When the surfs flat...

[JonnyT]

Hey,
Just thought you guys might be interested in our boards. All hand crafted here in cornwall, custom made to order - so we get the flex just right.

[tomcat360]

that is a ton of camber in the 42"--how much is it?

how are ya'll commercially pressing bamboo? are you vertically laminating thin sheets, and then horizontally pressing them, as they were ply?

also, may I make a suggestion?



ABEC 11

with such high-end trucks as seismics, they deserve some high end wheels like some Retro Zig Zags, Gumballs, or Flashbacks if you are trying to save your customers some bucks.

[JonnyT]

Cheers for the imput, the decks start at £80 - and are all layed up by hand.

I use a V-lam bamboo which is then sandwitched wet between uni-glass, and epoxy - this gives a very springy ride. Altho the camber is huge on the 42" it will flatten out with the riders weight, preloading it with energy to push you out of the corners.

If your after a wider grippyer wheel, we stock the avalon slalom wheels which are very good... but i like the solid feel of the narrower cortex.

cheers for the interest,
JonnyT

[tomcat360]

Avalons are good wheels. They go well with seismics. I have a pair of Avilas that are very nice.

I mis-spoke. How much camber does the 42" have, not the starting price.

So how are you getting camber through v-lam?

[JonnyT]

the wood is flat, and all the camber comes form the lamination - to the glass is always in tension... adding to the spring, and never going soggy like ply.

camber between trucks is 25mm, and form end to end its about 40mm... but like i said, it pretty much flattens with th erider.

[tomcat360]

Sorry to bother you with another question, but I'm always trying new things with my building.

So you basically bend the camber in and throw the glass on, and the tension from the glass holds the camber in place?

If so, how are you doing that? Vacuum bag?

Also, are you doing the actual cutting and processing of the bamboo? Seems like it grows like crazy where I live, but it's still so expensive....I don't like that

[JonnyT]

we use a hydraulic press... you get WAY more pressure that way

[tomcat360]

yes you do.

I have two that I can use, but the thing isn't wide enough....

One day I'll rip one apart and widen it so I can do that