Has anyone found stainless edges in the US? Or uncut/coiled rolls of edges (less than having to buy 300 lbs)? I talked to CDW and they only sell huge coils, and sounded like I had NO hope of ever getting stainless from them. I hate dealing with overseas purchases. Thanks
i have the same question.
Where do you guys get your rubber that goes on the edges for dampening? Also do you get your glass and other composites through Vectorply?
thanks
You can get rubber strips from Lindsay at snowboardmaterials.com.
You can also get rubber (in strips and in sheets) from McMaster or probably from an arts and crafts store.
I bought my fiberglass and epoxy from Revchem, which is a supplier in California. But they require you to buy their fiberglass in bulk (150 lbs. worth). I highly recommend them because of their good customer service and of their prices. Revchem provides supplies for a few local snowboard and skateboard companies also.
However, if you want smaller quantities, your best bet is to try your local marine/boat supplier. They should carry the right kind of fiberglass along with epoxy that is appropriate for the job.
McMaster has a lot of rubber from which to choose. Durometers range from 30A to 80A and thickness ranges from 1/32" to 1/2".
What DUROMETER is best for vibration damping needed in a ski? What THICKNESS is best? What WIDTH is best?
After speaking with BigKam, here are answers to my questions about vibration damping strips:
Since the rubber strips absorb shear stress and prevent delamination as well as reduce chatter, they need to surround the entire perimeter of the ski.
DUROMETER should be ~60 Shore A, THICKNESS should be "one and a half sheets of paper" (ie: as thin as possible), and WIDTH should be 1" or wider.
Plugging these parameters into McMaster-Carr's product search engine, it seems that Part Number: 9013K472 (ULTRA-STRENGTH NEOPRENE RUBBER) is a likely candidate for vibration damping strips.
SpecialK: have you ordered the McMaster stuff yet? i'm curious if it even works.
oh, i was at HomeDepot today and noticed in the plumbing section for sale 40-mil thick PVC sheets. it felt rubbery. 40-mil might be thick, but it could work for tip and tail dampers. with some sanding i bet it will stick okay to epoxy.
When you add the VDS right on top of the edges and the base does it cover the gap between the edge teeth so that no fiberglass gets in that space between the edge teeth undeneath the VDS? It seems like only epoxy would be able to seep in that gap and make things heavy. I read from others that VDS increases the bond between fiberglass and edge but shouldn't there be fiberglass in between the edge teeth for strength and to soak up epoxy?
thanks!
first wow on the site great job it will be handy.any way i whant to start making skis as a hob through the summer and just whant to get the materials togetther before i go nuts making a press and tools ect. so any in info into were i can get materials will be a big help.
and i donot have a credit card just to make things a bit difficult i can do internaional money tressfers. if any one has materials thay don't whon't or need anymore. thanks
