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Homemade twin tips

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[lineskier]820
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if you have ever made a pair of homemade twins for urban or just srewing around on post em here and say what u did to make em, heres mine there about 182cm, and i just kinda cut the tails and bent em and glued em together

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Apr 22 2006 8:09PM
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potatofarmer
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those are doppppe. they look like old school straight skis, with twins
Apr 22 2006 8:22PM
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Luc.
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those look scary to hit rails on for sure...
Apr 22 2006 8:25PM
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A_E
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u should rivet the tails, whenever i twin tipped skis they always delamed at the tail
Apr 22 2006 8:27PM
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-+Siver+-
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wow, those are sweet
Apr 22 2006 8:29PM
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CalShralpGirl
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Nice job...I like the old-school look
Apr 22 2006 9:00PM
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Liam.
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haha nice job man
Apr 22 2006 9:00PM
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mw1235
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haha 70's.

yeah rivet the tails for sure

you can also heat the crease in the tails (where they go upward) either with a wood stove or blowtorch and shape them out a bit more if you want to. although its not like thats a small, easy process.
Apr 22 2006 9:07PM
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SirFryanator
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i'm making my own pair from scratch
www.skibuilders.com
i think
is AWESOME
Apr 22 2006 9:22PM
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blakroc
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use a heat gun to warm up the tails then put em in a vice an bend em
Apr 22 2006 10:28PM
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ajax
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my friend made a pair of cross country twins, he put them in the oven and then bent 'em, but then again, those are cross countrys
Apr 22 2006 11:04PM
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freeskibum82
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thanks for pointin out the obvious for everyone.
Apr 23 2006 12:39AM
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mattster
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i dig the coulors
Apr 23 2006 12:41AM
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.nafus.
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you guys make some sick skis. ive always wanted to make my own
Apr 23 2006 3:20AM
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BELFRAGE
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have you rode those skis, and how do they work out.
Apr 23 2006 9:02AM
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juanborlando
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you gotta be tall if yer hittin rails on 182s
Apr 23 2006 9:04AM
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[lineskier]820
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im about 5ft 11 and 160 lbs so there a little big, and i havent hit any wit em yet cause theres no snow around where i live in jersey and im waiting to get some turf for a summer setup or even urban
Apr 23 2006 10:05AM
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l337
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I'm gonna make some,
Apr 23 2006 10:45AM
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caro.dillon
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ive always thought about doing that, is it hard?
Apr 23 2006 10:49AM
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Dilla
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sick, those look so sick
Apr 23 2006 4:13PM
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BELFRAGE
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^^ i am not sure but if you have the right tools it wouldn't that hard i may be wrong.
Apr 23 2006 4:13PM
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Grimace.
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rasta
Apr 23 2006 4:26PM
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ag.
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ya i tried that a couple years ago by stickin some skis in the barbeque....it worked but they delamed also
Apr 23 2006 4:31PM
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BELFRAGE
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??
Apr 23 2006 6:09PM
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[lineskier]820
Posts: 923 - Karma: 11
by the way i just started a cult called the build a ski cult for anyone who needs advice or wants to talk about a post pics of their creations, pm me for an invite
Apr 23 2006 8:48PM
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