Forum | Classifieds | Lost & Found | CGKA | Industry | Sensors | Forecast | Spots | Seattle | Decals | RSS | Facebook Events | Photos | Search | Register | Profile | Log in to check your messages | Log in  Acrylite Kiteboard Page 1, 2  Next          Northwest Kiteboarding -> Gorge / Portland / Oregon Coast previous topic :: next topic   Author Message arehn Since 24 Mar 2008 166 Posts Hood River, OR Stoked Fri Sep 18, 09 11:52 am    Acrylite Kiteboard Saw this in kiteboarding mag and it looks filthy!! Link C Johnson Since 17 Apr 2009 854 Posts Seattle Opinionated Fri Sep 18, 09 1:02 pm     don't loose it! does look awesome. needs some iridescent bindings to keep you from losing it! _________________ www.youtube.com/c/christianjohnsons pdxmonkeyboy Since 16 May 2006 6081 Posts forever labled as the retired kiter & motorhead Unicorn Master Fri Sep 18, 09 1:38 pm     I bet you could make a pretty pimp skim out of that. Little heat, mold, and wahla' instant skimboard. chanson Since 31 Jan 2006 1874 Posts WISCONSIN Chimey Fri Sep 18, 09 2:06 pm     sweet idea for a skim MB... I might be able get a sheet or 2 to experiment with......? Gene-O, monkey..? Hein Since 08 Mar 2005 1314 Posts Possessed Fri Sep 18, 09 4:27 pm     Better check the density, fellas. Gonna be a sinker. unless it's hollow. Spike Since 13 May 2007 1414 Posts Alameda Spelling Expert Fri Sep 18, 09 4:45 pm     Hein wrote: Better check the density, fellas. Gonna be a sinker. unless it's hollow. just use a Go-jo, that way you'll see it, it will float, and it will even look cool! Gman Since 11 Feb 2006 4911 Posts Portland Unstrapped Fri Sep 18, 09 6:08 pm     pdxmonkeyboy wrote: I bet you could make a pretty pimp skim out of that. Little heat, mold, and wahla' instant skimboard. thats really stupid why do you need to look through your board - and then how are going to stick to slick piece of plexiglass - wax or hein pads? really really stupid unless you can get some sand texture that your sneaks would stick to and preserve its translucent quality - then it would be really really cool _________________ Go Deep! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eu2pBpQolKE nickdward Since 11 Aug 2008 130 Posts Seattle Stoked Fri Sep 18, 09 6:31 pm     The perfect board for observing turtles on the go. kitebot Since 20 Feb 2007 251 Posts Obsessed Fri Sep 18, 09 6:49 pm     nickdward wrote: The perfect board for observing turtles on the go. Kite-4-Life Since 10 Apr 2009 17 Posts St. Petersburg, Fl.   Sat Sep 19, 09 3:45 am     Cool board. Is that dude sponsored by Palmolive? Schweeet! wonder how he got that gig? (Madge says kiters taste just like chicken..... ) "Palmolive- softens hands while you do the passes..." bwd Since 04 Aug 2007 385 Posts Obsessed Mon Sep 21, 09 7:11 pm     you could make it 2 layers with a skeletonized frame core between, core could be all plexi or a mix, lot of choices of material and adhesives, tuning options. could be interesting ( hein? ) plexiglass is so fun to cut, isn't it? Typical 135-140 would need around 2l space inside for float if the top/bottom sheets were 6mm. Probably doable, geeky tech look but with plenty of clear left to see through... Hmmm. tstansbury Since 06 Jun 2006 649 Posts Rowena and P.C Addicted Tue Sep 22, 09 6:58 am     hi-perteck gary was rideing plexiglass boards in 2000 it always come back around. backtoCaLi Since 15 Mar 2008 74 Posts Nor-Cal   Tue Sep 22, 09 7:41 am     this reminds me of this dude in Truckee that builds, er molds, these things http://www.makboard.com/ they are sooo soft you can hold the nose and shake it like a noodle. funny idea, but i'll stick to my wood core boards kite and snow. "wood IS good" Hein Since 08 Mar 2005 1314 Posts Possessed Tue Sep 22, 09 2:35 pm     It's not plexiglass. That stuff breaks really easily. It's polycarbonate. Like I used for my Thin Fins. Easy to machine, actually. I just cut some for a buddy's Hein board. Just need to foil them a bit.    thin_fins.jpg  bwd Since 04 Aug 2007 385 Posts Obsessed Tue Sep 22, 09 5:51 pm     Figgers. that stuff is not so cheap like the plexi Too bad no experiment for me... Nice fins. C Johnson Since 17 Apr 2009 854 Posts Seattle Opinionated Tue Sep 22, 09 7:53 pm     Acrylic (plexiglas) vs Polycarbonate (lexan) so which one is the board really? Acrylic is used in hockey arenas and they mention hockey boards in the movie but yet it sounds like maybe its really polycarbonate? here's an article that explains the difference between the two materials. its a short and interesting read. I learned something new from it http://hemineko.net/wp/acrylic-plexiglas-vs-lexan/ _________________ www.youtube.com/c/christianjohnsons kitesurfingmag.com Since 26 Sep 2007 66 Posts USA   Wed Sep 23, 09 11:56 am     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 Follow SBC Kiteboard SBC Kiteboard on Twitter SBC Kiteboard on Facebook P.S. Thanks for all the hospitality from everyone during the Industry demo. _________________ Kitesurfing Magazine www.kitesurfingmag.com        Northwest Kiteboarding -> Gorge / Portland / Oregon Coast All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page 1, 2  Next Page 1 of 2   Jump to: Select a forum Northwest Kiteboarding Discussion Forum----------------Gorge / Portland / Oregon CoastFor SaleLost & FoundIndustry SoapboxCGKA  You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum You can attach files in this forum You can download files in this forum