.
I think I do have a dremel(or something similer) what bit would work best?

Jesse · Posted: Aug 01, 2006 10:28 pm Post subject:

RUSSIAN, use one of the straight bits with no angle, get to the shape you want and shape it the rest of the way with sandpaper.

deepcove · Posted: Aug 02, 2006 12:32 am Post subject:

I took a grinder to my Integ fins cause i find them too big. A dremel and a vice would take no time at all. Here is a before and after shot, they feel a lot better than the original shape. I might take them down a little more.

The Bug · Frontside 180 Joined: 16 Sep 2004 Posts: 434 City: Redding

I took the fins off my NT 41. Best decision ever.

Slapdown · Kickflip Joined: 20 Apr 2005 Posts: 4240 City: Austin

Taking fins off = Good plan.

chriscut · Backside 180 Joined: 28 Jun 2004 Posts: 2000

Sometimes when i'm falling a certain way i think, i wish i could enable some fins right about now... but other than that I love the freedom of being finless. it feels more like snowboarding to me.

Russian, I'm probably going to buy another pair of fins to cut down... but from the board side so i can keep the stock shape of the Integrity fins. Jamie Eddy did that to a pair of Integrity fins and it looked pretty sweet. he chopped them in half, moded the locking pins to the smaller size. Im sure you have to be really careful to keep the fin square, a squewed fin will probably give a board a mind of its own.

greg van wagnen · Posted: Aug 02, 2006 10:24 am Post subject:

just go rub them on the concrete for a while, thats how i do all of mine

PIRATE · Kickflip Joined: 11 Jul 2006 Posts: 2651

I got some custome made fins made out of aircraft aluminum. They cost me like $25 a fin to make cause there one offs to see if they work good. There pretty sweet if they work as well as I think there going to i'm going to be selling them through my shop, or maybe with Kent. I haven't talked to him about it much yet. There called "pirtate Planks" there bad ass.

ollieshuvitz · Posted: Aug 02, 2006 2:43 pm Post subject:

RUSSIAN, belt sanders work nicely. You can borrow mine when I get back if you want.

Greg T · Skeezer Joined: 13 Sep 2003 Posts: 2448 City: ohio

Here is a crappy picture of one of those plastic hyperlite fins that I chopped down. I just used a table jig saw and some sand paper. Worked out pretty well. But since it is a hyperlite, they have some weird hole pattern. I tried to add some studs so it would fit into my integrity, but it didnt work too well.

I liked the way the integrity rode finless though so I am not too concerned. But if someone knows of any fins less than 1" that fit an integrity nicely, let me know. The integrity fins seem a little too big for my liking and chopping down fiberglass seems a little more difficult than plastic.

SleuCrew · Posted: Aug 02, 2006 6:03 pm Post subject:

Greg T, RUSSIAN, If you guys want I can sell you some of our aluminum .7 fins... They should fit an Integrity.

RUSSIAN · Posted: Aug 02, 2006 6:15 pm Post subject:

Chris Barcellos, thats exactly what I want to do
SleuCrew, those are a 2 hole pattern no??

I have one of those hand held sanders that goes back and forth. Maybe I'll try that. Thanks for the ideas guys, I'll post some pics when I'm done.

SleuCrew · Posted: Aug 02, 2006 9:02 pm Post subject:

RUSSIAN, They have every hole pattern in them... just take the plugs out of your integ fins and put them in and screw the center bolt.

Greg T · Skeezer Joined: 13 Sep 2003 Posts: 2448 City: ohio

SleuCrew, are they made to fit an omen rocker line or are they flat on top? Also, how long are they?

SleuCrew · Posted: Aug 02, 2006 9:42 pm Post subject:

Greg T, They have a little bit of rocker in them... but not too much, they are pretty universal. I have a few friends that have been rocking them on their wakeboards as well. To me they are the prefect fin, enough grab to feel comfy w2w but still really loose for everything else.

The dimensions are .7 x 5in