It time to start the third of the Martin Love designed ML92 production board.

The eps is all cut and ready for a quick sand to fit into the mold.

Hoping to get this done this weekend, but if the wind blows things change

Groovy!

Is there a higher resolution second pass on the CNC to fefine the grooves, or is it all hand shaping from here?

For a custom board the passes are a lot finer. As this is going into a mold i'am happy to finish this off by hand, it only takes 10 minutes to get this

Any more progress pics on the board? It wasn't a windy weekend in Sydney.

Hi GusTee

Trying something different this time i'am bagging the bottom in at really high vacuum. So the bottom and box went in today

Mould looks trick. Looks heavy duty. Keep us up to date with progress...Thanks!

Today was a quick job to mark and cutout the fittings

Finished getting the board into the mold this morning (it's definitely a 2 man job). Too busy to take any process shots just this one in the bag

cracked open the mold open tonight and gave the board a quick clean. It feels a little heavier than the last ones this is due more glass + more carbon

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dweller said..

cracked open the mold open tonight and gave the board a quick clean. It feels a little heavier than the last ones this is due more glass + more carbon

looks great you've gotta be happy with that stu, you will probably use less filler coat , I wish my jp50 speed had that much carbon,

Looks great Stuart. A pity it gets so hot here, would be great to just clear coat it and show off all the beautiful carbon.

Do you guys find that a board with lots of carbon is a bit more bone-jarring than one with less?

I have ridden two 'pro edition' boards with supposedly lots of carbon, and they weren't as comfortable as the normal glass versions.

What's the main advantage of constructing using a mould compared to without?

With a custom board you may need to do 15 processes in the building each involving drying time (15 days).

The main advantage of making in a mold is time saved by completing a lot of the processes one go. The actual amount of work involved is the same as you still need to shape the board, hd foam and layup the mold.

The disadvantage is that you cannot change the design

I agree that you can make a board too stiff with going overboard with carbon and that is why smaller boards are now having a glass bottom and a carbon deck to allow some flex in the board

Wind did not visit sydney much this week so the progress on the board must have been good...any more pics?

No wind and family up so not much time free!

Still managed to get the rails taped with carbon, locate the footstrap plugs and a quick sand on the deck, but still need to finish the bottom. The next big decision is that colour to make the sanding coat - orange or red? swinging towards orange

These boards are looking great dweller. Orange for sure man! Set off those new Koncepts nicely.

Stuart, how do you keep epoxy out of your finboxes when laminating over them?

In the past I have ended up filing bits of resin out of the box, but there must be a better way.

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FormulaNova said..

Stuart, how do you keep epoxy out of your finboxes when laminating over them?

In the past I have ended up filing bits of resin out of the box, but there must be a better way.

you can jam some Styrofoam in the cavity and sand it and dig it out later

stu is the box glassed in , if it is how did you do it

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FormulaNova said..

Stuart, how do you keep epoxy out of your finboxes when laminating over them?

In the past I have ended up filing bits of resin out of the box, but there must be a better way.

you can jam some Styrofoam in the cavity and sand it and dig it out later

That's what I tried this time. I also used some tacky-tape on top of it, to try and seal it better. I won't see how it worked out until tomorrow.

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dweller said..

No wind and family up so not much time free!

Still managed to get the rails taped with carbon, locate the footstrap plugs and a quick sand on the deck, but still need to finish the bottom. The next big decision is that colour to make the sanding coat - orange or red? swinging towards orange

Coming along very nicely. Keeping this one for yourself?

for the molded boards EPS foam pushed into the box and then routed it out afterwards. Customs are just taped over.

Because the tuttle box was molded into the board I had a little back fill into the box through the holes. They had been filled but the pressure always finds a way to push the resin through. Simple to knock out as I always wax the inside of the box

I will have two of the same model with different constructions as long as i can use one I will be happy

I thought I'd better mix up some orange pigment before the sanding coat - Definitely Orange!!!

The orange hotcoat went on tonight still a little unsure how it will look when sanded back. We shall see

Wow it looks shiny and beautiful. I'm looking forward to seeing it on the water.

Added more white to the pigment to get a less translucent orange. When sanded back it will still show the carbon

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mr love said..

Looks great Stuart. A pity it gets so hot here, would be great to just clear coat it and show off all the beautiful carbon.

Soller composites do coloured carbon not sure if it's as strong

www.solarcomposites.com/composites/compositehybrid.html#coloredfiberglass

I have seen the colored carbon but never used it. Pigmentation of the resin in small quantities if fine, but to much can weaken the resin. As this is is only a sanding coat the carbon/glass is at full strength.

Glossy Hoatcoat!!

Ready for the final sand, pads and gripping