How to Make an XPS Foam Surfboard #03 - Making the Blank - Part 2
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- Опубликовано: 21 июн 2017
- Ok so here is part 2 of 2 parts for making the surfboard blank.
I had to split up the video into 2 parts because it was getting too long.
The first part can be viewed here: • How to Make an XPS Foa...
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I could watch the hot-wiring all day long. Thanks again! The mystery of a blank has been revealed so beautifully.
Andrew, thank you so much for these great videos. My Daughter and I are about to build our first board and low and behold it is going to be a 7’ egg!
Thanks for those amazing videos Andrew! Always dreamt about building a board myself and your videos give me the confidence I'll be able to make something that will not sink!
Hey Andrew, thanks for your video. I just finished my second board and learned quite a lot from your channel. Best wishes for your future Projects from Berlin, Germany.
It late summer and this dude inspired two boards in the making. My dad and I are gonna try it and hopefully be suping on the water asap
Iam so much looking forward - and waiting for the #3 episode.... :)
Very nice, this is how airplane wings are made! We do put check marks on opposite corners of your template, and sound off in sequence so that the cut is parallel. So it’s a two person job.
Just a comment about fumes and safety when hotwiring foam, I previously wore a respirator when doing this but since this is minimal exposure I didn't bother and the door was open. If you are worried then by all means wear one, never hurts. My favorite is the 3M with organic vapor charcoal cartridges.
Eye protection as well as the hot wire can snap when cutting, an eye and hotwire do not mix!
Hey there Andrew! I'm looking to make my own paddle board. Thanks for the video:)
Good way to get the job done. I was thinking to laminate 1/2 inch sheets in a jig to create the curve, but the hot wire will be cleaner.
I've been thinking in build a board to myself for some time. A Black one.
One of my friend made one. I'm waiting for you to finish those tutorials because I'm probably going to do one
I love these videos
Watched your videos not all of them yet but I'm getting the idea . Thanks for making them so informative and helpful. I wanna build my 1st board . I'm not a big guy ( tall etc ) so I'm thinking an 8ft board . Just gonna figure out how to build a hot wire thing . Thanks
Tip: spray the water AFTER you have spread the glue, to stop it from acticating too early.
I can’t imagine why you don’t have more views
don´t breath the fumes from the hot wire cuts and the dust from sanding. good job on the board!
you could make a 2 part heat mold and press the perfect shape into the foam. this is awesome, thank you for the video :-D
Very very helpful serious of videos
i have a mad idea for a finless board with gull wings a little way towards the rear of the side edge, when the board is on the edge the wings act like fins...it will need a bit of cross bracing maybe with some kind of metal weave..and the glass might not stay on those sharp edges so it might need a surface coating with araldite...raised outrigger fins....i'm sure there must be jetski hull designs with a similar concept
24:01 Sounds like the future. :D
Awesome videos. Currently bringing foam down over the Stringer so I can use my sanding block to bring the rest down. Question is after I hot-wired top and bottom are no longer exactly level so even if my rack is level whichever surface is facing down won't be level therefore messing up the other side on block sanding. Don't know if I'm making sense explaining this. Any ideas to make this easier? Thanks Tom in Florida
15:45 lay some baking paper on it and then clamp down one of those wooden planks you had in the last video... baking paper stops the plank getting stuck down.
Great videos! Making my first board in xps based on your first board series. I was thinking about making one in xps without stringer. Os it posible or will it be too weak? Any ideas?
such a good series andrew, mahalo. question: if you don't have a stringer (i'm making a very thick SUP; didn't seem necessary), can you still hotwire off the two profile templates -- or will the hotwire tend to drag in the middle without that center guide? appreciate it!
Hi Bro! thanks a lot for all your videos. its a invaluable experience for everyone. Ive already made my first sup and all thanks to you.Tell please after some years later are you following to glue sheets with PPU glue? may be there is something else to glueing? I wish you good luck!
Would be cool to make a giant vice to clamp the whole thing at once.
you could make the board without stringer enough to reinforce in the lamination, as it is a current trend and would still reduce the inperfections at the time of the cut of the outline. Even though it was excellent
Where did you get your XPS foam that thick?
the bumps you get is because the Hot Wire cant Cut through the glue
hi andrew, what glue did you use to join the foam and the stringer?
Are you using plywood for stringers ?
What glue do you use to join it
Just a stupid question. Why cut it in the middle to put the stringer? Is it for looks only or there is any advantage?
Why if I’m trying to make a 12ft paddle board? Where can I get a template for that.
Can i do it without wooden core in the middle?
How tick is the each foam sheet?
hi andrew, great vid!! i saw you cut the blank into half with the hotwire, however i wonder how you have perfectly flatten the cut surface? in order to attach the stringer, the cut surface must be perfectly flat, do you agree? thanks and greetz from austria :) ryo
Yes, I didn't show it but I just went over it again with the wire to clean it up. And thanks for viewing from Austria, beautiful country, hope to visit again someday!
Thank you, clearly understood. I will cut this weekend my first EPS blank with my DIY hotwire along the stringer, very curious on the outcome. As I am landlocked, I will shape a wakesurfboard for the danube river, you can check my video, not that professional as yours though... If you have the chance to visit Austria, please feel free to let me know :)
Just check out you video, love it! Always wanted to try wake surfing.
24:00 actual wire cutting
What is the size of your board?
It just came into my mind because last time I did that (I copied your method as I watched your previous vidoes) to align the outer templates and make them sit exactly where the stringer is supposed to be is a bit of an pain in the arse and also suspecible for mistakes.
So one would not have to measure everything exactly in order to align the outer templates to the stringer, if the blank is still intact and not cut in half. So changing the order by trace the outer stringer templates with the hitwire and after that cut the blank in half and glue in the original stringer would result in less measuring and probably in a more precise outcome?
I hope you can get my english.
Tom
Yup I think I understand what you are saying. Your method would work too but I think clamping might be harder. Try it :)
How to shape the stringer bro
Your Canadian?! No way, me 2
Why not glue both sides to the stringer in a single step?
Because things are more likely to shift around and not line up that way
Not using enough current on the hot wire
why you cut in the middle??? and put wood??
Be careful with those fumes.
I had wondered about the fumes in the past. I researched it a bit and basically for the amount I am cutting the toxicity is minimal. Then again keeping any fumes out of our body is probably best. If I was doing this every day I might keep a respirator on.
great video series, but the friggin' ads are destroying youtube.
You keep calling that rasp a 'surefoam' -- its called a Sureform Pocket Plane (not a rasp!) www.amazon.com/dp/B0001IWCXE/?coliid=I3GRZQBE3C1R3P&colid=2U2T3K5Z32ESY&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it
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