ive just chopped my rrd wave from 2.45 to 2.34 and added 1/2 kg to the weight of the board,taken the rocker out to 4mm at 1.2mt from tail, to 52mm at 1.8, sharpened the rails, and added carbon stringers from front of fin box to 750, then laminated the entire bottom of the board with 3.oz unidirectional carbon,so i had to sacrifice weight for a stiffer and flatter board with a wave profile for faster jibes, any comments, or have i waste'd my time

wow, that would have taken ages. put some photos up so we can have a look,

whats your problem
is it too big or the page not loading??
whats rong

go to photos and select new files its in there trust me

well it was a wave one about a 2000, 500cm wide full foam sandwitch as well as carbon kevlar composite, i didnt know that till i chopped it , and believe me these wave boards are bullit proof

hey decrepit have you tryed a satan weave cloth it will bend into ant nook and cranny it will bend on a 90% angle

yer but its had to control the vac, unless you use full foam sandwitch, and it has to be contoured unless it wont bend, and without the correct valve you can crush your board try unidirectional carbon and tape the edges with 1" 3oz satan weave tape, tape first , let it cure , then laminate with the uni with a wheel its easy and saves heeps of filler

Are you talking about Divinicel not bending? If so, just heat it up a bit and it will make any shape you want.
If you're having trouble getting your carbon or glass going around corners you dont need to vac it. you can either tape it up or just glad wrap it. Use some peel ply to get a nice finish.

how ya goin jordo got you guitar tune'd to OPEN G yet

hey hoop i go back as far as the 70's ,made long boards with a dagger 15kgs, even made a dart 18ft and 6" rocker went to windward like you wouldnt believe but try and gybe that sucker

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Originally posted by keef

the uni doesnt have a weave too let the resin bleed into the core , ive tryed vac without much success maybe you can tell me where im going wrong

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Not sure what you're saying here, sounds like resin infusion. I've never tried that. I just do a normal layup and stick it in the bag. With peelply and a soaker layer if I want to reduce weight.

what im saying is to vac bag is you need a valve to control the suck if you dont have a valve you can crush the foam, and to vac succsesfully you need a bleeder film, and a breather, and then the bag, if you dont have the breather you can't get an even suck and all that stuff meen $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$"s

Not that much $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

Made my own regulator, don't use a bleeder valve. Have a big old gas cylinder as vacuum reservoir, an old automotive vacuum gauge from one of my old cars. Started of with an old fridge compressor as pump. Once the bag is sucked down pump runs about 3secs every minute. There's details online somewhere of how to make a regulator from a car distributor vacuum spark advance.
The wife's quilting shop quite often has cheap quilting wadding, works great as a bleeder layer. the most expensive stuff is the peelply, I've heard stories of people trying alternatives and not being able to peel it.

now one has answered my question yet , tell me what you think what is faster

that should be over 20knts

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Originally posted by keef

and its taken all this time for you to tell me discrepitwhy didnt you tell me before when i asked if you could help with vacing

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Process of communication, wasn't sure what you wanted!