hornedsquirrel
Kitesurf depuis/since : 2013
Messages : 1
Age : 30
Localisation : Netherlands
Weight/Poids: : 80kg
Foil: : selfmade soon i hope
Kites/Ailes: : zian hantu 7,9,11
Wind/Vent: : 25-45
Inscription : 20/04/2016
 | | Sujet: Greetings from holland. Mer 20 Avr 2016 - 22:21 | |
| Hello everyone.
My name is Rik Karman. Absolutely addicted to kiting and tattoos. I am planning to make my own hydrafoil board.
I am attending a carpentry school. I have acces to a CNC machine and ironcad. Im planning to make some malds of MDF and press glassfiber into it. Im a bit hesitent to use carbon because it is so expensive. Maybe ill just use 1 outer layer of carbon.
Meanwhile i will lurk some on the DYI forums.
Cheers | |
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chris_middleton
Membre
Kitesurf depuis/since : 1997
 Messages : 601
Age : 62
Localisation : Montpellier
Weight/Poids: : 93Kgs
Foil: : Zeeko Spitfire
Kites/Ailes: : North Carves
Wind/Vent: : 8-40 knts
Inscription : 01/10/2008
| | Sujet: Re: Greetings from holland. Jeu 21 Avr 2016 - 17:08 | |
| Hi Horned Squirrel and welcome,
It doesn't have to be carbon and in reality the price of foils has reduced considerably with the introduction of Aluminum so you can either go down the route of spending quite a lot of time designing and sanding or maybe opt for a Alu Leg and fuselage and make your own wings - I've built lots of foils and the tricky part is most definitely the fuselage and leg.
Good luck in which ever direction you choose to go | |
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