Ok I am building waterskis and need a cheaper alternative for some more basic models and would like to try moulding them with plastic or a plastic-foam.
The main priorities for this are that the finished product is Lightweight and is Strong and Durable as it will take a bit of a beating.
I...
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I am laying up a ski with a composite sandwich which looks like this: From the core to the top: Expanded PVC core, Aluminium plate with Chopped Strand Glass Matting Underneath the shape of the plate, then a Full layer of CSM over the top of the ski, then a layer of Uni-Directional...
Hello all,
I am in the waterski manufacturing business and we are building trick skis. I need some information and advice regarding composites. Today's high-end skis are built using aluminium honeycomb cores and prepeg carbon fibre layup overtop, this is an expensive process. The skis we...
Ok here is the breif,
I know very little about metals engineering so bear with me. What I am attempting to do is to create a small number of these plates (about 10 to begin with) that will be approximately 150x150x10mm and to be made out of some type of metal that is as light as possible and...
