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Kb2435
Since 26 Aug 2007
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 Wed Oct 07, 09 3:39 pm |
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I would like to build a transperant kiteboard.
I PMed Hein
If any of you know where I can get a large enough sheet to use at an affordable price/what transperant material to use, i'm open to ideas. Please PM me or post here.
to give it the rocker we are going to heat mold it, we are having a hard time finding/deciding on materail, thank
Thanks
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bwd
Since 04 Aug 2007
385 Posts
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| Wed Oct 07, 09 6:16 pm |
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I think it is made of some polycarbonate.
Not that cheap really.
Think it either would need to be formed by heating with special tools/molds, or you would have to pay $$$$ to get inches thick slab, and $$$$ to your friendly neighborhood CAD/CAM guy to CNC it.
And then you could polish it, and polish it, and polish it....
Oh and you realize the stuff sinks, right?
Costs thousands, invisible and sinks =the ultimate kiteboard.
I want one already.
But yeah I still think the idea's kinda cool in spite of it all.... Try callling a plastic supply house in the nearest city,
maybe consult guys that machine or form plastc,
maybe ones that like to build boat windshields or bullet resistant windows....
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arehn
Since 24 Mar 2008
166 Posts
Hood River, OR
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| Wed Oct 07, 09 6:32 pm |
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| sbckiteboard.com wrote: | SBC Kiteboard has a story about it in this issue. It's also online: Acrylite Kiteboard. My understanding is that it is called plexiglass in Germany, but it's not the same as the material known by that name in the US. That is why the Youtube video calls it plexiglass.
http://www.sbckiteboard.com/board_shorts?news_id=1141&uniqid=659
Cheers,
John Bryja
Editor
SBC Kiteboard
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ya it definitely says "Cost of the Acylite prototype project? $10,000!" and thats kinda a lot of money to pay for a board that will either get lost or sink. but it is still a cool concept and if someone knows of another material that could factor out the sinking possibility of the board it would be awesome, and maybe lessen the price a bit.
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P.S. Thanks for all the hospitality from everyone during the Industry demo. |
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Kraemer
Since 24 Apr 2006
1736 Posts
Sky Pilot
Unicorn Captain
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chanson
Since 31 Jan 2006
1874 Posts
WISCONSIN
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| Thu Oct 08, 09 8:05 am |
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multi-craft, laird, calsak, or professional plastics. all competitors of mine...
BUT, we got out of the poly/acrylic business a couple years back....
lemme know when you want to order a pallet and I'll gladly take the order 
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