lunedì 27 febbraio 2012

RETRO FISH TOA 5'6" - ADJUSTABLE ROCKER TABLE (ART) SETUP


Adjustable Rocker Table(ART) Setup (Work time – 1 hours)

For further information regarding our Adjustable Rocker Table see dedicated page on this blog..

_ Lay down the spine on ART to tweak the rocker table to support the internal structure(frames & spine) using level

_ Repeat until all cross bars are levelled and they fit the frame nicely


Tweak ART by means level on each cross bar


Rocker Table ready...!


martedì 7 febbraio 2012

RETRO FISH TOA 5'6" - RIBS & SPINE CONSTRUCTION


Ribs Construction (Work time - 5 hours)
After having printed and cut out all the frame templates :
_ to glue them directly on plywood
_to use jig saw for cutting curves shape and to prepare inserts for spine and long reinforcement.
_to drill holes to reduce structure weight

Spine Construction (Work time - 1 ½ hours)
Spine is obtained from two layers of 3mm marine ply, as follow:
_to cut roughly n°2 spine profile and glue together to obtain a 6mm marine spine.
_to glue spine template directly on plywood
_to use jig saw for cutting curves shape and to prepare insert for ribs interfaces.
_to drill holes to reduce structure weight


To reach the designed shape of each frames and spine is necessary sand away any roughness created by the blade.


Top Tips_
To use a blade for cutting steel for jig saw operations
To lose no time, trying to get as close to the line as possible using jig saw.
The smoother your template, the better chances You have of building a good surfboards.

As you can see, pictures below show ready template having smooth curve without dips.


Ribs - ready

Spine - construction

Spine - ready


venerdì 3 febbraio 2012

RETRO FISH TOA 5' 6"

Our first project will be a Retro Fish 5'6".
Render  - Retro Fish TOA 5'6" 

Below the reasons for the choice:

  • the board suits our local wave conditions and our method of construction
  • relatively simple shapes (flat & wide)
  • no extrem curves in rocker and outline
  • considerable thickness
  • simple bottom contours
Retro Fish TOA 5'6"  - main dimension

Wood Used_
Skins . 3mm Marine Ply
Ribs - 5mm Deal Plywood
Spine - 6mm Marine Ply
Rails - 30mm Cork + Samba
Inside of board - Balsa for FCS and Leash Boxes