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How the pro's do inserts...

Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2004 2:10 am
by Wetstuff
I have loved an Underground Wave Tray for two seasons, but since I broke the nose off it in some shallows, I thought; "Hey?! How do they do things?" Smart fellows.. Here's their inserts.

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And one of the smartest things is the use of HeliCoils for threads rather than other types of inserts. I've found about five kinds of 1/4-20 inserts ranging up to $1.40USD some SS, but the HeliCoil is quite reasonable.. and in the two years I've flogged this board - no signs of weakness.

Jim

......while I'm doing an autopsy - anything else to be seen?

Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2004 3:09 pm
by EdDy_DiFfUsIvItY
seems to be a good amount of filler in there too ; )

Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2004 5:13 pm
by sq225917
tut tut ron, you should know better its micro balloon.

Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 5:24 pm
by Guest
Thanks for doing an autopsy on your deceased board. I really like the Helicoil idea. Looks like they might be making a laminated sheet of epoxy and glass and doing a bunch of inserts at once, then they just cut out what they need,,,,hmmm. The question I have is what is at the bottom to prevent the screw from pushing the glass out the other side of the board. I would almost bet that they add a thin layer of sheet metal in the lamination. If you can, grind baby grind. Thanks!

Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2005 5:09 pm
by EdDy_DiFfUsIvItY
sq225917 wrote:tut tut ron, you should know better its micro balloon.
Thats microballoon my left testicle ! Automotive filler all around the insert blocks - I use it too - lookslike we do em the same way ! ABS block and insert.

Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2005 9:46 pm
by sq225917
ron your the only person using auto filler....

i'm just guessing but i reckon pressed glass inserts, helicoils and balloon

Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2005 4:40 am
by kiteboardingcentral.com
Yeah, I believe you ARE the only person using auto filler... care to explain that?

Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 7:36 pm
by sq225917
cool, i'm now the possesor of eddy's lesft testicle......


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