My LR4 "SkiNC"

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Hello,

Here’s a few pictures of my LR4 aka “SkiNC”. I am borrowing the SkiNC name from JD from RedBarrel: SkiNC

The main constraints I had for building this machine were:

  1. Limited space in my basement
  2. Having a working surface on 2 m long

I ended up with a 300x2000 mm cutting area

The machine is primarily used for :

  1. Cutting the core
  2. Cutting the base and the tip/tails inserts with a dragknife
  3. Using a laser diode to cut the wood veneer for the topsheet
  4. I am considering to use the machine for core profileing but not sure how exactly (I will open a dedicated topic). For now I am using a jig with a handheld planer

Of course this the current state which I consider 99% done but you never know :slight_smile:

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Cheers

Mike

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I love it. Your work definitely has me thinking about building my own skis. I just bought some ski blades used and wondered if I should have made my own :blush:.

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dang nice work! love how you made it perfect to what you need!

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You should! Disclaimer: might take a few wasted cores and other wasted materials before you have a first skiable pair of skis but happy to give advice.

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