Never thought to make my own board before I came across your channel. I'm not half as handy, but it's looks super fun and I'm keen to think of some designs. Keep up the epic work!
Thanks dude! There are definitely some builds that are easy enough to tackle at any level and will start to teach you the skills you need to start making really cool boards. Check out my videos on an easy longboard build and an easy powsurfer build, as long as you can get a hold of the materials I think anyone should be able to tackle those projects and make themselves a fun board to ride
Awesome I'm starting with my skateboard at the moment but this will help me later on in my project's I did start this centuries ago but gave up but now trying again to make it a successful, will check out your other stuff as I go cheers 😀👍🏾
Love your videos...when the covid emergency will finish in Italy, i'll be trying to shape a mold and create something...maybe first try will be a skateboard! Keep on!!
Have you looked into doing a 3D shaped base at all? Can't imagine it would be something easy to do at home or if it's even possible, many purchasable powder surfers I've seen have some sort of channel shape in the base to make up for a lack of bindings and or edges.
I pressed the first powsurfer I built with a vac bag which let me carve some base geometry into the mold and get a sort of hull shape. My shape didn't work out, but the technique worked. I might try to 3d-print a powsurfer mold at some point, and if I go that route it would definitely be a 3d base
Awesome work, not only on the board, but also on the quality of the DIY video. My question is this - would you consider inserting a steel edge, so that it has more versatility?
This build was a stepping stone for me to learn some of the techniques involved in a full-blown snowboard build. I tackled that build last winter and am pretty stoked on how it went. Urethane sidewalls, profiled core, binding inserts, and like you asked: edges. You can see the playlist for the whole project here: ruclips.net/p/PLCvquV4dv9_SIKsnor5lwi9PviyckMH9m I tackled each step of the project in-depth as I learned
@@GoodRoads I did watch that and it was very impressive, although I really want to see how far you can take the pow surfer design using your skills and innovations such as the 3D-printed mold. Have you seen the Asmo pow surfers with the 3D base? This is what I'm aiming for but I haven't figured out a way to make a suitable mold using basic equipment. I bet you could make a crazy 3D base with your printer!
@Good roads, Noticed during the finishing process you taped the base to ensure you didn't get any polyurethane on the base sheet, how come you didn't do the same for the base sheet during the glue up with the epoxy? And how did you manage to keep the base clean during this stage. About the build one of my own and this is my biggest concern. cheers
Epoxy doesn't stick to plastic unless it's been sanded and flame treated so any resin that gets on the base sheet during the layup just peels right off. Which part of the process are you concerned about keeping the base clean?
Really impressive ! , bare with me I’m new to all this so my question is this , the calculated length for a snow board for me is 165 , would this figure be different for a powder board as you’ve just made in the vid ?
It varies a LOT. Some powder boards are longer, having a full tail and a super long nose, some are shorter (like this one) and have a cut-off tail but still have a long nose, and almost all of them have a wider nose than standard to lift the board up over the powder. A short tail or a swallow tail will make the back of the board sink into the snow more so that you don't have to ride so far in the back seat to stay on top of the snow. The board I made in this video and the one I'm working on now are both shorter than my all-mountain board, but they're also both wider
Never thought to make my own board before I came across your channel. I'm not half as handy, but it's looks super fun and I'm keen to think of some designs. Keep up the epic work!
Thanks dude! There are definitely some builds that are easy enough to tackle at any level and will start to teach you the skills you need to start making really cool boards. Check out my videos on an easy longboard build and an easy powsurfer build, as long as you can get a hold of the materials I think anyone should be able to tackle those projects and make themselves a fun board to ride
Awesome vid and also on the cheap pow surfer board build. Very cool, and starting to build one with my daughter. Thanks!
That makes me so happy, what a wonderful project to do with your kids!
Awesome I'm starting with my skateboard at the moment but this will help me later on in my project's I did start this centuries ago but gave up but now trying again to make it a successful, will check out your other stuff as I go cheers 😀👍🏾
Love your videos...when the covid emergency will finish in Italy, i'll be trying to shape a mold and create something...maybe first try will be a skateboard! Keep on!!
That's awesome! Good luck to you and your's during this emergency. When it's all passed and you make your board send me a picture!
Love it! Keep it up! tell me the next one has metal edges :)
Got a whole series on building a fully featured board including edges from last season! Check it out!
Love tha shape looks sick
Have you looked into doing a 3D shaped base at all? Can't imagine it would be something easy to do at home or if it's even possible, many purchasable powder surfers I've seen have some sort of channel shape in the base to make up for a lack of bindings and or edges.
I pressed the first powsurfer I built with a vac bag which let me carve some base geometry into the mold and get a sort of hull shape. My shape didn't work out, but the technique worked. I might try to 3d-print a powsurfer mold at some point, and if I go that route it would definitely be a 3d base
Awesome work, not only on the board, but also on the quality of the DIY video. My question is this - would you consider inserting a steel edge, so that it has more versatility?
This build was a stepping stone for me to learn some of the techniques involved in a full-blown snowboard build. I tackled that build last winter and am pretty stoked on how it went. Urethane sidewalls, profiled core, binding inserts, and like you asked: edges. You can see the playlist for the whole project here: ruclips.net/p/PLCvquV4dv9_SIKsnor5lwi9PviyckMH9m I tackled each step of the project in-depth as I learned
@@GoodRoads I did watch that and it was very impressive, although I really want to see how far you can take the pow surfer design using your skills and innovations such as the 3D-printed mold. Have you seen the Asmo pow surfers with the 3D base? This is what I'm aiming for but I haven't figured out a way to make a suitable mold using basic equipment. I bet you could make a crazy 3D base with your printer!
@@wakazuzu I definitely want to take a stab at that when the season rolls around
@Good roads, Noticed during the finishing process you taped the base to ensure you didn't get any polyurethane on the base sheet, how come you didn't do the same for the base sheet during the glue up with the epoxy? And how did you manage to keep the base clean during this stage.
About the build one of my own and this is my biggest concern. cheers
Epoxy doesn't stick to plastic unless it's been sanded and flame treated so any resin that gets on the base sheet during the layup just peels right off. Which part of the process are you concerned about keeping the base clean?
@@GoodRoads was concerned about the glue up process and how to keep epoxy off the base. But if it just peels off thats perfect. Thanks for the info!
I really love what you do very nice, do you have any for sale?
Thanks dude! I'm not making any boards for sale right now, but I'd like to at some point!
a mouse! man that was priceless!
Is epoxy a good alternative as a finishing coat?
Really impressive ! , bare with me I’m new to all this so my question is this , the calculated length for a snow board for me is 165 , would this figure be different for a powder board as you’ve just made in the vid ?
It varies a LOT. Some powder boards are longer, having a full tail and a super long nose, some are shorter (like this one) and have a cut-off tail but still have a long nose, and almost all of them have a wider nose than standard to lift the board up over the powder. A short tail or a swallow tail will make the back of the board sink into the snow more so that you don't have to ride so far in the back seat to stay on top of the snow. The board I made in this video and the one I'm working on now are both shorter than my all-mountain board, but they're also both wider
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