SHORTENING A FOAM CORE DECK!
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Steve Collins
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I would recommend not trying to shorten the board and just getting used to riding it with a big nose. It's doubtful you could recreate the structural integrity of the glass box to be anywhere near as strong as the way it was originally built. Maybe a toe stop could help you locate your front foot so you wouldn't have to cut the deck.
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Spike Taylor
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Eric Brassard
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I spike, I Made a foam board since 2 years ago and i have a good idée to repair your board.
First, is it possible to see a picture?????
I prefer l'époxy,but check carefuly one affect the foam ( 5:1 mix)and a other is not affect the foam (3:1 mix)
For cutting Mark the board and use a band électric sandblaster whit the big sand paper (80). If you need to cut the foam to do it slowly and good luck.... you must to place a carbone fiber tissus on the nose..
Eric Brassard
First, is it possible to see a picture?????
I prefer l'époxy,but check carefuly one affect the foam ( 5:1 mix)and a other is not affect the foam (3:1 mix)
For cutting Mark the board and use a band électric sandblaster whit the big sand paper (80). If you need to cut the foam to do it slowly and good luck.... you must to place a carbone fiber tissus on the nose..
Eric Brassard
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Spike Taylor
- Posts: 68
- Joined: Sat Aug 25, 2007 10:04 am
- Location: Geordieland, England.
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SHORTENING A FOAM CORE DECK!
I have a foamcore/carbon fibre board a mate gave me and I've re-drilling it shorter. Its wicked, but I now have three and a half inches of extra nose. At first this wasn't a problem, but it
a) puts me off to look at when skating and makes me feel like I'm standing in the wrong place and b) on really tight stuff I think my long nose is affecting my line as I think it may touch cones.
I want to cut the nose on my "Cyrano de Bergerac" model! Now, I'm thinking jig saw with blade for metal, but how do I tidy it up once I cut it down?
I thought of getting a surfboard repair kit but there seem to be 2 kinds, the standard with fibreglass fabric and resin or the ones that are just a putty affair, which would be better?
Would either of them react with the foam? I don't want the core to melt and dissapear!!!!
HELP!
a) puts me off to look at when skating and makes me feel like I'm standing in the wrong place and b) on really tight stuff I think my long nose is affecting my line as I think it may touch cones.
I want to cut the nose on my "Cyrano de Bergerac" model! Now, I'm thinking jig saw with blade for metal, but how do I tidy it up once I cut it down?
I thought of getting a surfboard repair kit but there seem to be 2 kinds, the standard with fibreglass fabric and resin or the ones that are just a putty affair, which would be better?
Would either of them react with the foam? I don't want the core to melt and dissapear!!!!
HELP!