Board Builders

nar - not yet.  I took it out for a quick run before I painted it and it was really sweet - just gotta grip it now.

yeww that deck looks so mad Deeks! loving the graphic! looks like a super rad freeriding board 

Cheers!

Hey Sam - I sand them out of the foam mould and then when I vacuum bag the veneer I use clamps to press in the wheel wells.

MKII of the Freeride/Speedboard combo - 8 plies Maple, Quad-Ax roadside - 37"x9.75" - no flex at all.

Finally found a good source of Rice Paper and trialling Rice-paper Lams - results pretty good so far.  (had to include the obligatory MACS sticker www.macs.com.au)

That graphic looks sweet

Thanks Sam - next graphic drying in the rare Melbourne sunshine...

no probs Sam.

Just under $50 delivered from Bateau Bay in NSW - that's for a 15M x 45cm roll of the stuff (shite-loads) which means you've gotta cut it up to run it through a normal home inkjet printer.  I got it off the guys at SurfBoardGraphics (http://surfboardgraphics.com/) - turned up 3 days after I ordering it online.

If you just wanna try some PM me and I'll send you a few sheets of it.

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?

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...

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. 

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)

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

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

@Deeks63 broooo!! that tech slider is looking soo dope! i just finished making a hydraulic skate press so im back in production mode now! ill post some pics of the press soon, so keen to be making boards again

Also @Adam Babic, so far the best resin i have worked with was the 

'West System' resins, they spread out evenly really well and have quite a lot of resistance to flex, and impacts. I also go to Playwithcarbon for my fiberglass, and carbon, they are situated right near brisbane too 

Witch-Doctor!  Hydraulic eh..?!  by all means post away.

How much did you end up spending on your Hydraulic press Whitchey?

Another DH/FR design - The "Bone Head 37"

• 37" x 9.75" - WB 22.5" to 26"
• 1" Rocker and flared Wheel Arches
• 7 ply Maple - Quad-Ax Glass top, Bi-Ax bottom

@Sam - I use Rock Maple.

A deck like this has some flex without glass 'cause it's only 7 layers - I've made some with 9 layers that have virtually no flex, but I also glass to stop torsional flex and to protect the veneer.

Sweet board Deeks!

Cheers Mudjimba!

Latest board that came out of the new press 

first class Witch Doctor!  really nice!

just saw you guys talking about ASK maple, and was just wondering if you could help me out

sure Dan - what are you after...?

oh, I was just wondering what ASK maple is?

Hey Dan
The 'ASK' is an abbreviation of Australian Skateboard Kits
http://www.australianskateboardkits.com/#!uncut-canadian-maple-veneer
It's just a Canadian maple supplier that ships to Aus. 

oh ok, yeah i've checked them out. probably ordering some very soon

and @deeks63, what type of pressing do you do? e.g. hydraulic, vac bag or good old clamps and wood?

Hi Dan - I use a Roarockit vacuum bag

And when you put your wood in, do you have to wrap it in something so that when the glue seeps out, it doesn't stick to the bag?

@Dan - nope - pretty much nothing sticks to the vinyl bag...  I glass and epoxy the bottom of my decks straight in the bag as well - pops right out without any issues once the epoxy is dry - see below.  You do need to clean them out occasionally with all the dried glue and shit, but it's really easy to scrape off with your fingernails.

sorry to ask so many questions, but about how long do the vac bags last and where do you get your foam for your mold from?