It will break easily…If he does a hard bottom turn or cut back I think it will be gone for sure. Cool Idea though.
…i’d be SO stoked to get to do a hard bottom turn !!
[at the moment i would be stoked to be pain free enough to be able to paddle a board …]
pascal [‘popeye’ , here] might have to be my crash test dummy [he’s smart , though , so he may say "NO WAAAY !! "] for my various excursions on the thin line …
Ben, whats the cuttlefin good for??, i mean how is it supposed to affect the ride??. Im thinking of making some more superchargers for my fish, and from a 5’’ panel ( 1 metre, yes im tight!! ) i could make 2 different sets, and im thinking of trying a small set of cuttlefins just for something different.
Cheers.
P.S how are you injured??
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Ben, whats the cuttlefin good for??, i mean how is it supposed to affect the ride??. the only way i could describe it is it felt alive and lighter Im thinking of making some more superchargers for my fish, and from a 5’’ panel ( 1 metre, yes im tight!! ) i could make 2 different sets, and im thinking of trying a small set of cuttlefins just for something different. do it and let us know what you think [bear in mind , 'wildy’s was foam / microcell core , and epoxy …
Cheers.
P.S how are you injured?? neck , shoulders , spine pain , losing feeling in right hand …
Definately keen on some small cuttlefins as sc’s, sounds good!. Not so good on the injuries mate, get better ( and in the water! ) soon.
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…and , the ‘bonzer3’ mini-runners…
…the next hemp fin panels [for two MR trailer fins templates …]
I also laid up a red panel , for the second double foiled red small side fin …
…speaking of red ,
here is the single keel I lent to a mate to try in his longboard . Could be interesting ? [with thanks to ‘ZoSurf’ for the fin !]
it’s a big base
the remodelled "fatbaslardass"s ‘keel’ [bottom view, pre- refoiling …]
cheers !
ben
inside edge …
outside…
for two one-tabber pairs …[the panel on the left has three layers of hemp , the one on the right three layers…]
more red fins …
…happy [busy] days ahead
and …
sir wak wak, you should be impressed by THIS ?? [the return of the catholic uniform fin panel ?]
Loved those uniforms as a teenager!
…hence your [real] surname ?
so ,
anyway …
would you like a canard quad set of them for your four plugged fish , ben ?
[the one in the picture will be a very small , "supercharger-type size one tab front side fin for a twinny quad / twinzer setup , if you like !]
cheers
ben
a ‘hideous’ shirt fin panel …
…laying up a carbon fibre inlay small panel …
after one layer of laminating resin , a layer of 4 oz cloth…
then 1 layer of carbon fibre cloth…
then 30 more layers of 4oz cloth…
then …
filler resin ,
template ,
cut out ,
foil.
…to be continued …
cheers !
ben
Yeah, canards would be real cool!
cheers mate !
as soon as my glass dealer rocks up [and the neighbours go to work , so i can cut out and foil the fins ] ,
i will endeavour to get some front side fins happening , to go with the canards i already made
…does that sound like a plan , ben ?
cheers mate !
ben
the blue canard which i never really liked ,
now looks like THIS …
here’s some other templates …
[and , i’ll post some others i’m working on , on the ‘hemp fins’ thread , too ]
cheers !
ben
thanks heaps , by the way , ‘sirwhacks’ , and ‘sandy groper’ , too , for getting the photobucket / hotmail thingy happ’nin !!
these will be reshaped into twinnies …
…and …“woody waverider” , does this material inlay look familiar , mate ?!
a matching fin for bushfire fish’s colour scheme … [‘nectarine fin’]
…found this …on a council throwout collection windsurfer , recently …
the twin fins off my len dibben twinny , soon to be fcs tabbed …
hemp and normal , one of a few ‘quad’ setups …
Hey Chip-thing
Nice paisley fin!
Give us some pointers on how you tab these things mate, have you got some jig or mould, and how do you make the tabs strong enough that they don’t just snap off.
I’m laying up some balsa and mahogany panels for my next fins, and might tab em if I decide to stick plugs in the board.
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the twin fins off my len dibben twinny , soon to be fcs tabbed …
…the “nectarines” , camouflaged … hi jase ! …ummmm … i foil the fins first , then cut out the tabs with a jigsaw with a fibreglass cutting blade . then , slowly and carefully , take down the thickness of the tabs with a file , until they fit snug the tricky part i find , is where the base of the fins meet the tab …anyone have any good hints on that , please ? [i found a dremel , a belt sander , and a file can all leave 'flat spaces ’ in the base of the fin , so that the foil from base to tip is not flowing … care is needed , for sure ] cheers jase and good luck ! ben
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…I’m laying up some balsa and mahogany panels for my next fins, and might tab em if I decide to stick plugs in the board.
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hi again jase !!
you might like to
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use epoxy to glass them
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build up [thin wood core ] tabs with HEAPS of layers of 4 or 6 oz cloth [epoxy resin] , to ensure adequate tab strength
…hopefully , in the worse case scenario, the TABS snap, rather than the plugs being pulled out …
again ,
let us know [take photos , eh , matey?] how you go with it
cheers
ben