It went pretty well. I’ve done 2 or 3 sets of plywood that seemed to go
easier. Its much harder to keep the lines straight with the fiberglass.
I layed up a whole panel about 15 x 15 then cut them out and foiled
with a angle grinder. I got the templates from a thread oldy started. I
modifyed the back one a little. Here are the photos. The board is my
third. First one with boxes and my first attempt at a performance shortboard. I took this on a trip to costa. I had made some wood fins that are in the last photo but neglected to put enough glass on them so they snapped while doing turns. I ended up riding my backup board.
inspirering stuff! so much so i spent the afternoon laying some cloth up to make some fins,and foiling some i had forgotten about.some really good tips on here,when ive tried to lay the glass up before ive always ended up with bubbles,this time i did it 2 layers at a time,and ive gone for 33 layers of 6oz...this will be so good if it works out,im forever knocking fins out!
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It went pretty well. I've done 2 or 3 sets of plywood that seemed to go easier. Its much harder to keep the lines straight with the fiberglass. I layed up a whole panel about 15 x 15 then cut them out and foiled with a angle grinder. I got the templates from a thread oldy started. I modifyed the back one a little. Here are the photos. The board is my third. First one with boxes and my first attempt at a performance shortboard. I took this on a trip to costa. I had made some wood fins that are in the last photo but neglected to put enough glass on them so they snapped while doing turns. I ended up riding my backup board.
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Nice job my friend (-: Mahalo,Larry
Nice work.
It’s very satisfying and a bit addictive , isn’t it ?
I’m going to lay up a panel any day now and do some keels for my next build , and some ’ experimental ’ sets for my quads.
Can you and Larry refresh my memory - it’s 22 layers of 6 oz for Probox isn’t it ?I’ll be using a roller.
And Larry , any tips for keeping bubbles to minimum ?
I used 33 for mine. I got some info from this. With a squegee I could only wet out 3 at once. I think with a roller chipfish was doing 5 to 10. Maybe he will chime in.
http://www.swaylocks.com/resources/detail_page.cgi?ID=1666.
http://www2.swaylocks.com/node/1020929
Thanks for the comment larry. Now if we could get some waves…
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Nice work.
It's very satisfying and a bit addictive , isn't it ?
I'm going to lay up a panel any day now and do some keels for my next build , and some ' experimental ' sets for my quads.
Can you and Larry refresh my memory - it's 22 layers of 6 oz for Probox isn't it ?I'll be using a roller.
And Larry , any tips for keeping bubbles to minimum ?
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Your memory is pretty good my friend, 22 layers of 6 oz.. As for keeping bubbles to a minimum, don't do more than 2 layers at a time. Don't dry out your lamination, work resin from bottom and top of glass at the same time with equal pressure. Always start for the middle of the panel out to the edge. Have fun my friend.
Mahalo, Larry
www.ProBox-Larryretrofits.Blogspot.com
A few questions I had too…
Should the bottom line of the fin be perpendficular to the weave, or can lay the pattern out on the panel any way you want?
Would laying the fin with the weave on the bias affect flex?
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A few questions I had too...
Should the bottom line of the fin be perpendficular to the weave, or can lay the pattern out on the panel any way you want?
Would laying the fin with the weave on the bias affect flex?
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Good question. With a zero 90 angle glass, which is what you are using, laying the fin anyway is OK my friend.
Mahalo,Larry
Larry,
How are you getting 1/4in out of 22 layers? I ended up with 33. Did I squeegee too much resin out or is it a cloth difference?
Thanks,
Christian
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2743709&l=933213be9c&id=507768786
I did some different rears this afternoon. The foiling went a little
easier. I think if I had a harder flatter surface to sand with (hard
power pad) it would be a bit easier to keep the lines straight. The
disc I’m using is the overlapped paper for the angle grinder. Like this:
http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/items/3WU13
doesn’t provide the flattest surface for blending each section together.
good on you !
it's not easy , IS it ?
i reckon EVERYONE should make themselves a board AND fins , at least TWICE in their lives , to get an appreciation of the work involved
[.... and , the same goes for posting photos , also !!]
cheers
ben
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I used 33 for mine. I got some info from this. With a squegee I could only wet out 3 at once. I think with a roller chipfish was doing 5 to 10. Maybe he will chime in.
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hi mate !
i laminate five to six at a time , max , [that's just me , though ...others may vary?] . i do this , using a roller ....6 lots of 6 [36 layers ] , as they seem to get a bit more "squashed down" with a roller , i find ! i try not to have too much excess resin either , if i can help it ....i find i use about 50mls of lam resin per 6 layers , when doing an 8x10" panel [sorry for the imperial and metric combo !]
..... anyway , i hope this helps ?
cheers
ben
Im sure you already saw this ben, but i felt it worth a link anyway: http://www2.swaylocks.com/forums/dont-build-your-own-fins-thread
fins are definitely hard work, but I wouldnt discourage anyone from trying it a few times. After all, its “easier” to buy a finished board than it is to make one, yet the guys here do it the hard way…
Hope youre doin well
Durbs