Building a Snowboard - Part 8: Tip and Tail Fill Material

[@bumstudios8817]

Awesome stuff, I don’t know enough to make a recommendation on which press method to use. But you better believe I’ll tune in to check it out either way!

[@caliber-do1cp]

love the bench board hold down its a nice idea

[@GoodRoads]

Hahaha you mean the chunk of railroad track?

[@caliber-do1cp]

exactly its so wonderul piece of ingenuity

[@th3oryO]

Couldn't tell you which press method to use, as I use a pneumatic press. Most build guides I've watched use the vac bag method when possible tho. Interesting how you're using fill, I haven't bothered with my boards as usually I leave the core thick enough to just epoxy it back together if I have to. Might have to try it on the next one!

[@bankey9133]

I‘m in the process of building a board myself using vacuum bagging. It would be awesome to see your approach to it and how it corresponds to the way I plan on doing it.. by the way I love this video series and your approach to building things! I feel like I learn a lot and it inspires me to try more on my own, so keep up the good work;)

[@GoodRoads]

Thanks dude! If I go the vac bag route, I'll probably just use the same Roarockit setup I've been using

[@rafaelellis-rech6950]

Rad can’t wait for you to laminate all these parts!

[@yoavbrafman6790]

Love your videos 🔥🔥🔥

[@GoodRoads]

Thanks dude!

[@WaveWasters]

I vacuum bagged a few boards and never got the results I wanted. Ended up building and welding a typical snowboard press, the results were instantly way better. If your going to do more then a few boards Id build a press. Not sure how good a clamp press is but I've seen people build a press with wood instead of metal.

[@GoodRoads]

I'd love to build a pneumatic press at some point. It's a bit out of my price range right now, but it would be a super rewarding project to tackle

[@WaveWasters]

@@GoodRoads Yeah Its was pricey I think I spent $500 on materials but I sourced most of the metal from the scrap yard. Which is why I vacuum bagged my first few boards. Can definitely get good results with them but the riding I was do at the time and the rate I was going threw boards it made more sense to move to a press. The best part of vacuum bagging is being able to see the alignment of the parts easier. Nothing worse then having something shift slightly. With that being said gluing an insert from each binding area to the base material makes alignment perfect. Another option is using two dowels glued to the base then drill same sized holes in the wood core. There's other options too but the dowels I found was the most consistent. Also nothing beats the feeling of riding a snowboard you made for the first time. Even if its not perfect the amount of stoked you get in the end is worth all the trial and error.

[@GoodRoads]

I'm really glad you expressed that last part, I've been feeling kinda down on this build because I don't expect the board to come out that good. You're right though, if it survives I'll probably love my janky powder deck because I made it. I love the idea of using a binding insert for alignment, how do you handle the bottom layer of glass with that technique? Do you just cut a slit in the cloth and pop that one insert through without glass between it and the base sheet? I didn't leave myself much wiggle room with my sidewalls, so some kind of keying or registration like that would be a huge help

[@WaveWasters]

@@GoodRoads Yeah you lay the fibreglass down and just slice a couple strands for the insert to come threw. I found I preferred to use a dowel/plug drill bit to create a dowel from off cuts of the core then drill two alignment holes in the core and use the plug over an insert. If you have a clear topsheet the insert method might be the way to go. My first board the core shifted a bit so the sidewall got sliced off a tiny bit at one end. I still rode it a ton and it worked well, but each board after that came out better. I still made tons of mistakes on other boards but each time I learned how to improve them and it got the point where it look like the came out of a factory. I also have a pile of cores I messed up trying different experiments as well. No matter how janky it is if its ride able you did something most people will never do. Be prepared for a ton of people asking about your board in the chairlift line too, most people will be super stoked on it.

[@GoodRoads]

You're getting me hyped again dude, thank you so much. It sounds like you could even do a smaller diameter dowel with that method, and you'd still have glass under all of the inserts for strength in case it was ever needed. I think I'm going to give that a shot, thanks for the tip!

[@jamesedwards7432]

i think a vac bag will provide a more consistent press, but i'm keen to see either method. i'm pretty keen to use your build as a template for my own

[@nuborn.studio]

Very cool project, cant wait for the upcoming parts! Anyways, take care of your hair while near the machines, was a bit scary in this one :D

[@GoodRoads]

Thanks! I'm still getting used to the long hair in the shop, I've got to start tying it back or something

[@RadKnock]

Did you rabbit your sidewalls or leave them square over the edge

[@GoodRoads]

I wasn't planning on doing a rabbit, should I? Would VDS rubber work well enough on its own?

[@RadKnock]

Ive built a few boards myself and ive found the rabbit is less about adhesion and more about your base geometry. The rabbit acts as a place for the flange on the steel edge to go so it doesnt push the edges of the base down. Keeping your base flat rather than an edge high geometry

[@RadKnock]

My first board had no rabbit and i routinely cought my edges and i think it was because of that

[@GoodRoads]

Would a good base grind take care of that? I'm going to take this deck to a shop to have that done since I don't have the equipment and as long as the base is flat it seems like that shouldn't be too much of an issue?

[@RadKnock]

If a shop is willing to take it all the way flat. Ive been grinding mine by hand and it takes forever

[@benhickman8802]

Where do you plan on riding that thing?

[@GoodRoads]

I'm in the Catskill mountains in New York, so I'm definitely going to hit up some of the locals here if the board survives long enough. I've got family out in CO too, so I'd like to get out that way when traveling is an okay thing to do again

[@benhickman8802]

That's where I'm at... Summit County, CO

[@GoodRoads]

My brother is out in the Snowmass / Aspen area. I don't know if I'm going to be able to make a trip out this year with everything that's going on, but I'll try to remember to put something out on social media (instagram probably) when I'm hitting the slopes.

[@eduardsliss6013]

When there's gonna be next part?

[@GoodRoads]

Next Friday!

[@ericsettineri6315]

I would prefer the clamp jig because it’s something that the average person like me could do!

[@Goblin3690]

Vac bag!