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Buddy is building a ski press!

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Bring_da_ruckus
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hey guys..just figured i would let you know about this because i thought it was pretty sweet.
a friend of mine is building a super legit ski/snowboard press...gonna be done in about a month and he said he could make skis for around $100. gonna have him make me a pair of fatty pow skis and possibly a couple other pairs. gonna press out some longboards on that bad boy too. i'll post pics when i get a pair finished.
Jan 25 2009 11:07AM
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Literature
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Best of luck with your press and building skis. It's a super rewarding and very frustrating way to do it, but if you really want to make it happen, you can.

Check this thread to see a bit of what you may be doing in action: https://www.newschoolers.com/web/forums/readthread/thread_id/388095/
Jan 25 2009 11:11AM
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KFRADtheLaxBro
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can i have a couple of pairs?
Jan 25 2009 11:19AM
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yuck
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that has to be the sickest thread ever! icant believe i'd never seen it before.
Jan 25 2009 3:26PM
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yuck
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that has to be the sickest thread ever! icant believe i'd never seen it before.
Jan 25 2009 3:27PM
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notomatoplz
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wish i was friends with that guy in that thread... no homo

Jan 25 2009 3:42PM
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Atypical
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I want  a pair bitch
Jan 25 2009 6:19PM
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Caveman.
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That is cool that your friend is going to build skis. Take however much money he expects to pay and double it and triple the time. This is a conservative estimate. I tried doing it before and failed. It is definitely something I plan on trying again sometime though.
Jan 25 2009 8:01PM
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Literature
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I'd say this is a fairly good rubric to use.

www.skibuilders.com will be your new second favorite place on the internet, after NS of course.
Jan 25 2009 8:05PM
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Bring_da_ruckus
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for sure..this guy has done his research to the fullest and is a super smart guy. he's starting out by making alpine snowboards because that's what he's really into but said he would definitely crank out some skis as soon as he gets it down. thanks for the tips and stuff tho, i actually found www.skibuilders.com last night when i was browsing around.
Jan 26 2009 9:50AM
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no_steeze
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yeah it's gonna take him a lot of money, time, and frustration but if he's focused and determined he should end up with a very rewarding experience
Jan 26 2009 10:52AM
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fouldsys
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me and a buddy are doing this as well. hopefully well have some homemade skis to ski before the season is over.
Jan 26 2009 5:17PM
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C+Thompson
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Sounds sick
Good luck.
p.s if you can actually make a pair of skis for $100.
You think you could uh, hook me up?
Jan 26 2009 5:39PM
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KyleA
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Raw materials without printed top sheets or bases run over $200 per pair of skis. So i doubt $100 skis would be a possibility.
Jan 26 2009 5:59PM
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Caveman.
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I would like to know where your numbers come from. Materials could be over $300 or around $100. Most likely in the middle somewhere unless your building a real high end product.
Jan 26 2009 6:01PM
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cobra_commander
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"he said he could make skis for around $100"

I am sorry but that is just not gonna happen.

When buying in bulk we were able to get costs of materials down around $350.  That does not include labor, or the cost of tools (which are not cheap by any means).

It awesome that he is going to try and build some skis. But I would not get your hopes on $100 skis. It will probably be cheaper to just buy some skis. Its true.
Jan 26 2009 6:10PM
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Caveman.
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The bamboo cores cost way more than it would for someone to make their own wood laminate core or for someone with the expertise to make a foam core.
Jan 26 2009 6:11PM
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KyleA
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My numbers are based on my credit card statement. All the materials, including cores, side walls, bases, clear topsheets, tip spacers, edges, fiberglass, and epoxy will run you at least $200. You can do it for cheaper by using wood side walls rather that p-tex and what not. And you can also make them more expensive by getting to sheets and bases printed which will run you anywhere from $40 - $100 per topsheet and adding carbon fiber and mixing up the composites. And besides, isn't the $200 that I originally said exactly between the $100 and $300 which you said it would be?
Jan 26 2009 6:18PM
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natet
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bullshit, i just built a pair for 10$... havent riden them yet tho
Jan 26 2009 6:23PM
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Caveman.
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Assuming someone was NOT buying in bulk and just ordering materials from the SkiBuilders store and getting the rest from a local lumber yard here would be a breakdown of costs:

Fiberglass; 2 meters long by 25" wide $30
Edges; 4 80" sections $13
VDS 4 meters long by 55mm wide $7.40
2001 grade ptex 30 cm by 4 meters (enough for topsheet and base) $40
Tip Spacer 12"x12'x2mm $5

SB Store total $95.40

Enough resin and hardener for one pair ~$25
Wood for core laminate ~ >$30

To build skis with wood exposed sidewalls, with most of your materials coming from the SB store and lumber yard you are looking at >$150 and >$175 if you are using Ptex sidewalls.

$100 is way to low
Jan 26 2009 6:24PM
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Caveman.
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Yeah, youre right, the prices have inflated since I last researched the process about 1 1/2 to 2 years ago.
Jan 26 2009 6:27PM
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