Board Builders

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for any one who has made/modified a board. post some pics of your press or completed boards, its all good.
also, maybe share some tips on building and where to get supplies

also, occasionally, we can have a build off from time to time...
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    Jayden Mitchell

    Hey guys i weigh 60kgs and i was thinking
    of making a deck with a w concave out of baltic birch,
    would 3x4mm be fine with a layer of fibreglass top and bottom?

    Dec 1, 2010


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    Matthys

    sounds ok mitchell
    as long as you put some decent concave in.
    youll have trouble finding baltic birch in australia tho.

    Dec 2, 2010


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    Jayden Mitchell

    Agh really what's a gd cheapishvalternative I don't wanna spend too much just because it is my first board?

    Dec 2, 2010


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    Matthys

    get some 3mm structural hoop pine ply.
    or marine ply, the thinner the better.

    Dec 4, 2010

  • Colby

    Been making a mould this weekend... damn it takes ages to carve out the shape! I used two 90mm posts and attacked with saws, planes and belt sander. Should come out quite nice, will post up pics in the build thread when done... its a bit different.

    Dec 4, 2010

  • nick glynn

    any idea how much marine ply is? im making a board with a friend and dont have much money so looking for cheapish wood

    Dec 7, 2010


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    Matthys

    aboot 40 bucks for a board

    Dec 7, 2010

  • Matt Ryan

    hey any one know were to get some descent foam stuff for a dimm press?

    Dec 8, 2010

  • nick glynn

    any idea of how much it would cost to get enough bunnings ply to make 2 5 ply boards?

    Dec 11, 2010

  • Matt Ryan

    nick whatever you do don't buy luan? ply its shit

    Dec 11, 2010

  • nick glynn

    why is it shit does it break easy?

    Dec 11, 2010

  • Matt Ryan

    yes incredibly easy... 

    Dec 11, 2010


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    Matthys

    silver ash veneer is bought, prepped, cut and ready

    Titebond 3 and the vac bag await!!

    Dec 13, 2010


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    charlie harris

    Can you spray paint over fibreglass?

    Dec 13, 2010


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    Matthys

    no way!!!!

    the universe will spontaniously combust if you are foolish enough to attempt this impossible feat!!

    loljokes ;P

    its fine, it just scratches up easily, but doesnt any paint??

    Dec 13, 2010


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    charlie harris

    Is fibreglass from bunnings really bad??? Or is it just the epoxy resin stuff from there thats bad

    Im thinking about getting fibreglass at supercheap auto would that be decent?

    Dec 13, 2010


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    Adam

    How did the build go matthys.

    Dec 16, 2010

  • Colby

    Fiber glass from supercheap is fine, but overpriced.  Pretty sure bunnings have FG round the paint/builders filler section.  They have kits or just seperate elements.  Find a nice tight even weave so it looks nice :)

     

    Dec 17, 2010


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    charlie harris

    Did you mean fibreglass from bunnings is fine?  People have said to me that the fibreglass from bunnings is bad

    Dec 17, 2010


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    Matthys

    fiberglass from bunnings is bad, because the cloth is bad quality, and the resin is poly, not epoxy.

    Dec 18, 2010


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    Matthys

    wow, glueing a few veneers at a time using the vac bag is sooo time consuming.

    however, patience usually pays off.

    Dec 18, 2010


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    Adam

    This is ridiculous I have materials rad board design ideas but it is so wet I can't even find a place to get the tools out to make a new mould.  Or is that mould (black furry kind) When the weather clear look out. Veneer, Fibreglass, power tools, welding, concrete... Anyone got a CNC cutting rig they don't need. Ha.

    Dec 28, 2010

  • Matt Ryan

    does any one have any pictures of a drop deck press?

    Jan 5, 2011

  • H_Can

    ill take a few shots of my mold later today.

    Jan 7, 2011

  • Matt Ryan

    sweet thanks h_can

    Jan 7, 2011

  • H_Can

    ok, a little late but better than never...

    i only aim for a 12mm drop, so it's rather subtle.

    and, instead of having 'pockets' i've kept concave on the entire platform area.

    i'll put a bunch more in the press pics thread.

    Jan 8, 2011

  • Matt Ryan

    thanks H_can just a couple questions..
    were did you get the foam?
    what did you cut it with?
    thanks

    Jan 8, 2011

  • H_Can

    i get the foam from a place called 'foam international' (or something similar), they are in Braeside.

    i use a home built hot wire cutter for most of the foam shaping, you can check it out here

    Jan 9, 2011

  • Matt Ryan

    thanks mate

    Jan 9, 2011

  • Matt Ryan

    sounds awesome dylan

    Jan 19, 2011


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    Matthys

    what materials dylan???

    most of you have probably seen this, but i made it so i have the right to post it too right?? :P

    Jan 26, 2011


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    Steve

    Nice one Matthys!

    Jan 26, 2011


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    Matthys

    dont use prelam?  :P

    Jan 26, 2011


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    Matthys

    ahaha

    i had that experience too.. :P

    Jan 26, 2011

  • Matt Ryan

    hey

    were can i find some hoop pine locally ( sunshine coast qld?)

    Feb 11, 2011

  • Matt Ryan

    yeah i need to

    Feb 11, 2011


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    Matthys

    mister plywood

    look up

    hoop pine 3mm queensland, sunshine coast

     

    Feb 11, 2011

  • Matt Ryan

    thanks matthys

    Feb 11, 2011


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    Adam

    Yellow pages and start asking there are a few companies on the coast mister ply kinda park has gone broke. That has been answered on this forum. Pretty sure I have before. Read every page. I'm serious every page it's full of gold just make the effort to dig.

    Feb 11, 2011

  • Matt Ryan

    what are you guys paying for veneer?

    does 70 dollars sound about right?

    Feb 14, 2011

  • H_Can

    having only ever bought shortboard sized veneers i'd guess that for longboard size that wouldnt be to far off the mark.

     

    where you getting that price from?

    i only ever tracked down briggs as a maple veneer source here...

    but i did recently dig up some info on a few guys in tassie that look like promising sources for some fancy 1.5mm tassie hardwood veneers

    Feb 15, 2011

  • Matt Ryan

    it was a local guy. he said it was a grade veneer and good for boards. i can't remember the name but he said a few people had bought it off him for board building. i am now contacting a couple other companies that are local ( sharp plywood and a few others)

    Feb 15, 2011

  • SteveC

    "Marine ply" just says that they use a waterproof glue, it doesn't tell you the species of tree.

    Feb 16, 2011


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    Conrad To

    hey guys, i was reading on silverfish and i saw that people put carbon fiber/fibre glass on the board then into a vacumm bag, does anyone know where to get the stuff that goes ontop to stop the vacumm bad touching the wet resin? thanks

    Feb 20, 2011

  • SteveC

    It's called peel-ply.

    basically perforated polyethylene.

    Feb 20, 2011


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    Owen

    no man not the development of the grease shark, its the development of the wolfshark from landy.

    Feb 20, 2011


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    Matthys

    i love it!

    Feb 20, 2011


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    Fitz

    Press for sale.

    Feb 20, 2011

  • Harry Perkins

    anyone know what that foam is called that is used in a dimm press or where to get it?

    Feb 21, 2011

  • H_Can

    extruded polystyrene, 'rigid insulation foam'.

    if you're in the 3000s try solid solutions or foam international.

     

    oh and btw, fitzs deal looks great, if i was near him i'd pay it for the jacks and molds alone.

    Feb 21, 2011