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PostPosted: May 07, 2007 2:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wakeness450, you have a lot of sanding to do my friend...
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PostPosted: May 07, 2007 10:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

yeah i think im still going to sand a little more, but i duno how much it will matter
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PostPosted: May 07, 2007 1:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

VinceWhiteman, how did it rot? even with fiberglass?
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PostPosted: May 07, 2007 2:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hey man sorry about the delay, I would go to a surf shop and ask a shaper like at Nichols in New Smyrna or look on 2ndlight.com.
Normally unless you are experienced or just dont care it would be best to let a pro do the glassing.
Also is that foam? You probably would want to add a stringer.

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PostPosted: May 11, 2007 2:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I finally built my own board after wrestling too small boards and griptaped childrens wakeboards.....because I am a big guy 2m(6"7') and 155kg(350lbs) with shoe size 16US I wasn't able to ride normal boards the proper way....but now with my: 120(47") 45(17,7") wide with 35(13,8") tails it's the best.....I can finally cut hard, deepwater start and pop higher ollies then ever.

It is made out of 5 layers of ply with a 1 layer fiberglassed bottom and a celrubber(neoprene) deck that grips like hell!!

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PostPosted: May 11, 2007 7:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

apple103, that is a sick paintjob. nice work
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PostPosted: May 11, 2007 9:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

apple103, you should make a concave deck, looks like you did a nice job on that flat.
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PostPosted: May 11, 2007 10:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

apple103, awesome job man, i cant really tell what is in the graphic on the bottom but im really liking it. Very Happy Very Happy
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PostPosted: May 11, 2007 10:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

ripava82, it looks like a white outline of a face in the blackness? look at it with the top of your head tilted right the pointy part is the nose
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PostPosted: May 11, 2007 11:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

beasoldierprstn, damn still not seeing it Embarassed
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PostPosted: May 12, 2007 7:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

this might help.....it is a photo of a good friend of mine....the guy that got me enthausiast for wakeskating!

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PostPosted: May 12, 2007 7:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

logan that is my next project....no that I have my boardsize the way I want it!! Wink
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PostPosted: May 16, 2007 8:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

do you guys think it would be a waste of money to try to fiberglass the foam skate i made on page 5? i just dont wanna waste my money.
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PostPosted: May 17, 2007 6:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I asked this before, but will you keep the wood bottom, or is it just there for the shape? I think if you sand it down very well, it is worth fiberglassing it! but keep in mind that is a lot of work.....cause you'll need a lot of layers to make that foam rigid enough!
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PostPosted: May 18, 2007 10:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

apple103, right now the wood bottom is staying there for shape, i was debating fiberglassing the wood and the foam together, or just glassing the foam and figuring out how to make it a bi level. im definatly going to need to make it heavier, so it's either going to go with the wood somehow, or id have to find a way to make the foam heavier.
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PostPosted: May 19, 2007 9:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

how did you sand the stairs for the concave? Crazy Eyes
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PostPosted: May 23, 2007 9:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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how did you sand the stairs for the concave? Crazy Eyes


I did mine with a belt sander.....and a lot of handwork!

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PostPosted: Jun 08, 2007 4:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

From what I have read so far, it sounds like WWSA glues the plys together, then puts them in the jig to shape them. I was thinking about shaping each ply first by soaking the ply in water to soften it and then dry it in the jig. Then when I have all my plys shaped, glue them together and press them in the jig again for drying. Would I just be wasting my time with the extra steps?

Also, how much rocker is lost when you take the plys out of the jig?

I'm hoping to build a skate over the summer, just need to get a good plan together first.

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PostPosted: Jun 08, 2007 6:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

When you have thin plys glue them together and immediately put the "sandwich" in your jig and let the glue set there! The recoil of my board when I took it out was hardly noticable.....Just make sure you use thin plys and good glue, urethane or epoxy! God luuck making your own, nothing beats the feeling riding your own!
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PostPosted: Jun 08, 2007 11:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

apple103, thanks man! You did an awesome job on your board... one of the best homemade ones I've seen. How many plys did you make yours, and how much does it weigh?
At a local lumber warehouse I can get 1/8" birch plywood sheets. Couldn't get maple smaller then 1/4". I'll look a couple more places, but it seems like birch should be fine too.

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