I do and don't. For the last Alaia I made, I 3D printed the pressing mold and the board turned out perfect, without (veneer) delamination issues. I've been riding it ever since and enjoying free time out of workshop.
Dont know what prices you refer to... Prices I've got from Slovakfin in 2008 were : Moonlight fins: destroyer (50 mm, M5)- 4 pcs x 5,5€ =22€ sharky (50 mm, M5)- 4 pcs x 5,5€ = 22€ intruder (50 mm, M5)- 4 pcs x 5,5€ = 22€ geronimo (50 mm, M5)- 4 pcs x 5,5€ =22€ They were even cheaper in 2010: Moonli...
It depends on your current location. There's a guy in Ljubljana, who had a paraglider company way back. Nowadays he is repairing kites, and when it comes to repairing foil kites, he is literaly an expert.
PM me for contact, if you wanna try this rout.
Abbreviations S3, S4, S5... used to be used for the Speeds. Now I don't know if you're talking about Speeds, Souls, Sonics or Stokes!? One thing I notice, FS kite prices increase faster than my salary. In fact the prices are beyond silly. I guess they have enough wealthy customers, that they don't m...
I did ~2° offset and could feel some drag.
I also did ~2° on all 4 fins facing upwind. It was funny to ride. It was auto-carving upwind. Not a pleasant ride.
Can't beat te 0°.
OK, you can, finless