BACKYARD SHAPERS
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Re: BACKYARD SHAPERS
yes, thats all it is tiger, when I reglue it how am I meant to hold the foam to the stringer so it sets, I cant do this physically because of my back, normally thats what I would do mate, any suggestions for me tiger
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How stupid am I tiger, lol, when I read that i nearly feel off my chair, thanks mate.tiger wrote:Tape
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Digger , you can use an old car tyre cut into strips (like giant rubber bands), or you can use tie-downs , like the ones you use on yer roofracks........with the tie downs , put 3" square of ply (or similar) under the ratchet, so you dont put dints in the foam......and only enough ratchet pressure to hold the foam firmly on the stringer or you'll crush the rails of the blank.....
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I tell ya guys, wasnt a great advertisement for the quality of the blanks, think I will always stick to midget now
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Kayu, I guess you mean a car TUBE above.kayu wrote:Digger , you can use an old car tyre cut into strips (like giant rubber bands), or you can use tie-downs , like the ones you use on yer roofracks........with the tie downs , put 3" square of ply (or similar) under the ratchet, so you dont put dints in the foam......and only enough ratchet pressure to hold the foam firmly on the stringer or you'll crush the rails of the blank.....
A tyre might be a bit hard to cut up.
Beanpole
You aren’t the room Yuke You are just a wonky cafe table with a missing rubber pad on the end of one leg.
Skipper
I still don't buy the "official" narrative about 9/11. Oh sure, it happened, fcuk yeah. But who and why and how I'm, not convinced it was what we've been told.
You aren’t the room Yuke You are just a wonky cafe table with a missing rubber pad on the end of one leg.
Skipper
I still don't buy the "official" narrative about 9/11. Oh sure, it happened, fcuk yeah. But who and why and how I'm, not convinced it was what we've been told.
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Tubes !!! yeah...much easier than tyres,,Trev wrote:Kayu, I guess you mean a car TUBE above.kayu wrote:Digger , you can use an old car tyre cut into strips (like giant rubber bands), or you can use tie-downs , like the ones you use on yer roofracks........with the tie downs , put 3" square of ply (or similar) under the ratchet, so you dont put dints in the foam......and only enough ratchet pressure to hold the foam firmly on the stringer or you'll crush the rails of the blank.....
A tyre might be a bit hard to cut up.
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SALTMAN....bloody awesome
can't wait hear the ride report...if it goes half good it looks
can't wait hear the ride report...if it goes half good it looks
reginald wrote:Hang on, now all of a sudden I'm the bad guy. How the try again did that happen?
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well done saltman, nice work indeed.
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Question for ya saltman, how many boards have you done mate, it looks beautiful thats for sure, do you do your own glassing and sanding, how do you find fitting fcs, I havent done it yet, but thats mainly because I wanna master the art of glass in fins, and I havent yet, so im keeping on plugging away at it till I feel its time to move to fcs.
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And a whole lot later, an update!
Attached are a few shots of my son with his completed sled (questionable 9yr old's artwork included!).
After being a bit scared of the glassing process it really wasnt too bad, the UV cure made things really easy.......but the hours and hours of sanding nearly killed me, I hated that part.
Very happy with the way it turned out, it ended up being pretty much a 50/50 venture bewteen my son and I - and neither of us can wait to give it a go!!
Attached are a few shots of my son with his completed sled (questionable 9yr old's artwork included!).
After being a bit scared of the glassing process it really wasnt too bad, the UV cure made things really easy.......but the hours and hours of sanding nearly killed me, I hated that part.
Very happy with the way it turned out, it ended up being pretty much a 50/50 venture bewteen my son and I - and neither of us can wait to give it a go!!
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A few I have just done. One for a guy I work with and one for ME ME ME!
Hint to first time board builders (specially if you want to glass them yourself) DO A PLAIN WHITE BOARD!
Nice boards on here guys, love seeing other back yard builders work. There's no such thing as a mistake when you're learning, they're just another step in getting it right.
Mick
Hint to first time board builders (specially if you want to glass them yourself) DO A PLAIN WHITE BOARD!
Nice boards on here guys, love seeing other back yard builders work. There's no such thing as a mistake when you're learning, they're just another step in getting it right.
Mick
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I have a question that some of you may be able to help with...
A few of the boards I'm building are not getting as much drive off the bottom when in bigger surf i.e. 4ft+. I have a few ideas why but want to know if anyone else can shed some light on the matter...
- My I'm rounding off the bottom of my rails too early or to much.
- My sharp edge is not running up the tail of the board long enough.
- Not enough edge on my tucked under edge
- The board is a round tail...maybe too round for the bigger waves?
- Rails are too boxey?
Any ideas? Mark, are you out there?
I was looking at a mates board today who is an amazing surfer and has a few of Parko's boards (they grow up together) and his rails are a little boxier than what I'd expected as I thought you'd lose a bit of drive with the boxier rails? Maybe I need to go more pin tail for my boards overs 4ft?
Look forward to hearing from everyone!
A few of the boards I'm building are not getting as much drive off the bottom when in bigger surf i.e. 4ft+. I have a few ideas why but want to know if anyone else can shed some light on the matter...
- My I'm rounding off the bottom of my rails too early or to much.
- My sharp edge is not running up the tail of the board long enough.
- Not enough edge on my tucked under edge
- The board is a round tail...maybe too round for the bigger waves?
- Rails are too boxey?
Any ideas? Mark, are you out there?
I was looking at a mates board today who is an amazing surfer and has a few of Parko's boards (they grow up together) and his rails are a little boxier than what I'd expected as I thought you'd lose a bit of drive with the boxier rails? Maybe I need to go more pin tail for my boards overs 4ft?
Look forward to hearing from everyone!
Everyone has to pay their reef taxes!
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Hey Mick. Are you still at home?
Beanpole
You aren’t the room Yuke You are just a wonky cafe table with a missing rubber pad on the end of one leg.
Skipper
I still don't buy the "official" narrative about 9/11. Oh sure, it happened, fcuk yeah. But who and why and how I'm, not convinced it was what we've been told.
You aren’t the room Yuke You are just a wonky cafe table with a missing rubber pad on the end of one leg.
Skipper
I still don't buy the "official" narrative about 9/11. Oh sure, it happened, fcuk yeah. But who and why and how I'm, not convinced it was what we've been told.
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Re: BACKYARD SHAPERS
my $0.02 legde, I doubt the problem is in the boxiness of the rails and more likely in the rear section somewhere. Sounds like you already have some theories and I'd be inclined to agree that the edge might not be hard / long enough through to the tail. I don't think a rounded pin would give you any grief at all, but a wider round tail might make it feel a bit waffly in bigger stuff.
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Yea Dug, think we're ridding the same wave here. The sharpness along the back and the tucked under edge is the key I think. Also the larger round tail's not for bigger surf. I know as soon as I make something for the bigger and better days it'll go flat for a month!
Closing the shaping room down for a month. Next trip home is all about cleaning the shaping room up!!!!
Closing the shaping room down for a month. Next trip home is all about cleaning the shaping room up!!!!
Everyone has to pay their reef taxes!
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I think drive comes from bottom curve and fins more than rail profile . Rails are more about contributing to how a board behaves into and out of a turn . Hard edge... hmmm.... That gives me an idea!
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