huddy said...

ok so im thinking of having ago at making my own board.
just for something to do when there isn't much wind.

im thinking of making my first one out of plywood.

anyone got any hints or tips to make the trial and error stage abit shorter?

Cheers huddy

Do a google search, so much info out there.

I looked into it as I do alot of wood work but from what I have read getting the flex right will take a few go's.

huddy said...

ok so im thinking of having ago at making my own board.
just for something to do when there isn't much wind.

im thinking of making my first one out of plywood.

anyone got any hints or tips to make the trial and error stage abit shorter?

Cheers huddy

You are the bomb huddy haha
Talk to Mario on the beach- guy that never rides a bigger kite than 9m
He has been making custom boards for a long time and they are bloody awesome.

You missed out on the perfect day in Pallarenda. I reckon you start thinking about boards when there is no wind.

see ya and hang loose
.

Hey Huddy,
I know all about making ply and balsa boards, what type of board you thinking of making? twintip, speed, surf ?
I can send you a pm with some details if you like.
cheers Tim

www.mit.edu/people/robot/zp/zeroprestige.html

Genetrix said
Hey Huddy,
I know all about making ply and balsa boards, what type of board you thinking of making? twintip, speed, surf ?
I can send you a pm with some details if you like.
cheers Tim

hey tim i was thinking of making a tiwntip first then later on down the track maybe making a surfboard as well (but i think ill see how the tt goes first)
yer if u could pm me some details that would be great.

Cheers huddy


INTHELOOP said

Talk to Mario on the beach- guy that never rides a bigger kite than 9m
He has been making custom boards for a long time and they are bloody awesome.

You missed out on the perfect day in Pallarenda. I reckon you start thinking about boards when there is no wind.


hey marv
yer i was thinking of having a yarn to him. ive seen a couple of his home made ones sitting on the beach. they look pretty sweet

yer i no haha. im still hanging out to get my new kite sick of patching that f***ing 14m haha

cheers bro catch u down palla.

P.S. anyone mind sharing how to put wat someone said in the yellow box thing sick of retyping everything. haha

When I was learning 2003-ish some of the crew where vaccuum bagging really nice looking TT's - with the trend over the last few years to really flexible and thin tips - the materials look to have moved on from surf board and wood style.

Having said that the youngster wanted a wake skate for B'day ... but since the shipment was delayed his fancy moved on - but the idea didn't.

Here are the results... approx $29.00 each.

- Mark 1 the small one.

- Mark 2 slightly bigger.

- Mark 2..

Read in one of the posts above - 'a rocker table' - will have to investigate that!!
I got the steam iron and some table clothes and warped them over some wood with clamped weights at each end - chinese laundry style

Next trick is likley a large race style board as the shape appears to be simpler than the ultra thin multi-shaped TT's.

Great fun - kid loved working on it.

Cheers

AP

ApatheticEnd said...

huddy said...

Genetrix said
Hey Huddy,
I know all about making ply and balsa boards, what type of board you thinking of making? twintip, speed, surf ?
I can send you a pm with some details if you like.
cheers Tim

hey tim i was thinking of making a tiwntip first then later on down the track maybe making a surfboard as well (but i think ill see how the tt goes first)
yer if u could pm me some details that would be great.

Cheers huddy


INTHELOOP said

Talk to Mario on the beach- guy that never rides a bigger kite than 9m
He has been making custom boards for a long time and they are bloody awesome.

You missed out on the perfect day in Pallarenda. I reckon you start thinking about boards when there is no wind.


hey marv
yer i was thinking of having a yarn to him. ive seen a couple of his home made ones sitting on the beach. they look pretty sweet

yer i no haha. im still hanging out to get my new kite sick of patching that f***ing 14m haha

cheers bro catch u down palla.

P.S. anyone mind sharing how to put wat someone said in the yellow box thing sick of retyping everything. haha

Press "Quote" botton on their post.

how did i not see that haha thanks bro

^^^ toad, pretty impressive quiver.
Do you have any tips on plywood construction. I have used 2x7mm ply, and currently laminated with epoxy glue, waiting for the rocker to set. What did you use for strap inserts, and final coats.

Ta

kr

kyteryder said...

^^^ toad, pretty impressive quiver.
Do you have any tips on plywood construction. I have used 2x7mm ply, and currently laminated with epoxy glue, waiting for the rocker to set. What did you use for strap inserts, and final coats.

Ta

kr

hey kyteryder i know this wasnt directed at me but i think some of thise Tee Nuts could be a good idea.

Stainless-steel Tee Nuts to attach footstraps to board:
Drill a hole to fit the barrel, then hammer in the locking prongs until the tee nut is flush with the bottom surface of your board. they should be plenty strong. Stronger than a human ankle anyway.




im going to go investergate them this week see if i can get some from a local suppiler

cheers huddy

^^ thanks huddy. I have been looking for t nuts stainless steel, but have to go to a specialist fasteners supplier. I thought there maybe something better available. In the USA they have snowboarding inserts, which seem really good, as they have a plastic cap which prevents the epoxy getting in the threads when building the board.

There is heaps of great info on kite forum

Link below
kiteforum.com/viewforum.php?f=107


KR

mofo said...

My next board....

My new hero

Huddy,

I have just taken my clamps off board off the whilst setting the rocker, I have read that the plywood will spring back about 30-40%. I set my rocker at about 60mm at the ends, and flat in the middle. The rocker came out tonight at about 40mm, which i am happy with, which is about 33%. so definately allow the 30-40% spring back. Just finished marking out all inserts and have temporarily screwed the fins on, now starting to look like a kiteboard.

Good luck with your progress.

Kr

Surface2air,

Here are some pics. I cheated on my first attempt, and not used a rocker table. The 3 bags of cement were used to help flatten out the rocker under the footstraps.
I haven't taken any photos yet of the board without the clamps, but am pretty stoke how it is turning out. I will update as the board progresses.




KR

kyteryder said...

The timber is 7mm CD Grade plywood from Bunnies, which i was stoked they only charged me $19 for x 2400x1200 sheet instead of $30. CD Grade isn't the best grade to use, but i had time on the weekend to make a start, and was the only thing i could find on Friday / Sat morning. Marine Ply would be the best pick, then AA Grade ply. I will be sealing my board with marine varnish 4 x coats, which will give it a good water tight seal.

KR

Varnish is not a sealer in a rough marine environment. It is fine on something like a motor yacht hand rail but on a board if it gets chipped it will come off easily and expose raw ply to the ocean which will suck in water like a sponge.

Use an dilluted epoxy sealer first like Bote-Cote TPRDA mix, International Everdure etc. first which will saturate your ply. Two coats of that (first thinner than the second) then put varnish over the top to stop UV rays attacking the epoxy and to get a nicer finish.
If you use the Bote-Cote with non-yellowing hardener it will be fine in the sun and not need varnish at all.