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New Chaosystem custom finished
Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 5:39 pm
by Lord of the Boards
I just finished my latest project. It will be a lightwind/ beginners board.
Specs:
140 X 39,5
Rocker: 2,8 cm
Concave: 3 mm
Rail/ tips thickness: 4,5 mm
Weight: about 2,5 kg (board only)
Layup:
Durasurf
1,5 mm plywood
7 mm corecell foam
3,6 mm plywood
durasurf
Rail: ABS
Method:
No glass cloth used. I just glued the different layers with epoxy raisin, filled with chopped fibreglass. All with a half bag-vacuum on my rocker table
I made a prefab of the graphics under the durasurf topsheet. (thin paper with graphics printed on it)
Hopfully I can test the board tomorrow.
Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 5:41 pm
by Lord of the Boards
And some more pics
Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 5:42 pm
by Lord of the Boards
Final
Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 6:54 pm
by XSwind
Nice.
The best woody I have seen yet.
Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 7:38 pm
by greenkite
very nice rails there lordy!!!
where did you get them..lol
stonking home build .....best on here i think!!
keep at it mate!!
Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 10:17 pm
by Lord of the Boards
greenkite wrote:very nice rails there lordy!!!
where did you get them..lol
stonking home build .....best on here i think!!
keep at it mate!!
Hey Green,
The ABS is awesome! Thanks alot dude!
Tomorrow we'll probably have 17 knots according to windguru, so I should be able to test it tomorrow. This board will be a birthday present for my brother, but I want to test it first
Thanks for reactions!
Jan
Posted: Fri May 18, 2007 6:17 pm
by Jimneybob
Very nice. Puts a lot of production models to shame.
Wish mine ended up like that. Ah well, best keep practising then
Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 1:08 am
by Lord of the Boards
I've tested the board and it's great! Very good low-end and easy to ride. Exactly what I wanted to achieve from this board, so I'm really satisfied.
Last week I gave it to my brother for his birthday. He is really happy with it, although he didn't have the chance to try it yet. He wants to go kiteboarding as soon as possible, but there hasn't been enough wind lately.
Unfortunately, I also killed a board again. I was practicing downloops. I landed on the back of a wave at full speed from about 4 meters............. I heard a loud "snap", but at first I thought nothing was wrong. But when time went by, I saw a large crack coming from underneeth my footstrap. The crack was growing slowly and the board started to feel too flexy. Broken.
I'm really sorry about this loss, because this was my favourite board. So now I already started my 15th project, to build a copy of this board. Next week it will be finished. I have a full woodcore (Karuba-wood) for it, which I've already shaped. The deck laminate is now hardening on the vacuum table. I hope this one will be stronger......... At least it looks really cool so far.
Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2007 1:21 am
by Lord of the Boards
My brother finally tested his new board yesterday. I gave him his first kiteboarding lesson. He's really talented in boardsports and after an hour he was already cruising downwind. There wasn't really much wind (about 10 knots), so downwind was the only way to go.
He had a great time and I think the next time, if there's enough wind, he will be cruising around on his special made custom
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 6:59 pm
by tal
hey Lord of the Boards,
great job!
where did you get the 1,5 mm ply from?
was it one piece, big enough for that board?
thanx