Any one know about fiderglass?

[nipples-the-cat]

so i am making my own skis and i have run into a problem... i have ordered all the materials besides the composite layer.. i am going as cheap as possible for the first three skis then after that i tweak the design. i want to use fiberglass for the composate layer but i dont know what kind is better woven or non woven?

please dont hate i just need help,

 

[TheStamos]

Check out Skibuilders.com, you will get a better answer, good luck!

 

[jason...]

lol fiderglass

 

[nipples-the-cat]

i did and their fiberglass if twice as expensive as the nonwoven stuff that has carbon fiber strips in it.

 

[nipples-the-cat]

i did and their fiberglass if twice as expensive as the nonwoven stuff that has carbon fiber strips in it.

 

[KyleA]

22 oz triaxial is pretty common in skis.

 

[TheStamos]

It takes a machine to braid that ^

 

[130tc]

Woven is always easier to work with and wil take it's form a lot better!

 

[chicken]

I have never made skis, but I have glassed skis for ramp many times. Use woven, it is super easy to lay and way less messy. I tried using unwoven fibreglass once and just made a mess, it was uneven and the fibreglass delaminated.

 

[HeathR]

yep go for the triaxial. If your cores are vertically laminated that provides the strength in the directions you need it.

 

[WILLFRO07]

FTW.

I go to an engineering school and i'm in an enterprise where we build snowboards and wake boards, but we use triaxial braided glass for most of our stuff.

 

[Reed.]

what KyleA said 22oz triaxial. one or two layers across the entire ski and maybe a few more layers on the footprint for better binding screw grip.

 

[dice552]

what the hell is fiderglass

 

[HeathR]

Its a new super material that is a combination of fiberglass, carbon fiber, kevlar, and titanium.

 

[Delaney]

fiderglass