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Vaccum Press, good for making skis?
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My buddy and i are going to make some skis and we were wondering if anyone who has made there own skis could tell us if a Vaccum press is going to work just as well as other press
Thank you for helping us out!!!
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it does work
its not the most common way, but its works. 333 uses it.
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vacuum pressing combined with an autoclave is the best way to make a composite. not sure if anyone actually makes skis like that though. most side wall skis are made with pneumatic presses i think, and most cap construction and hybrid construction skis are made using vacuum press. the advantages of a vacuum press are you dont have to go through all the calculations to build a press frame, and the fact that you dont have to build a press frame(unless you can weld they are very difficult to build). however the down side is that you can only achieve a little less than atmospheric pressure with a vacuum press (~14psi) where as you can achieve nearly any pressure with a correctly designed press. i hear the magic number is like 50 psi.
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let this website be your guide !!
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thanks for the help guys, ill post pics of the skis i make
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