Ski Press Frame Complete

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Ski Press Update

1/2" bolts...solid

John , one drill hole at a time
Mag drill and titanium bit..priceless
2"x 2" Steel tubes for extra compression
4"x 4" Steel Tubes Half way complete...more drilling to come.
Big day yesterday and more drilling today. As Kate (and many others hit the hill) we will continue to drill steel! here are some pics from yesterdays work. Thanks John for lending a hand!

Big Day

The steel is being delivered today, we received our carbon fiber order. Things are looking up. We also attained our first tier three investor. GST30001. Not sure if that naming convention will stick but we also call him Len! Thank you Len. This liquidety will go directly to heating blankets for the press! So many good things happening! Back to work!

Ski Press Sketch up download

Grace Ski Press or what we like to call "The Pulaski Press" is available for download from Google Sketch up. Check it out, give us advice.. thanks to TWIZZSTYLE ON SKIBUILDERS.COM!

We are working to a full set of Auto CAD drawings that should be available soon. We can send those out to anyone that might need or want the drawings. We are updating the design so the link might come and go.

Ski Press Drawing as of 08 31 2010

The Pulaski press has come a long way. We think it will have a very low deflection, easy to get the mold in and out and it is stack able. As we move forward we will post the molds, bladders and cat tracks. If anyone wants a scaled drawing we are happy to email a PDF or DWG at any stage in this process. Any feedback is more then appreciated.

Resources and Community Help

The crew at Ski Builders.com are helping us out with the ski press design. We posted the "Pulaski Press" and they found their way to it. The concern is deflection. deflection is a term that is used to describe the degree to which a structural element is displaced under a load. We noted some other presses and their respective deflection in designs similiar to this one. We wanted to post the "final" updated version for everyone to check out. The most important improvement is the 1/2" plate at the top and bottom of the volume. This is implemented to help with deflection of the 4x4 beams. We figure these plates will be bolted with 1/2" Dia. bolts as well as welded to keep the beams from twisting under the 90 psi possible during pressing. I hope the ski builder crew can find their way again and offer their input!