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Thread: Ski tip forms
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11-30-2021, 12:41 PM #1
Ski tip forms
I think I asked this in the past but the search function is not me friend. Back in the shop days (way back) we had 2 stainless steel sheets of metal that were about 2 feet long and radiused like a ski tip. If you had a delam they were used to clamp top and bottom to get good uniform pressure without damaging the tip sheets or bases.
Do these still exist? I made a pair out of aluminum but they’re not great…..
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11-30-2021, 09:45 PM #2
I need to fix a tail delamination and plan to use the other ski for one side, but having a pair would be ideal.
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12-01-2021, 09:18 AM #3Registered User
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12-01-2021, 10:07 AM #4
Cut plywood to width. Cut kerfs parallel to width of plywood. Your plywood will now conform to tip radius
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12-01-2021, 02:59 PM #5
I've done a few of these.
Some have worked better than others.
Get the stiffest cardboard you can. (1/8" hard-board/fiberboard or whatever it's called might bend enough too.)
Cut the cardboard to fit the ski tip-tail.
Some pieces of styrofoam, or closed cell, stiff foam that also mostly conform to the ski profile. 4-6+" thick.
A bunch of small bungie. I've got a length that's probably 25+' un-stretched.
Epoxy under the delam. Warm it up, and work it around. You'll probably have tons of press-out no matter what you do.
Wax paper next.
Cardboard/fiberboard.
Foam blocks to give some compression/lift to press against.
Bungie wrap the heck out of it. (Wrap around the whole ski, blocks etc.)
The better your coverage with board/foam, the better the results.
IME, it's usually an OK job cosmetically.
The more time you're willing to spend, the better it will look. I've hurried some and have had air-pockets. (Soly Rocker/Rocker2's had really bad delam of the very top plastic layer.)
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12-01-2021, 05:46 PM #6
I would think that some thin-ish steel sheet metal would work nicely. Thin enough that it'll bend to shape. Thick enough that it'll protect the ski and distribute clamping pressure.
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12-01-2021, 06:42 PM #7
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12-01-2021, 06:52 PM #8
Buy stainless steel.
Bend.
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12-02-2021, 07:36 PM #9
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12-04-2021, 01:15 AM #10
I use offcuts of vinyl plank flooring for this purpose.
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12-10-2021, 12:13 PM #11
Thanks Tomba
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