Hi!
I can't find any materials in Germany!
I even don't know if I have the time to build skis, but I'd like to try it. Thus, I only want to buy materials for one or two pairs and I don't want to spend too much. I'm a very poor student...
Can you guys help me?
karsten
Hi Windsurfer,
Don't stress out. I'm sure there are quite a few guys can help you out.
Are you trying to look for local suppliers only? If not, then many (if not all) of the suppliers found in the links section have international divisions as well. Specifically, I would recommend the following suppliers:
*base, topsheet, sidewall, tipspacer materials - Durasurf
*epoxy - QCM
*inserts - Camax
*edges - CDW (for bulk) or snowboardmaterials.com (small quantities)
Of course you can just order everything from snowboardmaterials.com. Those guys do international shipping as well. Good luck!
Thanks.
I already looked at snowboardmaterials.com... It will be too expensive for me. If I buy edges, base material, sidewalls and topsheet, I have to pay 180$ for it. 90 dollars shipping and 90 dollars for the materials. And I can buy a public enemy or 1080 for 250 Euros incl. the bindings!
I just contacted another small ski producer in Germany. The guy replied that he had just thrown away a whole container!!!
But he watches out for some stuff...
Hi,
if you want I can sell you some base and edges. For glass, carbon, kevlar and epoxy look on www.r-g.de, they have a lot of good stuff and plenty of information.
The base I have costs around 8-10 euros per meter (320mm wide), I have PTEX2000 and PTEX4000, either black, transparent or green.
The edges come at 1.50 euro per meter, standard or wide (snowboard type).
Ich wohne im Genf, but I will be in Bonn around the 1st of September to visit a friend. Sending by mail from Switzerland could be quite expensive.
Thank you!
you got a message!
I want to use for topsheet a wooden veneer with polyurethane varnish (some use yacht builders). Its a very hard, waterproof and frost-resisting (I held in -25C wet piece during 8 hours). But I dont know about its behavior in shocks, vibration and strong bending. What do you think about?
thanks
bondar
I know that stuff is ued outside epoxy coating and epoxy paint to get a better uv-resistance. polyurethane is also very resistant to vibration damages (cracking etc.). polyurethane is commonly used as foam for cores and glue in woodcores. It is not as strong as epoxy though. I think you should try it and report on your results!
Yeah, endre
I worked with epoxy - it's a good thing, but i saw sometimes it lost a transparent (a sort of "milk" effect) after a frost. The next point - a varnish permit me to "polish" a surface (like a good furniture) almost without any grinding. Ill try and then certainly Ill write.
Thanks a lot for your advices
bondar
yeah definitely let us know how it goes with the wood finish. i think a lot of us are interested in wood topsheets. i have a huge sheet of birch veneer that's been sitting in my garage for a while now. just haven't gotten around to using it - for ski building anyway.
I know they sell special epoxy and polyester resin (geal-coat, top-coat) for paiting boats and gliders: they contain a UV filter and are supposed to be scratch resistant. You can also add color paste.
I saw a few photos from Igneous - they exactly use not epoxy, but same varnish.
So i'll try and i'll tell you about my experiments. Thank you very much, guys
bondar
