Shaped a board on a Saturday afternoon. Took about 3 hours. Not breaking records over here.
2 days later I dropped off the board with a friend to have the Art work done. He told me wait “about a week”… 6 hours later he sends me a text…“board is done”.
12 days from raw blank to finished Surfboard. Not bad for a guy that works 45+hrs per week in an industry that has nothing to do with surfboards… what’s up…post it up…
If I knew how to do “sideways” photos on my own I could F with people all the time…nope…swaylock’s makes the sideway stufff…I entered the photos straight up. …I think it’s kind of fun …sideways swaylocks stuff…
US Blanks 6-2P, Red denestity, Basswood stringer…Resin Research Epoxy Resin… Shaped and glassed by Stingray…
Micro Aggression Surfboards!!!
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that looks awesome, where did you get that lime green paint from? (tomo inspired?) hehe
Nice Ray.
Looks like Fusions went in post glass?
I love your glassing cart Ray!
That came out nice, Ray. What happened to the lawn? The Great Drought? Mike
No more lawn. No more lawn mower. Way less hassle. More time for surfboards.
Every set of under the glass fin boxes I have installed has caused me problems. Bubbles, extra hassle with lam. And then I’d have to go back and sand and grind and repair. So now I just put them in afterwards and I’m much happier.
Hey Ray. Thats how I put my boxes in too. Plus, you have a nice surface other than foam to set the router on to make the cut. Lots of great native plants that never have to be watered once they’re established. In fact, they don’t like summer water. Mike
Nice board, buth this thread has gotten me thinking. Huck, In your opinion what are, if any, the negatives to putting the boxes in after the lam? Does it dull the router blades. I’m about to tackle my first epoxy glass job and it seems easier to put the boxes in after the lam. I assume I would use two 4 oz football patches (the top one slightly larger), then just gring them down with the laps. Seems like it would be easier to get any air bubbles out this way and simplify the bottom lamination of the board. Is there that big a difference in the strength? Thanks
Me? Somehow a question on this thread got addressed to me? I pretty much always put my boxes in after the lam. Then my tail patch goes over. But I have also installed boxes with no glass over. I think glassing over adds an extra seal against cracks/leaks, but don’t view it as adding significant strength otherwise. The strength is in the bond to the foam when installing, I like to get some glass in there if I can.
Sorry, I was addressing Stingray since it was his thread. I must have just read something you posted. In any event, your answer is definitely welcome. Thanks. I am going to try and put my future boxes in after the lam on the board I’m working on. Since it is my first epoxy glass job I feel that way I can concentrate on just doing a good lam and then focus on the boxes on their own. Do you lam both sides and then do the boxes or do the boxes prior to laminating the deck?
I lam bottom and top then put the boxes in. If I handle the blank much before both sides lammed I always seem to damage it somehow.
J3, Google “first epoxy glass job”. I layed it all out in an easy to read thread years ago…and it’s all stuff I learned on Swaylocks.
I’m a Bro not a Pro.
Lam bottom, lam top. hot coat top, hot coat bottom. All 4 steps in less than 24 hours. Set board aside for a few days or weeks so it can cure. Come back later and install fin boxes… my main thing with surfboards is repairs…I’ve been installing longboard center fin boxes for years after hot coat… and I do a cap / tail patch after the fact like Huck…
A Pro chasing a super light surfboard does things different.
Stingray
if the job is done right, either is fine.
When your talking 100 + boards a week then, maybe, you might have to address this decision.
… Beautiful surfboard is a beautiful surfboard.
… If your a powerful ripper that wants a supa light board then yes, put them in the foam (PLUS and extra 2 layers on top).
splitting hairs
Thanks, I’ve read your “First epoxy glass job” thread about 5 or 6 times. It’s very helpful and I think I have the needed info to start. Due to my schedule I don’t think I can do the 24 hour method. I’m hoping lam both sides within 24 hours, but then I will have to wait another week. So I plan on laminating, install boxes, hot/final coat (perhaps 2 coats), sand.
One last question. Are you putting the boxes in after the final coat, not just the lam, since you want to get all the epoxying done in the 24 hours , or is there another reason? If I have to do some sanding between coats, due to my time frame, it seems easier to wait and do the final coats after the boxes are in. Thanks again