How To Make Your Foilboard step by step

/!\ Please do the sanding process in a closed area. I do it outside for the video
Hi,
Here is a step-by-step video showing the making of a surffoil / wingfoil board.
Here are the dimensions of the foilboard 4'8' * 20.5 * 3.1
The fiberglass is 4 oz and the carbon 160g. I used resin from HP-textile.de.
The eps bread is from www.atuacores.com/surfshop/
You want to get started and make your foil board, I have been in this situation for a long time and it took me a while to take the plunge. Know that if I could do it, everyone can do it.
I'm a Foil enthusiast (kitefoil, surfoil, wingfoil) and unfortunately I can't afford all the equipment so I do it myself.
I am a self taught builder and this video shows my process of building a foilboard that works for me

[@stefanwelker956]

after seeing this video im now convinced i will simply buy a board.

[@Wightkitesurfer]

I start watching these vids with lots of enthusiasm to follow and try, and by the end am convinced it’s way too lengthy and messy a job to have time and energy to do. But kudos for doing it and putting it on KZbin.

[@torstenrode6072]

For me it would be the cost of the Foilboard kid + wasted hours + broken tools + new foil board from the store😂. I truely admire people with craftsmanship skills👍.

[@thibauthentique]

Bien joué mec ! Beau boulot , super à voir ! Merci 🙏

[@denishenriques9977]

Vraiment un régal de te voir shaper, Greg ! Hâte de te voir à l'eau avec. ;-)

[@wildertmesdagh8683]

sick built mate!!!

[@alexandrenahum1425]

Trop cool ! N'attends pas 2 ans pour la prochaine :p

[@Ben-bf2pz]

Excellent, merci pour le partage 👍

[@GregBasmati]

Merci à toi 👍

[@markusbroyles1884]

Money saved = tools enough to make as many as you want in the future !

[@AgadirFoil]

Good job 👏 3,5 kg perfect 👍

[@xavierleleu85]

super tuto..on attend celui du dockstart avec : bravo !

[@GregBasmati]

Hahaha, c'est en cours, mais ça sera pas avec cette planche. J'attends d'avoir dépassé les 500 pour publier 😅

[@gbonventi]

interested to know more about your "home made" vacuum system, using an old fridge compressor? Cheers

[@W1W1_3.0]

Super la poussière de shape dans la nature 👍👍👍

[@nessimlarafa5556]

when they are making it in the factory do you complain to them as well or just here to show that you care a lot about nature

[@francoisfanabarc6740]

Top 👌👌❤

[@jandof]

Great Akushaper skills, im struggle with it and a DW foil board shape

[@GregBasmati]

i'm not on akushaper but shape3dx , I find it more practical (imo)

[@richardleparmentier8708]

Merci pour tous les bonnes astuces!

[@Dzjiefoils]

Nice board! Too bad you didn’t shape the board yourself. That’s the most fun part! Make sure to check your finboxes. When drilling them to put a hole in for your router, you may have punched a small hole in the bottom of the box. I had the same with mine.. resulting in a bit of water getting in my board.

[@GregBasmati]

Thanks, yes i already do complete board but clean the Room After shaping was like pain in the ass for me but yes this is really cool. My finboxes are clean 😉

[@peteraromatai1369]

Great job! Where did you get the pad?

[@GregBasmati]

Aliexpress

[@rossmurphy80]

What is the 3mm pvc layer. ? Can you give more I information please. It's Great looking board . Good job.

[@GregBasmati]

www.fibermax.eu/fr/materiaux-d-ame/mousse-pvc/simple/mousse-pvc-60-03.html

[@rossmurphy80]

Cheers dude.😎

[@mm74forums7]

Excellent job! What is your vacuum pump? Is it fridge compressor?

[@GregBasmati]

Yes, works perfect for my diy board

[@dr.ericvanek2818]

Great Vid... please share the resins that you used...

[@GregBasmati]

shop.hp-textiles.com/shop/en/laminating-system-epoxy-resin-hp-e28l.html

[@kapamk]

GONG!!! )))

[@user-tt2op3oo7h]

Salut Quelles sont les dimensions de ton support de shape s il te plait ? Je vais me lancer dans la fabrication d une planche de wing et je cherche la taille du chevalet pour travailler confortablement. Merci d avance

[@Sea-Mont]

Cool le DIY par contre le ponçage dehors genere beaucoup de pollution micro particules foam / pvc etc dans ton jardin... Ce serait bien de faire en intérieur, aspirer les déchets et les mettre à la déchetterie. Merci pour le partage en tout cas !

[@GregBasmati]

Merci pour ta remarque très pertinente ! J'espérais qu'on me la ferais ☺️. Oui habituellement je fait ça dans un endroit clos, mais j'étais pas content du rendu vidéo. Et pour les déchets à part les poussières ici effectivement tout part à la déchetterie

[@gabrieleantonucci9981]

wow wow wow quel boulot !! une question quand tu as mis la première feuille de pvc en dessous, j'ai vu beaucoup de scotch de papier aligné là où le coin de la poupe était déjà placé quand tu as placé la feuille, dans le cadre suivant après le vide il n'y avait plus de choses ? autre chose quand tu as collé la couche de fibre + pvc dans le vide sur le pont tu n'as pas utilisé de tissu anti-adhésif; le sac n'est-il pas resté coincé dans la zone du rail ?

[@GregBasmati]

Le scotch est là pour éviter au PVC de casser quand tu le pli pour épouser la forme ( en l'occurrence ici le kicktail). Et je n'ai pas eu de soucis pour le retrait de la bache, ça se décolle facilement

[@TheMitchell898]

Nice! Why did you go with fiberglass rather than another layer of carbon?

[@GregBasmati]

Because carbone is expensive and 1 layer is enough for rigidity

[@dshlac1]

What is the 3mm PVC that you used for the deck and bottom?

[@GregBasmati]

www.fibermaxcomposites.com/shop/pvc-foam-br-6003-p-191.html?cPath=64

[@youdigsurf]

Comment tu calcule la resine qu’il te faudra avec le sous vide ? C’est la même quantité que sans sous vide ? Je suis entrain de regarder si c’est viable pour moi de me lancer dans le shaping de mes propres planches.

[@GregBasmati]

Salut, je sers de la FAQ d'atuacore www.atuacores.com/surfshop/faqs Il y a une section sur la strat. Globalement oui je met la même quantité, après c'est plus le savoir faire qui fait que tu dose petit. Le sous vide te permet d'éliminer le superflu

[@billionchou738]

What’s the cost of this project ? Well done man!! Respect!!!!

[@GregBasmati]

370€ approximately

[@benjaminramlov1169]

Nice! Got inspired to try my self. Is this shape available somewhere? 😃

[@GregBasmati]

It's mine, I will add the download link in the description this weekend

[@hohinlam7996]

@@GregBasmatiany news 😅

[@youdigsurf]

Salut, j’attendais le tuto de la board de dockstart😅 mais celui la est tout aussi interessant ! Pour le coup vu les prix des boards le dyi à vraiment toute ça place . C’est grace a la fraise que tu as mis que tu arrive à ouvrir les boitiers us box sans tout niquer ?

[@GregBasmati]

Elle arrive, elle arrive 😁

[@youdigsurf]

@@GregBasmati elle fait quel litrage la board de surf foil que tu viens de faire approximativement ?

[@GregBasmati]

40/45

[@GregBasmati]

Et oui c'est la fraise qui fait tout, avec ça la finition est top 👌

[@giuvude80]

wow 😍 I would like to make a sup downwind the construction and the steps are the same? A thousand thanks

[@GregBasmati]

Yep almost

[@giuvude80]

@@GregBasmati I start with a series of questions, the thickness of the sandwich and why you made the slices on the blanket above; thank youuu

[@GregBasmati]

It's 3mm PVC. Slices, this is to make a solid connection between the top and the bottom. this is to avoid tearing the usbox

[@giuvude80]

@@GregBasmati ah ok, first of all thanks,💚💚💚 I too can't afford a board the prices are crazy for Chinese boards!!!🤬 for the epoxy I saw you used the transparent one for the glass fiber and the sandwich, I don't understand what is the white one you used for the vent valve, to fill the slices and the milky white one for the carbon fiber

[@GregBasmati]

In the white one i add microballoon. For the vent plug it's like a mastic aspect and for the carbon i just had a little bit of microballoon to add volum for the epoxy and not adding to much weight during laminate process

[@wolfougame]

salut greg, je voulais savoir plusieurs choses. Pendant la pression à vide, est ce que tu la laisse tourné h24 ou bien tu as un système qui s'arrête quand tu as la bonne pression ? Et pour la plaque pvc, c'est fournie avec atuacore ?

[@GregBasmati]

Salut, non je laisse tourner pendant 4/5 h et après je coupe le vide et je déballe 10/12h après.mon système est simple et rudimentaire mais fonctionne bien 😊. Pas de PVC chez atuacore. Fibermax composite ou sicomin ou déchet' près des ateliers de bateau 😉

[@wolfougame]

@@GregBasmati d’accord le pvc permet d’avoir une meilleure rigidité ?

[@GregBasmati]

Meilleurs résistance à la compression et rigidité accrue.

[@cyberfastfred]

Au final la planche revient à combien?

[@GregBasmati]

Aux alentours de 350€

[@cyberfastfred]

@@GregBasmati excellent. Je ne suis pas bricoleur mais pour ceux qui le sont c'est super intéressant.

[@twilightsparkle2697]

2 things: the boards are laminated with carbon to make them very light compared to glass ones. You have to sand the pink coat until the carbon is visible so that it is light as it should be, this allows you to take off before the water but Do not take it out where you did not put laminate sandwich or it will be very soft there, the entire board ihave to be laminated with sandwich!. . and second, EPS boards have a screw who wears an orring to breathe because EPS has a lot of air inside and temperature differences cause them to delaminate over time. So with this respirator screw make it balance the pressure every time you take it outside. I am a professional shaper. finally, If you make a new board that shape is not correct, the edges with that shape do not allow it to take off well from the water and you need a lot of speed to take off, foil windsurf boards handle this concept well to take off sooner in light winds, or... sooner with aut wind .

[@giuvude80]

but sorry, how do you deform a 3MM PVC well in the rails? even the professional phoon is a very difficult mess

[@twilightsparkle2697]

@@giuvude80 the rails pvc is shaped with a hot air gun and cutting the foam perpendicularly several times .and temporarily holding it with tape, the vacuum will do the rest.

[@skobichevskii]

rideengine dad board is like $400

[@jonnyvincent2236]

Can you make me one? 😅

[@GregBasmati]

😅 it wasn't supposed to happen like this

[@pee5412]

Nice, but better do this inside your garage, the polystereen is a true poison for the nature (nature we like to enjoy foiling)!

[@GregBasmati]

yes I completely agree. usually I do my boards indoors in an enclosed area. I did it this time for the video

[@PatsSurfChannel]

amazing job until you painted it pink... haha