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Comment by Alexander on November 23, 2011 at 17:23

one of my boards awaiting fibreglassing

concave (its the same on both boards)

the other board with final coat of resin on the bottom ready to sand them have a thin layer of resin on top.

and the press that made it all (see the other pics ive posted to see it in action) i made this at school the day i finished my hsc my metal work teacher just "yeah mate use as much steel as you like!"....i used about 15kg of steel to make it. 

Comment by dude on November 23, 2011 at 15:54

im actually thinking of a dimm press might be easier. anyone here have experience with it? know hwere to get the foam? its this one if you dont know. http://www.silverfishlongboarding.com/forum/longboard-board-buildin...

and also, if i did that would i be able to cut the board afterwards into a shape so its not a rectangle? or before? thanks dudes

Comment by Beuner HE (Bamboo veneer) on November 23, 2011 at 15:46

With more than 10 years of experience on bamboo veneer, we could supply good bamboo veneer in various thickness. www.smartbamboo.com

Comment by dude on November 23, 2011 at 14:21

thanks heaps dudee ;)

Premium Member Comment by Deeks63 on November 23, 2011 at 14:19

Hey Dude - where to start...!

Veneer is a thin layer of timber (anywhere from less than 1mm to say 3mm) - it's tough to find good veneer in Australia (from my experience) so a lot of people seem to use very thin plywood - you can get plywood in 1.5, 2.0 and 3.0mm thicknesses that can be utilised in a very similar way to actual veneer.  This stuff can be quite expensive.

Vacuum presses allow you to make more complicated/intricate shapes, but I'm not sure I'd recommend them for a novice as there's a lot more prep-work to do and higher degree of difficulty involved - the idea of building one versus buying onee would be more daunting..

Cheaper options - a simple rib-press will give a good concave, is pretty fool-proof and you can use readily available plywoods like 6mm marine ply (2 sheets) laminated in the press to make a decent board - see link here: http://www.skateboardracing.org.au/photo/photo/listForContributor?x...

I started with a rib-press and haave moved onto vacuum pressing but still get a lot of enjoyment out of my original decks from time to time.

Comment by dude on November 23, 2011 at 12:11

hey dudes. i'm really interested in building a board for myself but i dont know where to get started. Sorry for sounding like a noob but i'm new to woodwork and I just don't understand the basics, like whats the veneer? is it expensive to build your own vacuum bag and press? if so whats a cheaper option? again, sorry im just curious and wouldnt mind giving this a go

Premium Member Comment by Deeks63 on November 17, 2011 at 17:11

Cool Daniel - yep, vacuum is the way to go!

Comment by rory on November 16, 2011 at 21:29

Fat Pigeon do a service were they will carbon fibre it or stiffen it  for you

Premium Member Comment by Daniel Witchey on November 16, 2011 at 21:08

yeah cheers man, ive got a vacuum press, yeah already cut about 20mm depth of concave into my foam, working great!

 

Premium Member Comment by Deeks63 on November 16, 2011 at 17:58

sorry!  make that would NOT go for more than 20mm...

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