http://www.mit.edu/people/robot/zp/zeroprestige.html

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Welcome to board building!

Man, you guys take a little bit of satire pretty seriously.

I thought that kiteforum.com would be full of open-minded people, yet my post gets pulled down from the main forum.... Lame.

I'm gonna make a whole series of these, got some for North and Naish in the mix.

Hey guys,

A bunch of my mates inspired me to create this after many people voiced their frustrations with Best Kiteboarding.



http://www.redbubble.com/mybubble/cloth ... rding/edit

From what I can understand, a board with convex edges will work better without fins. I'm guessing it has got something to do with less displacement in the centre and more at the tips?

On a lightwind board I'd say the absence of fins is a good thing.

Time for an update: I have the fridge compressor all set up and ready. I'll be buying the glass/resin/vacuum material/release film later this week. As for the core, I'm thinking of switching to paulownia, simply based on cost and strength. Now I'm searching for any info related to making fins. I thi...

sweet article, thanks man.

Also found these two over on the yahoo boardbuilders forum.
http://www.dream-models.com/eco/vacuumpump.html
http://www.joewoodworker.com/veneering/welcome.htm

Right, who has a fridge that I can borrow?

How hard is it to run the pump from AC power? Is it simple enough to wire it up, so it runs directly out of the wall? I haven't been able to find a detail "step by step" method for running a fridge compressor as a vacuum bag pump.... how easy is it? I think I may have found a better source for Divin...

Hey guys, Getting started on my first proper board (built heaps of plyboards over the years). I'm thinking about using a PVC foam for the core, simply because it's easier to get hold of and cheaper than corecell. The site says the product is suitable for marine use and is water resistant. I'm thinki...