indiggio Posted January 9 Report Share Posted January 9 2 hours ago, AtomicSkier said: I've always found the claims that Hestra gloves will last 10 years to be bullshit. Only if you keep sewing them like I do! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post GSSucks Posted January 11 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted January 11 (edited) Out of the press after a bunch of hours, I had the top sheet on this pair printed even though it is quite boring per my wife. I told her she can put anything on the next pair, hoping for some rocket ships. Top sheet right out of the press Bases right out of the press Next step is cutting out the individual skis, pretty much run the jig saw along the edge, just don’t cut the edge. The base is the only thing in the lay up that is the finish shape of the ski, so that is used for cutting the ski to shape. Cutting out the shape The final step before mounting and a tune is to bevel the sidewalls, I used the home made router table from a few posts ago with a bottom bearing 7 degree bevel bit. This puts a nice taper on the side walls and helps keep the top sheet from chipping while skiing. Final shape, I wanted to weigh them but I forgot before I put bindings on them. Finished They are mounted and tuned with one day on them so far. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Edited January 11 by GSSucks 7 3 3 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted January 11 Report Share Posted January 11 I think they look rad..bit of a hippie vibe. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AtomicSkier Posted January 11 Report Share Posted January 11 I had the honor of skiing a run on @GSSucks S2P1 skis. Extremely impressed that he was able to make those in his basement/garage. They ski like skis, and perfectly matched my kit. Couple more tweaks and he'll be ready to make a pro model for me...rocket ships and all. 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
toast21602 Posted January 11 Report Share Posted January 11 Those are sexy AF 😍 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Justo8484 Posted January 11 Report Share Posted January 11 Also got a few laps on them yesterday. Leave @AtomicSkier's pair completely unchanged from these, he looked like he actually enjoyed being on a "playful" ski! As he said though, amazing to hop on these knowing what went in to them and them skiing really well. I'd be curious to get them into some moguls; I think they'd be pretty fun in some soft bumps given how maneuverable they felt. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mute1080 Posted January 11 Report Share Posted January 11 Sick! Nice job @GSSucks, thanks for taking us through the process and results. I hope she has a bunch of rockets on the next pair. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mixilplix Posted January 11 Report Share Posted January 11 Excellent attention to detail.....They look absolutely fantastic....I've always found it extremely satisfying using stuff I built myself....most of the time with little knowledge and less than ideal tools... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RidgeRacer Posted January 12 Report Share Posted January 12 Swwwweeeeeeet. Not sure what you do for a living but if it's not designing / building skis you should really re consider. These are awesome. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skiincy Posted January 12 Report Share Posted January 12 This is of my favorite threads to read. Awesome job! 👋🏼 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GSSucks Posted January 12 Author Report Share Posted January 12 Thanks everyone, glad you are enjoying the content if it ever gets old or boring let me know. I will do one additional post on this pair and then I think it will be on to the next pair. This has been an awesome learning experience and I am really enjoying it a lot. Its fun to get creative! 4 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Schif Posted January 12 Report Share Posted January 12 Is it getting substantially easier and faster with each new pair? I love seeing the progress Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post GSSucks Posted January 12 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted January 12 13 hours ago, RidgeRacer said: Swwwweeeeeeet. Not sure what you do for a living but if it's not designing / building skis you should really re consider. These are awesome. Maybe one day, but for now I think Ill stick with the stability of being an engineer 31 minutes ago, Schif said: Is it getting substantially easier and faster with each new pair? I love seeing the progress It was much easier to do the second pair compared to the first. Im not sure if it is just a confidence thing that I know kind of what to expect and or do next or that I actually learned something from pair 1. The first pair I just used what I had tool wise as well, kinda rushed through them to get them ready for my trip and cut some corners. For the second pair I bought a new router, and its been a game changer, potentially the best $200 Ive spent on this project. Along with that I have been making better jigs and fixtures. The router table that I threw together for this pair has also been a huge help and something I will use a lot moving forward. At this point if I had 8 hours in the garage/basement to continuously work on a pair I think I could have them in the press at the end of the 8 hours. I know Justo wants a pair, so as soon as covid is over Ill have him over for a weekend and start on Saturday morning and hopefully he will have a pair of skis to go home with him on Sunday night. 9 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GSSucks Posted January 13 Author Report Share Posted January 13 So as I mentioned earlier I think I will eventually have some delam issues with this pair. The first pair I used way to much epoxy, so I wanted to cut back on this pair but I think I went a little to thin. While cutting the tip on one ski I found a soft spot that needed some additional work. After the ski was cut and finished I opened up the soft spot, poured some epoxy in and clamped it over night. After the fix it looks better but is still not perfect. Overall I’m pretty happy with this pair, as mentioned I learned a few more things to take into the next pair. The shape felt pretty good overall, perhaps the mount point could be moved around a bit. For what I was going for they are also a bit soft in the tip and tail so I will add some core thickness to the next pair. With everything else remaining constant and only a core thickness change it will be fun to ski the two skis back to back. Overall I’ll count it as a success and I’ll count pair 1 as a fail. On to the next pair! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 6 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
indiggio Posted January 13 Report Share Posted January 13 2 hours ago, GSSucks said: So as I mentioned earlier I think I will eventually have some delam issues with this pair. The first pair I used way to much epoxy, so I wanted to cut back on this pair but I think I went a little to thin. While cutting the tip on one ski I found a soft spot that needed some additional work. After the ski was cut and finished I opened up the soft spot, poured some epoxy in and clamped it over night. After the fix it looks better but is still not perfect. Overall I’m pretty happy with this pair, as mentioned I learned a few more things to take into the next pair. The shape felt pretty good overall, perhaps the mount point could be moved around a bit. For what I was going for they are also a bit soft in the tip and tail so I will add some core thickness to the next pair. With everything else remaining constant and only a core thickness change it will be fun to ski the two skis back to back. Overall I’ll count it as a success and I’ll count pair 1 as a fail. On to the next pair! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk The bigger the gob, the better the job! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
toast21602 Posted January 13 Report Share Posted January 13 4 minutes ago, indiggio said: The bigger the gob, the better the job! 1 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mixilplix Posted January 13 Report Share Posted January 13 Try some wax paper to keep the Epoxy off of your clamps ,etc... I would love to have a pair but my skiing skills are not worthy of them.... 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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