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plywood board
I just did a search on plywood and got NOTHING. the plywood door discussion has sprung up again over on the ARC's forum. I've been searching for a
BIG DOOR on all the used places and no doors out there it seems. so i'll build a BIG DOOR in case my sling shot Glide is not big enough with my sa19
for our light summer sea breaze. any supporters?
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okay, not supposed to point to other forums, but there is a kiteforum that has a list of categories on the sidebars and one heading is board builders
- lot's of info there.
I'm sure Blake will chime in here at some point or send him a U2U - he builds a door out of plywood and will share some of what he has learned - main
thing keep it simple.
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if you can, find a nice BIG piece of pine. light, strong, cheap but make sure the grain is running the long way
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http://kitesurfingschool.org/board.htm I came up w/ this
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aluminum buggy parts!
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WG,
what you got in mind? draw it up and send it my way. My CNC can handle aluminum with no problems. (sorry about hijack)
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| Quote: | | If someone from my area has som CAD skills I have a cnc gantry router with a cutting area of 2' X 4' be something to play around with
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nice! are you heading to the lake Simcoe event out of Keswick in a few weeks? Man, Jim will want to talk to you (Jellyfish boards). Do you know Tim
down in Ajax with his nice workshop for buggy building? - sorry hi-jack on the thread,
send me a U2U
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Look for Plyboards on instructables.com - that's where I got my info.
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I have a 154cm plydoor here at the inflatorosa......................
http://www.kitesurfingschool.org/board.htm
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Plywood boards
Hi Guys
Here are a few shots of my plwood Doors that I make for friends.
All I can say is...keep it simple and elegant!
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Plywood Doors
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There's a thread up at arcusers.net now on this topic ... Traig from MonkeyAir.com likes to go travelling with a kite and set of pads then hit the
hardware store and knock up board on location 
Apparently they work fine, but are heavy.
Yeah... I got a kite. Or two...
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Blake
Hi Guys
Here are a few shots of my plwood Doors that I make for friends.
All I can say is...keep it simple and elegant!
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those look decent. what type and thickness of wood is used? I'm having no luck getting my metal plate for an ice board, but wood is cheap enough to
acquire. Is there any concave or camber in them (rocker???) or are they completely flat on the bottom???
what I fly/ride:
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12m Flysurfer Speed2
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Blake can give you more info but IIRC they say there is enough flex in the wood to not need any rocker. I laminated my plyboards but the one with the
rocker - not worth it for the effort it took. Get a sheet of 1/2-5/8" (?) and go to town. Marine ply helps
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would plexi-glass work to make one???? Got a board but this seems fun...especially if the end product works
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| Quote: | Originally posted by shaggs2riches
would plexi-glass work to make one???? Got a board but this seems fun...especially if the end product works |
I saw a video of a plexi-glass board not to long ago. seems like they were trying in in Europe somewhere
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I remember there were assorted problems associated with plexiglass ... it wasn't as easy as just buying some and cutting to shape ... IIRC there was a
weight issue. And I don't mean me 
The whole idea of a door is a big flat board, especially for light wind. Doing the "3D" edge contours gives additional flex for handling chop - you
can see it working in my videos on the Flydoor ...
And they say, once you go ghetto - you never go back
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an idea for the pads would be the foam they use for those kids puzzle matts stepped on one the other day and thought hmmm?
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Just keep breaking your Doors like I do - I got a spare set
Yeah... I got a kite. Or two...
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cargo straps, 4 bolts and hardware, surf wax.......................done
17m Ozone Zephyr (2012)
15m Flysurfer Silver Arrow 2
12m Ozone Catalyst (2013)
10m Ozone Catalyst (2012)
MTH Colonel Reb customs 160x45 carbon, 141x43 wood
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Doors - CAD DXF file
I created a DWG/DXF file of the door shapes shown in the attached picture.
DWG/DXF can be used for CNC programming to router the shape required.
http://rapidshare.com/files/446007206/doors.rar
If you require a different math data format u2u me.
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I used the same foam you mention - worked just fine. I also have a couple lightwave footstraps (new) in the garage. Fins too. U2U me - I'll make you
an offer you can't refuse ; )
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thanks for the DXF file. I'll load this into Mach3 and see if the GCODE is usable. I need a better software package to convert DXF to GCODE for my
CNC. The wizard in that app always does a poor conversion. Thought about getting MasterCam but the price is ridiculous.
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Shaggs
U2U me and I'll fill you in on the construction.
I will tell you guys that using one piece of thicker wood ends up being way too heavy! My boards come out at the exact same weight as a real "Door",
every time. That's why I use two thin layers of plywood in my boards. I tried the router trick by cutting away the upper, outer material near the
edges, still turned out heavier!
Yes, there is rocker in them, very little but it is there.
These are vacuum bagged on a rocker table and are covered on the top with a very light veil cloth, and the bottom has a heavy layer of a tri-axial
cloth, all bonded with West System resin, works great!
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Those boards look simple but stylish.
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8m charger, 10m Scorpion, 15m phantom, 19m venom, 5m npw9, 8m npw-ha, 9m switchblade , 14m Ozone Catalyst
Rides:
VTT Black Widow, VTT Stinger Race, Flexboardz Haize, Trampa , Spleene HT Door 59, MTH custom twin tip
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Hi Guys
To all the guys that U2U'd me, give me a day or two as I'm flat on my back with the worst cold I've ever had!
Blake
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| Quote: | | I'm flat on my back with the worst cold I've ever had! |
that'll teach you stand around out on a frozen lake for a whole weekend - crazy kite people!
Mark Groshens NAPKA KC 13
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Peter Lynn Arcs: Charger2 22.5 +18 + 15 + 6.5, Charger I 6, Scorpion 16 + 10, Phantom II 12 + 9, Orig Phantom 9 + 6, Synergy 10 + 8, F 1200, S 840
Ocean Rodeo: Flite 17 + 12, Rise 13 + 10 + 7, Razor 9 + 6
Foils: PL Leopards and Lynx, Airea Raptors, some PL Reactor IIs + IIIs, Libre Spirits, Cross Kite Sonics, Ozone Flow
Peter Lynn Kite Cat for cruising the lakes
buggies: PL XR+, Cameleon Pagona, custom bigfoot, PL Bigfoot, custom ice buggy
Boards: 2 custom directionals, O.R Surf series 6-3 and 5-11, Mako Duke, Mako Skinny, Mako 140 Wide, Mako 150 Wide, Mako King, Brunotti
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Thanks Mark!
I have now replied to all the folks who U2U'd me.
If any of you have questions regarding the construction or materials I use in my boards feel free to contact me.
Blake
(feeling better)
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