the $50 mini simmons

Discussion in 'Surfboards and Surfboard Design' started by soulrider, Sep 20, 2014.

  1. CB-S&S

    CB-S&S Member

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    Oct 2, 2014
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    what it started as, (i think someone tried to fix it with plaster??)
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    after delam and cutting, eye balled some fitting outlines.
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    after basic sanding. all eyeballed i know its uneven. when i purchase a plank, it wont be EPS, and ill actually take measurements.
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    hard angled edges im trying to figure out how to smooth. afraid to hand sand it because the foam is so beady
     
  2. Mitchell

    Mitchell Well-Known Member

    Jan 5, 2009
    Ive never run into EPS that is too beady to hand sand. 36 grit sandpaper on a wood block with a light touch beings it down nicely, then maybe 60 grit and 120 grit to make it smooth enough to paint or just glass.

    I hope that rail is near the nose of the board! Doesnt look like it has a bottom edge.
     

  3. CB-S&S

    CB-S&S Member

    5
    Oct 2, 2014
    yes, thats about 1' from the nose, though that rail profile continues down to a hard flat tail about 1' from the tail. i should have taken more pics of the original board, but that is basically the rail profile that the original board came it. a bit rounder, but almost an upside down pinched rail.

    thanks, ill grab a block sander this weekend, that was pretty much about what i was planning to do. we shall see...
     
  4. Zippy

    Zippy Well-Known Member

    Nov 16, 2007
    I've shaped boards with a knifey rail like that and they didn't work. Unless there is a chine with a hard edge on the bottom they will be slow and unstable. Even with the chine they sucked just a little better. I was convinced I was a ground breaker and just came up with a revolutionary concept until I rode it. Then I realized I was a dope and smarter heads then mine came up with the standard rail profile because it works.
     
  5. CB-S&S

    CB-S&S Member

    5
    Oct 2, 2014
    sanding block is working perfect. I had just read it was harder to sand smooth and was anticipating it breaking off like a cheap styrofoam cooler.

    razor rails are fading away....
     
  6. metard

    metard Well-Known Member

    Mar 11, 2014
    day 12

    is the op coming back?
     
  7. CB-S&S

    CB-S&S Member

    5
    Oct 2, 2014
    ordered my resin, glass, and fusion fcs plugs, will let you all know how it comes out in a few days, outta finish it by this weekend.