deck pads

[hart]

Ah the joys of being self employed and putting food on the table.

AB

good 2nd post..

and I know how you feel

hart

Eagles won this arvo..

Brooky(vale) does good again

ha..

[Burnwater]

Found these pads today. I believe they are eva. They look like the right thickness. However, you can google "yoga mats" and find many other eva pads of various thickness, colors and textures.
http://www.yogaaccessories.com/YogaMat14.asp

[K-man]

BW,

Good job.Never crossed my mind.My sweetie is a yoga hound,she's got three pads!and gave me one... testing commences...


K

[IKAIKA]

NIUHI GRIPS

[albert]

yoga mats usually absorb a fair amount of water, which will make your board weigh about twice as much

[K-man]

Nope,don't need a heavier[sinking] board.
Another good reason to be on this site,someone may have already done it,and spreads the good-bad factors.
Testing is on hold

K

[Burnwater]

Closed cell foam will not absorb water. See:
http://www.foamorder.com/closedcell.html

[K-man]

BW.
that'll work...got 1/4in eva,and it don't absorb.A bit light for me.....I'm working the rounds thru my sweeties yoga group looking for 1/2 in
We shall see.
I think hart is-was working on some pad project,don't know much of it.Could be a secret deal till all the patents are in place....


K

[red]

K-man

10mm EVA is the go. You may have to get a good quality one from a specialist shop, though. The good quality ones have better memory (i.e. don't compress) and don't chip/tear. They are also acid resistant!

If you can use a power sander on it then you probably have dense enough material. I use a router to get texture on it. Don't overdo texture. The cross hatching on commercial types actually decreases contact area and friction, so makes them more, rather than less slippery.

Metrication note: 1"=25.4mm

[NIUHI GRIPS]

COMING SOON !

NIUHI KNEEBOARD GRIPS
-DUAL DENSITY PADS
-FULL DECK (FOUR PIECE SET)
-BEVELED EDGES
-TWO DIFFERENT THICKNESSES
-PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVE BACKING
-TWO COLORS AVAILABLE (BLACK & WHITE)

*TSHIRTS WILL BE AVAILABLE

[WillP]

I have an early version of a Niuhi pad on one of my boards. I can tell you that it's by far the best deck pad i've ever had. If you get a chance to purchase one you should definitely do it!

[W.G. Facenda]

Where and when can I purchase one? Any pic's?

[WillP]

John,

I'll take a pic of the pad I have on my board and post it tomorrow. Best way to get one is to send a PM to Niuhi and ask for one.

[mike schmaeling]

Dear Prof. Hart,

Those knee pads look AWESOME!!!! Can you do anything that is not artisticly creative????? I've been struggling with pads for too long. My complaints are: too thick(Bud's), too bumpy and sticky(Parke's), too thin (Romo's). Lately, I have been buying wetsuit material (5m) and glueing it to my boards, It works ok, but it seems to hold in the water, starts to stink and comes unglued after several seesions. The pads shown on your recent post in the photo gallery look like the answer I've been looking for!! And, they look !!!!!

How can I/we get get these in California?

Mike

[hart]

Hey Mike

Thx mate..

(and also to the other posters in the pic gallery)

I want to post a detailed pic here..(and not clog up the gallery)

can anyone tell me how to do it?

I picture is worth a thousand words and I didn't get the detail and contour by using a flash!

hart

ps

more details soon