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:
Limited space in my basement
Having a working surface on 2 m long
I ended up with a 300x2000 mm cutting area
The machine is primarily used for :
Cutting the core
Cutting the base and the tip/tails inserts with a dragknife
Using a laser diode to cut the wood veneer for the topsheet
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
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 .
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.
I started to use vacuum pods on my SkiNC and they are a great upgrade. I printer these Vacuum Pods with PETG-HF and modified to have two holes to allow daisy chaining. I use the same vacuum pump I use to press the skid.
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Damn…