Glass How heavy????

red · Post by **red** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 8:33 pm

By the way, guys I work with now (Stump) are laying up the cloth diagonally to improve twist response. 2x4 top, 1x4 bottom. Epoxy glass.

There's so much good stuff going on I can't wait to get back into it! (had to work too much past few months on the money train). Gioing to have something special or 2 for Bali in July.

Smokin Rock · Post by **Smokin Rock** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 6:41 pm

hey Red,
all work and no play...........
i would assume you're going shopping on Bali?

Ler · Post by **Ler** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 5:03 pm

My kneelo cove board all 4oz with a 4 patch

My BOLSA board is a 8oz with a 8 patch! Single fin, glassed in!

Bet nobody saw that one coming.

Ler

strudle · Post by **strudle** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 3:14 pm

Just reading through some of the comments and it seems a lot of people have a heavier glass job on top than the bottom. Why?(apart from knee dents). As I'm a flea weight, I want a board as light as possible (my board is 4oz all over), but I get a lot of pressure dings on the bottom from head, elbows and who knows what from wipe outs. On the top there aren't many and I don't care about knee dents, I actually like them for finding my place on the board.

What I want to know is has anyone ever had a 4oz top with a 6oz bottom? What effect might this have on the boards performance?

skansand · Post by **skansand** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 4:16 pm

the 6 oz is used on the deck for maximum strength but i read on swaylocks that a 6oz bottom, 4oz top handles better..

my hollow/ big wave board is glassed 4oz top 6oz bottom...

Mike Fernandez · Post by **Mike Fernandez** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 4:23 pm

Just wondering, did the Swaylocks info mean standup boards? Also, wouldn't the deckpads a lot of us use now mean only 4oz all around is needed, instead of the extra material on top?

Mike Fernandez · Post by **Mike Fernandez** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 4:25 pm

Ler wrote:My kneelo cove board all 4oz with a 4 patch

My BOLSA board is a 8oz with a 8 patch! Single fin, glassed in!

Bet nobody saw that one coming.

Ler

Ler my next BOLSA board will have a steel toe

skansand · Post by **skansand** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 6:33 pm

yes mike, but i believe it would work the same for kneeboards...

id use the pads no matter what the glassing schedule ... but a 4oz/4oz board is gonna get alot more dents,dings or uhh..snaps

balzig777 · Post by **balzig777** » Wed May 21, 2008 6:17 pm

loonylen wrote:I'm wondering how heavy a glass job for my new stick I was thinking 4 oz on the bottom and 2x4oz top deck....... I weigh 90 kg's
Any input guy's ?

You more than likley have your board but as far as glass jobs go the main reason for dents and d-lams is the foam, it might sound odd but a higher density foam can be glassed lighter and it will not soak up as much resin as a lighter weight foam. weight will be slightly heaver than ultra light foam board but will hold up better with a 4oz bottom and a double 4 deck, add patches under fins or boxes. later

loonylen · Post by **loonylen** » Wed May 21, 2008 11:47 pm

I went with 4oz bottom and 6oz+4oz top

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