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Premium Member Comment by Deeks63 on August 20, 2013 at 12:00

thanks lads - yes - happy with the outcome, but still working on the routed Wheel wells - a lot of fun to throw around!

Comment by Adam Babic on August 20, 2013 at 9:59

That's so rad! Loving. The Rasta boards

Comment by Sam Ferguson on August 20, 2013 at 7:59

Deeks that looks sickk are happy with the outcome

Premium Member Comment by Deeks63 on August 19, 2013 at 22:19

MKII of the Deeks Decks Rasta Tech Slider.  36.5" x 9.5" - wb 17.5" to 20"

Comment by Adam Babic on August 13, 2013 at 11:06

Thanks so much man can't wait to start now should just be q couple more weeks now

Premium Member Comment by Deeks63 on August 13, 2013 at 10:24

had a quick google of Techniglue - it's more of a structural adhesive gel than a surface reinforcing product - I'm no expert but I don't think that's what you want.  the guys at Nuplex can advise... (plus, if you're going there to get fabric, it maybe make sense to get epoxy as well)

Premium Member Comment by Deeks63 on August 13, 2013 at 10:19

no problems Adam - I haven't heard of it - I've used West systems epoxy and the FGI/Nuplex stuff and found Nuplex's was marginally easier to use and about half the price of West systems.

If you're using the ASK maple and enough layers, and reinforcing material you're going to get very little torsional flex (unless of course you're making a big arsed dancer that's long and wide!)  If you're precise with your measures of resin and hardener, then your Epoxy will perform very well. 

Comment by Adam Babic on August 13, 2013 at 9:52

Thanks seeks huge help! The epoxy I was thinking of trying is called techniglue apparently it is used in structural stuff. Have you had any experience with it? The only problem I thought could be it possibly cracking from torsional flex

Premium Member Comment by Deeks63 on August 13, 2013 at 9:25

Hey Adam - good luck with the pressing.  I struggled with the same question a while back and Steve from Fat Pigeon put me onto FGI (aka Nuplex) - they do CF and other exotic fabrics and their epoxies are good too (at a pretty good price)

I found they only had CF in either 2 x 2 twill or plain weave (the latter will yield the strongest reinforcement) - they have all manner of Glass bi, tri and quad axial

http://www.nuplexcomposites.com/australia/?q=node/6

They seem to have 3 locations in QLD...

Comment by Adam Babic on August 12, 2013 at 23:57

Hey guys I am about to make my first board. I'm using ASK maple and pressing it buy vac bag. I was just wondering if anyone knew where to get carbon or glass from around the Gold Coast or even Brisbane? I've been researching for ages and just cant find it. Also what types you have found work best?

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