yea she was in there also the red and white resin dipped islander is in there also but cracked it and sold her since ..that was a hot one also
Yeah cheers for that mate , always good to have some more brainfood on the board , glad you posted her up - thinking thruster but yeah we'll talk with the man more
hope everyone had a good weekend...only small around here but fun
here is one of my sons little mates having a ball on his free range egg
Ok time to skin TD's board...first job is to lay down a tape line...this is what we glass to,
I have cheeted a little here and put down a pencil line to follow...Tassie wants a pinline so it will be covered by that,
mask off enough width so you dont get any resin past the cut line,
laying of the cloth comes now...one layer of six ounce here,
the cloth is neatly cut around ten or fifteen mill past the tape line
I like to keep the cuts smooth and flowing...it doesnt really matter because your going to cut it off to the tape...but if you keep it neat you avoid getting strands that will hang down and get in your way when you roll the rail under,
I will post this now as I dont think I can load too many more shots...I might have some dinner then post the colour laminating....back soon
Ohhhh the joy of getting to this stage - this is the bit I have most been looking forward to RG!! I can not wait for you to finish your dinner
Take you're time Ron, I'm just popping into the kitchen to get some beer and microwave some popcorn.
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Okay Ron, I'm back, you can start now
Ron - I've said it before - but thanks a heap for taking the time to post... been surfing for 31 years and this is getting me frothing like a 14yo grom!
Cheers!
tints are difficult to do and probably should be avoided if you are just starting to laminate...the colour is added to the resin...in this case the top and bottom will be the same colour so I first weigh up what I will need for both sides
then the colour goes in....something going on with the colour here in real life its a tobacco colour must be the neon lights or something cause it looks yellow in these shots...dont panic Tassie its gold....back on the scales and separate into two mixes....I use around 950 to 1000grms per side but thats probably a bit lean for first timers...better to have too much than not enough,
here is where it gets tricky for me to show as I am takiing the photo's myself...I get one chance for the first shot then my hands are tied to the end...I am sure if you google surfboard laminating you will have more vidio on the subject than you can watch...one trick of the trade that I can give away is...dont put hardner in the whole mix.... pour some of your mix into a separate vessel and beef up the catalyst into that smaller mix to finish off....this way you can wet out all your cloth...get everything all even, using a slower mix..then when you are ready to finish off you can use the little bit you have separated with a hotter mix and the whole job will go off just as you finish...which is what you want...too slow a mix and you will have what are called drain outs, this is where the resin has long enough to drain out of the cloth and into the foam...too fast a mix and....well.....chaos...got a bit of flare in this shot but you get the idea
so everything is all even and its starting to gel...the time to flip it over and cut it is important, if you tap it with your fingernails and it feels a bit hard its about ready to cut....too early and all the cloth will fluff up to late and its a mother to cut... stay with it until its time, dont walk away and do something else...you forget it and come back too late and its tragic
nice sharp blade, I use a new one for every cut...work your way around the board a few inches at a time
looking good a nice clean cut
I like to leave them at least overnight before I glass the deck...they have to get hard enuogh to be able to fare the edge of the cut you have just done
Magic RG - plain & simple , what a good tutor you'd be for a novice wanting to get into the caper sorry art of shaping mate .... and yeah hope you had a good weekend too
Edit : WOW - does Taz's baby look nice already , hell yeah
thanks RG - thats great. I like the idea of two pots of mix - one hotter than the other....gold!
Now whats with all those boxes of Heinz Pick of the crops - please explain
Loving the thread...
What are the things on the wall beside the "summer" sign in the shot where you are cutting the excess mostly cured glass at the tape line.....they look like weird arse cod pieces or gimbles for the old school body surfer???? Only thing I could think they might be for....
Looking nice Ron can't wait to get onto her .
Love the way Ron makes it look so easy , the few patch jobs I have done have been nightmares for me .
She's looking real sweet Taz ... I probably should start calling her the Hawk , have a good one mate , I'm off home for a kip after nightshift
Bappo Red Rock is a magic spot .
Camped there years ago with the kids on a fishing trip . Caught bugger all fish but had a great time . One of my most favorite beaches pebbly beach is just down the road .
Great part of the world