End of Year Contest... "entry hint"

[xxsimply_becausexx]

My materials list includes:

2 sheets CF
2 sheets 1/16" kevlar
3 Layers of a secret material that's being "invented" in my chem lab...

Board shape:
Dropthrough/Drop-platform speed board (basic shape stolen from Demonseed)

Trucks:
Randall R2 180 Front
Randall DH rear

Wheels:
Pinks (size to be determined)

If all goes well I hope to create the worlds lightest speed deck...

PHil

[chaindog]

you cant beat my speedboard composed entirly of kenetic force. it floats therfor weighting negative pounds.

[bpz]

you cant beat my speedboard composed entirly of kenetic force. it floats therfor weighting negative pounds.

Your grammar leads me to beleive that you are not someone who would be able to produce something like that which you speak of.

[calicarvin]

Well, I for one think that there should be a class in the comp. for those who use an all wood make-up and those who use materials such as carbon fibre and fibreglass....

My materials list includes:

2 sheets CF
2 sheets 1/16" kevlar
3 Layers of a secret material that's being "invented" in my chem lab...

Board shape:
Dropthrough/Drop-platform speed board (basic shape stolen from Demonseed)

Trucks:
Randall R2 180 Front
Randall DH rear

Wheels:
Pinks (size to be determined)

If all goes well I hope to create the worlds lightest speed deck...

PHil

because I definately just lost...

[chaindog]

just because i cant spell dosnt mean i lack kenetic force

[Loki440]

Well, I for one think that there should be a class in the comp. for those who use an all wood make-up and those who use materials such as carbon fibre and fibreglass....

because I definately just lost...

never thought of a split that way, but it would make sense, traditional wood vs foam core/wood core fiberglasses decks is like comparing apples to oranges but what about the decks that just have a layer of fiberglass for protection ?

[BOMBSAWAY]

This pic looks like my vacuum set-up...but it is really a device that runs while you fools sleep...and steals all your good ideas before you even think of them the next DAY!!!
Mooo waaaa haaaaa haaaaa haaaaaa (evil laugh of sinister board builder)

[xxsimply_becausexx]

does anyone know what the weight of the lightest deck in production is? Atleast a rough estimate??

thanks all... and good luck to everyone, I'm hoping to see some awesome inovations come from this contest.

PHil

[aaaaaaagh]

3 Layers of a secret material that's being "invented" in my chem lab...


a methamphetamine board?

[chaindog]

AHAHAHAHAHA

[Loki440]

This pic looks like my vacuum set-up...but it is really a device that runs while you fools sleep...and steals all your good ideas before you even think of them the next DAY!!!
Mooo waaaa haaaaa haaaaa haaaaaa (evil laugh of sinister board builder)

aye the venturi vacuum press from joewoodworker.com

i will more than likely get the normal pump kit for myself

[BOMBSAWAY]

Uncle rico could throw that football over a mountain,
I could vacuum press a house.

[Loki440]

i bet is that the v2 version or the orginal

[BOMBSAWAY]

V2, but I tweeked it a bit to pull up to 29 hg with alot more adjustability as far as when it kicks on and off as Hg drops. I cant believe how well it works, I can vacuum bag several decks at a time, kicks on maybe twice in 4 days of curing to "suck" more pressure.

Making the press, the bag, the molds...alotta friggin prep work, but now it all pays off and is consistant.

I just put two in tonight! Kinda copied the "big bug" or "indiana boards" style this time 42 inches long/8.75 wide.

[Loki440]

yah i would so go that route except being here i dont have access to our either 80 gallon or 120 gallon air compressor at home, i just have a small i think its a 5 gallon

[CrisVA]

OOO OOOO I KNOW WHAT THE SECRET MATERIAL IS

[brainfartalerts]

does anyone know what the weight of the lightest deck in production is? Atleast a rough estimate??

thanks all... and good luck to everyone, I'm hoping to see some awesome inovations come from this contest.

PHil

Most of the lighter composite boards come in somewhere around 0.1oz/sq.inch of surface area. This is a little better way to measure board weight by construction materials, methods and design criteria because a 30" Roe will not be the same as a 40" Wefunk will not be the same as a Maui which is not the same as Fatboy'Boo etc....

Using the 0.1oz/sq.inch yields up 24oz's (1.5lbs) for a slalom board of ~ 8.75" X 30" when you factor in the drawn up nose and tail.

[calicarvin]

Well, I for one think that there should be a class in the comp. for those who use an all wood make-up and those who use materials such as carbon fibre and fibreglass....

because I definately just lost...

never thought of a split that way, but it would make sense, traditional wood vs foam core/wood core fiberglasses decks is like comparing apples to oranges but what about the decks that just have a layer of fiberglass for protection ?

I dunno, I think that laying glass etc... is a skill that has to be acquired and finessed no matter what it is for, but I'll leave it to Sniffless and the like...

[Civ]

Board shape:
Dropthrough/Drop-platform speed board (basic shape stolen from Demonseed)

you mean flushcut.

[sniffleless]

If we get more entries on a regular basis and more composite entries we'll do the classes. As it has been in the past, we have not had enuff people participating to afford to break the playing field down into classes. As this thing grows I'd love to see different catagories of building. One day.