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Postby KiterDon » Thu Jul 09, 2015 3:03 pm
I may have missed the answer to this question somewhere on this forum but does anyone know where precast rails can be found in North America? Any idea of the cost?
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Postby downunder » Fri Jul 10, 2015 2:04 am
I am selling them for AU$15. I guess about US$10 is a reasonable price.
You can see them here:
http://shop.shinai.co/
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Postby rynhardt » Fri Jul 10, 2015 1:49 pm
Another alternative is to use hot-melt glue sticks. Easy to apply. Variety of materials and colours available.
http://www.glu-stix.com/
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Postby downunder » Fri Jul 10, 2015 3:34 pm
Nice idea.
PE or pseudo plastic based glue stick doesn't bond with epoxy. PU might but than we need at least shore 85 (or 85-95 even better) + elongation break of an ABS
ABS must be sanded and flamed before epoxy. Just to much work.
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Postby downunder » Wed Jul 15, 2015 9:54 am
For anyone interested in PU casting or general cast making, this is really interesting read:
http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/gcnc/
It has a number of suppliers listed for the US and EU (nothing on AU?
As always, the PU is moisture and humidity sensitive, be wary of this in your DIY setup.
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Postby chrislandy » Wed Jul 15, 2015 12:34 pm
Thanks D, you have now reduced my productivity today with that link
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Postby downunder » Wed Jul 15, 2015 1:23 pm
I thought you on a ski forum
The world is small, isn't it!
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Postby chrislandy » Wed Jul 15, 2015 7:06 pm
I get about
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Postby bearmanpig » Sat Jan 30, 2016 4:30 pm
Hey guys.
What about the Cabrinha method.
http://www.thekiteboarder.com/2013/01/i ... d-factory/
What are they using?
They are pouring it into wood. Can it be just epoxy?
edit: there was something wrong with the link
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Postby downunder » Sun Jan 31, 2016 4:02 am
Nothing wrong with this method if using a super fast PU (3 sec pot life?).
The problem with DIY is not having experience working with it. And slow pot life means heaps of bubbles from a wood moisture.
Also, Cab buys in bulk and they can discard a lot of PU, which is not affordable for DIY one off board.
I still have heaps of premade rails, once done, it's done, no mess, no fuss.
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