Congrats dude I think it looks great. To save weight I used pretty low infill (10-15%) and just relied on the walls to provide strength but my boards are smaller. Glad to hear it dove well. One of the things I’ve noticed when wake surfing is that the lattice-style boards pop out of the water more aggressively than a normal board when they get submerged.
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Thanks! Yeah I just started learning about walls adding strength and whatnot…a lot of tricks I’m sure to get it much much lighter
Looks sick!
Can fully agree that the most sustainable boards are the ones that last the longest, or also ones that are upcycled! If your ever out in Maine would love to show you our shop. I think with the developments in 3d printing there are going to be a lot of advancments in materials (meaning more light weight) but it will have to come with time.
We have some boards that have lasted a long time, but since the boards are relitivaly new (a few years old) its hard to say exaclty what thier long term durablility will be. Hard to say right now but so far no signs of our good boards failing yet.
These boards are the perfect “Poser/Sprinter Van” board. They are trendy, cool looking and signed by the AI robot that printed them. If you can ever get them down cheap enough you could make a deal with Costco. A discriminating Surfer wants a board that will ride well. Which means “Shape comes first.”
I mean…sure you can hate on them. That’s reasonable and expected. AI robot that printed them? No sir. I put over 30 hours into the shape and CAD to get it ready for printing. Good luck finding many people with that skill in their wheelhouse.
Sometimes it’s about trying new things just for the sake of it. No progress would ever get made just stamping out poly boards forever.
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Markets dictate. 30 hours! WOW! As I said or to develop further; There will always be a market for boards that look the part. Like yours. OR There won’t be. What you do is unique, but that does not mean it is a surfboard. The amount of time you spend on something doesn’t make it relative. It’s “shape first”. When I see one out at Rincon or Sunset being ridden by one of those unknown locals and he’s ripping it up; Maybe I’ll give some thought to whether or not it’s a surfboard. Try spending 30 hours in a shaping bay. Don’t get me wrong; I am not debating hand shaping vs. CNC. A 3D printed surfboard is neither. Oh and I don’t hate on anything. If you post on a public forum, you open yourself up to criticism constructive or otherwise. Some people are of course going to love what you have created. My opinion and its opinion only is that the whole idea is laughable.
Is 3D printing impractical at this point? Perhaps so.
Not sure I would call 3D prototyping laughable.
3D printing has the potential to create complex features and credible surfboard shapes.
Are there still obstacles? Absolutely.
Einstein started as a patent clerk…
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Thinking of a distant future, in which you carry your fav surfboard shapes on your USB stick with you. Being able to access your shapes anywhere in the world w/o shipping hassle. When you leave the island you grant your boards to local kids and move on as luggage fees are more expensive than printing a new board from upcycled plastic. Ok, now I curious …
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Another upside,
Should be less waste (dust, offcuts, etc.) because you are adding material instead of removing it.
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