XXXtreem Bends

[Ted]

Roarockit and Kevin from Ambitious (he is a bearing professional up here in Canada) pulled a 1 1/2", nine layer drop out of the bag last week. The bend is wicked to say the least.
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Ted

[Maxx]

Damn, those look like some sexy pockets.

[cawlin]

those are sick. I want to make things like this.

[817]

Ted- I think it's fair to assume these were made with a standard TAP bag and hand pump system, correct? Will you have this technique documented on your blog once tested?

Thanks-

[eye_candy]

How long was each plie left in the press, i assume u press 2 or three plies at a time?

[Cann0n]

More... Info...

[mcgoon]

There is already a drop booard tutorial on the website...

[joeybidner]

wow ted, beutiful. you got that negative angle band in a vaccum??? oh man, how!

[pavedwave]

pretty cool, kind of a landy DH race drop? --but with width

[kmoney]

Ted- I think it's fair to assume these were made with a standard TAP bag and hand pump system, correct? Will you have this technique documented on your blog once tested?

Thanks-

yes, in fact this was made with a standard roarockit vacuum kit. the bends were very extreme just past 45 degrees which makes everyone happy !

[kmoney]

How long was each plie left in the press, i assume u press 2 or three plies at a time?

the board with the de-wedge was done in one lay up, it is 8 plys,
the board that is just a 1 1/2 " drop board is 9 plys done in two lay ups

[kmoney]

wow ted, beutiful. you got that negative angle band in a vaccum??? oh man, how!

yes sir!!!
when i was designing this board for our build i wanted to build something like an evo but easier to use for people who hadnt used a de wedged board before. so i took 5 degrees out of the back (17 degrees totall angle) rather than the evos 22 degree dewedge

it definietly came out very smooth. we did all 8 plys in one lay up.

[kmoney]

pretty cool, kind of a landy DH race drop? --but with width

the drop board is nice , almost like a ly switch. the other baord is like a ly evo but only 9 INCHES WIDE!!!! making it impossible to not have the concave involved in your stance somehow !!!

[Ted]

Welcome to Silverfish kmoney! It's been fun building these race boards together. Looking forward to the next deck. A little bit of Pinch in the works!
Ted

[LaneMeyer]

Purdy

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[Blix]

yes sir!!!
when i was designing this board for our build i wanted to build something like an evo but easier to use for people who hadnt used a de wedged board before. so i took 5 degrees out of the back (17 degrees totall angle) rather than the evos 22 degree dewedge

it definietly came out very smooth. we did all 8 plys in one lay up.

Evo's have a 15 degree wedge/dewedge, the 22 number from Landy is not correct actually...

[kmoney]

Evo's have a 15 degree wedge/dewedge, the 22 number from Landy is not correct actually...

what spot are you measuring from cause i keep getting 22 when i measure it out.
now im interested.
none the less the board is 5 degrees less than the actual board itself as it was HEAVILY used in the planning process for the wedging

[Dimm]

Damn. Major props to Kevin. Is Kevin Kmoney?

Anyways, those are some amazing boards. Vacuum bag is a powerful tool in the right hands. I'm just getting the hang of it.

I was doing some calculations ankd I now want to tal to my local community indoor pool to see if I can press a board at the bottom of their pool... in the name of science of course!

I calculated I could get about 25psi. Which is a significant step up from from atmospheric. I was talking to David from other planet trucks and he suggested I find a pool filled with mercury. Wish that existed because I could get about 250psi in one of those.

[Blix]

what spot are you measuring from cause i keep getting 22 when i measure it out.
now im interested.
none the less the board is 5 degrees less than the actual board itself as it was HEAVILY used in the planning process for the wedging

Steve C's photo:

[christiangates]

hey that looks real nice. i got a question though, i just got that christmas special pack yesterday and i was just testing to plys to see if they would bend to my mold of a one inch drop and they are not.i dont think all the air is coming out or something but there is no leak.can you help me?