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unknownThu Apr 06, 2006 11:54 am

Does anyone know of any suppliers of edge material in north america other than snowboardmaterials.com?

They're badly backourdered and out of stock. I'm having to resort to scrounging what I can from mildly used skis I'm finding at thrift stores and ski shops.

It is a real pain in the ass to tear out the edges, clean them up, and rebend them.

Thanks for any information at all

unknownThu Apr 06, 2006 10:44 pm

I'm having simular issues. It's pretty diffucult having to be totally reliant on just one source for an item as important as the metal edges. I don't know at this time what it would take, but count me in on a team effort to find another source, even a European manufacturer, so that we can have a more available resource for edges. I'm not knocking SBM, I can only try to imagine how difficult it must be to try to project how many edges might sell in the next few months. And I'm sure it takes a long time to receive a shipment from Europe... manufacturing lead times, shipping via boat, customs, etc.

I'd also be interested in stainless steel and dimensionally larger edges.

Tearing edges out of old skis!!?? Man, I wish that I had some extra edges I could send you. That sounds like an awful chore.

Wishing us luck in finding another source.

unknownMon May 01, 2006 5:13 pm

I'll participate in a group order.

email direct at jedsterr (at) excite .dot com

unknownMon May 08, 2006 9:22 am

Any update on this? Was the group order already put in?

Or did anyone find a supplier other than SBM?

thanks

-neeraj

unknownTue May 16, 2006 7:03 am

Ive been thinking for a while and I wonder if you can use single piece of wood as a core without any lamination. If you can finde a piece without any knots you can buy it with the desired width (about 1 cm) and you will only have to cut it with the right shape. Its easier. Does it have works well?

unknownTue May 16, 2006 9:35 am

I was thinking of doing the same thing but never got around to it. It's definitely worth a shot but I can't say for sure whether it will work or not.

unknownTue May 16, 2006 5:41 pm

There's an video interview with the guy from Lightning Boards ( solid woood skis ) over on ttips. Haven't watched it so maybe there isn't any good info.

http://www.telemarktips.com/Interview12.html

unknownTue May 16, 2006 11:01 pm

It is what windsurfer made, if I remember well: http://www.stud.uni-karlsruhe.de/~uryo/karsten/.

Ask him.

unknownMon Apr 10, 2006 12:01 pm

Hello,

i am looking for good plasticmaterial whitch is compatible with epoxy resin.

Someone nows some directions in Europe?

Thanks a lot

Juan