this is a really underrated channel, I don't know why more people aren't watching this channel 'cause these videos are really great and high quality

@GoodRoads

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the support! It really means a lot. I'm going to keep putting out content and trying to improve the quality of the vids because this is stuff that I really like doing, but it's always great to hear that people enjoy it. Build a board! Tell your friends!

@ilarikorko5909

4 жыл бұрын

@@GoodRoads i was searching for information to build the board but can you do a vid on making a pow surfer as cheap and easy as possible

@GoodRoads

4 жыл бұрын

@@ilarikorko5909 Sure thing! I didn't realize my build from last year didn't include actually pressing the board in the mold halves. I'll add it to the to-do list

My project is a SNURFER BOARD! Metal steering aid rudder built into the back end! Had one in the 70’s for $5 today they are $4-5-6 HUNDRED🤯 gonna make one for my grandson❤️ maybe with a 7 year old🤠 Your FOAM MOLD IS GREAT ❤️🇺🇸

Drywall sanding screens work really well on insulation foam to make the mold smooth, great channel - keep the videos coming!

Sweet shop. Nitty-gritty.

This tutorial is awesome!!

Hey lad, you're a very good host on these vids, great easy to follow descriptions etc, and some well timed humor!

@GoodRoads

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks dude!

Hello man! Thank you for your videos! I was made my own snowsurf last year and it was very hard. I think a lot how make it easy and your videos give me a hope make a new surf!)))

hi I really admire your work for the simple and objective way, I have a project tip for the channel, I could make a tutorial of a Skimboard mold press (Flatland) since on youtube you can't even find a tutorial, following here from Brazil

watched a few of your videos, class content! Question on foam cutting,why not use hot wire method to cut the foam? Make one from thicker gauge wire and you could do the full mold width smoothly by using two templates at each side. Also way less messy

@GoodRoads

3 жыл бұрын

I tried a hotwire with the first mold that I made and I must have done a poor job building mine because I had a lot of problems with it. Ate through wire too. But if I could get one working properly a hotwire with templates would make things so easy

@vb8810

3 жыл бұрын

@@GoodRoads give it another shot, wire gauge and amps through the wire are quite crucial, as well as a compensator on the wire frame to make the bowing of the wire a bit more predictable.

Hi good roads, very nice videos. I have a question: I started to build my snowboard and I'm building a wooden press too. I was wondering if with wood planks I need to retrim a little the top part of the mold (since the profile of a snowboard is thicker in the middle and thinner on the tip and tail

@fsrodeo81

3 жыл бұрын

or should I keep the top part of the mold matching perfectly the bottom part and during the pressing process the wooden planks will curve a bit anyway?

@GoodRoads

3 жыл бұрын

I'm going to go with a wooden mold when I press the snowboard I'm working on as well, and a technique I've seen in some DIY builds is to have a sheet of some kind of crush-able or compressible material between the top of the board and the top half of the mold. A low density foam rubber, or a sheet of low density insulation foam will get crushed down by the mold and conform to the contours of you board, making sure that all your layers are clamped together evenly. I haven't tried it myself yet but that's how Signal did their DIY board, and so did David Jones over on his channel, so it definitely works

@fsrodeo81

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your tip. I haven't thought about that but It could work... I ll let you know in few months... :) Good luck for your experiment and keep posting nice videos

@fsrodeo81

3 жыл бұрын

a tecnique I heard it works for the bottom profile of the mold consist on putting a thin layer of metal sheet between the bottom of the snowboard and the mold so the profile doesn't follow some "imperfections " that could still be on the bottom base of the mold even after sanding it down. As I say I did try it yet but some of guys I know did and it worked

@GoodRoads

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that's pretty standard. It also protects the mold and makes it easier to release the board after it's been pressed because you can add a wax or mold release to a steel or aluminum sheet that the epoxy won't stick to. You can pop it right off

You could have used a draw knife instead of a drill bit.

How did you know how much camber you were going to put on the board? What I mean by that is how do you know what distance the board’s arch in the middle has to be from the ground?

@GoodRoads

3 жыл бұрын

I actually went with a flat profile in this mold, but you can take measurements off of an existing board. The skibuilders forum (there's a ton of snowboard builders in there too) has a TON of good information, and is a good place to start reading if you want a more theoretical understanding.

@jaboozie9685

Жыл бұрын

So basically put an old snowboard in the spot where he uses his wood template and just trace the outline onto the foam to guide you.

Quick question, what tools should you use for this to do it properly?

@GoodRoads

4 жыл бұрын

A flush-cut router bit that is long enough to cut through the foam, I just couldn't get one in time.

@gingy0787

4 жыл бұрын

Good Roads ok thank you

What kind of foam is he using?

@GoodRoads

4 жыл бұрын

Any hard insulation foam with an R-value of 9 or higher will work great. At Home Depot it's pink/purple, at Lowes it's green, but it's all the same stuff.

Hey Chris, I was wondering if you could use foam board that has foil sides on it and if that works too ? And also I was wondering how wide you cut each individual piece and what glue you used to glue all of the press together ?

@GoodRoads

3 жыл бұрын

I've never used that foam. It might work but I worry that it might be too soft. Lately I've been gluing my slabs of foam together with spray adhesive and it's been working really well. Super fast and easy

@307beez

3 жыл бұрын

@@GoodRoads I found some that was rated 10R ….. it has a silver foil side on it that doesn’t look like the one in your video. With the price of wood sky high these days I’m going to try your foam press idea. Your videos have been really hopeful. Thank you dude !

@307beez

2 жыл бұрын

@@GoodRoads also do you think a press like this would work if you wanted to put a ptex base on the pow surfer ? Or would there be too many air bubbles in it ?

@GoodRoads

2 жыл бұрын

@@307beez Yup! If you check out my snowboard build series I pressed that board using a wood backed foam mold and it had a PTEX base. The only thing I did differently was I lined it with a sheet of aluminum to keep things smooth.

@307beez

2 жыл бұрын

@@GoodRoads awesome thank you

Up your using the router in the wrong direction.

Jigsaw maybe?

@GoodRoads

4 жыл бұрын

That could definitely work! It's easier to make the same cut over and over again with a router because it can follow a template, but you could definitely use a jigsaw. It just might mean more clean up work afterwards.

what kind of plywood did you use and how many layers?

@GoodRoads

3 жыл бұрын

Three layers of 1/8 inch baltic birch plywood, I've got a couple other videos here on the channel on making powsurfers different ways if you want to check them out

You should realy take your hoodie lace away from all rotating tool... extrêmely dangerous!!!

@GoodRoads

3 жыл бұрын

I've been trying to be more aware of that lately. Both my baggy clothing and the fact that my hair is a lot longer now. Thanks for keeping me sharp!