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Hoewel dit niet noodzakelijkerwijs een volledige lijst is, zijn de volgende gereedschappen en materialen, geleverd door Easy Composites, gebruikt in dit project.

De hieronder getoonde hoeveelheid is de hoeveelheid die bij benadering in het project is gebruikt, naar boven afgerond op de dichtstbijzijnde beschikbare kitmaat of hoeveelheid.

MATERIALEN & VERBRUIKSARTIKELEN
Harsinfusie startpakket miniatuur
SK-RIHarsinfusie Starter Kit€168.60 /kit

650g Unidirectional Carbon Fibre Tape (50mm) Thumbnail
CF-TP-UD-650-50650g Unidirectional Carbon Fibre Tape (50mm)€6.05 /linear metre

550g 2x2 Twill Flax Fibre Cloth (1000mm) Thumbnail
FF-22-550-100550g 2x2 Twill Flax Fibre Cloth (1000mm)€30.95 /linear metre

IB2 Epoxy Infusion Bio Resin 5kg Thumbnail
EP-IB2-5IB2 Epoxy Infusion Bio Resin 5kg€105.65 /kit

80g Carbon Fibre Spread-Tow Ribbon (15mm) 10m Roll Thumbnail
CF-TP-RB-80-15-1080g Carbon Fibre Spread-Tow Ribbon (15mm) 10m Roll€7.00 /roll

300g +/-45 Biaxial 3k Carbon Fibre Cloth (1270mm) Thumbnail
CF-BI-300-127300g +/-45 Biaxial 3k Carbon Fibre Cloth (1270mm)€32.35 /linear metre

CR1 Easy-Lease chemisch lossingsmiddel 500ml duimnagel
CR1-05CR1 Easy-Lease chemisch lossingsmiddel 500ml€19.80 /verpakking

Totaal €0,00
GEREEDSCHAP & UITRUSTING
Perma-Grit Set van 8 handgereedschappen in een portemonnee Duimnagel
SET-8[P]Perma-Grit Set of 8 Hand Tools in a Wallet* /each

Perma-Grit Schuurblok Klein Duimnagel
WB140Perma-Grit Wedge Sanding Block Small€22.00 /each

1L Plastic Mixing Bucket with Lid Thumbnail
PMB-W-11L Plastic Mixing Bucket with Lid€0.70 /each

Totaal €0,00

VIDEO TUTORIAL

Duurzame composieten - met hars ingelegd skateboard met vlas en biohars

In this video tutorial we use quite a fun project, the creation of a skateboard deck, to demonstrate how easy it can be to work with some of the more environmentally friendly, sustainable materials available from Easy Composites.

We create a simple, temporary mould using some basic OSB wooden board in combination with 'Foamex' sheet (commonly by sign makers and screen printers) where we use wedges to curve the foam sheet to create the double-curvature (camber and concave) typical of a longboard skateboard deck. The PVC 'Foamex' sheet is prepared with CR1 Easy-Lease Chemical Release Agent to prevent the deck from sticking to the 'Foamex'.

The core for the deck is made by running some planks of wood recycled from old shipping pallets through the saw and then assembling them into a sheet using dots of hot-melt glue, making sure to leave gaps between each strip to allow the resin to pass from one side of the core to the other side.

Reinforcement for the deck with a layer of Flax Fibre Twill Weave 550g cloth as the top and bottom layer providing strength, a 'damping' property and the great natural appearance of the flax fibre. Additional reinforcement for the deck comes from a layer of 650gsm Unidirectional Carbon Fibre Tape followed by a layer of 300gsm +/- 45 Biaxial Carbon Fibre. The reinforcement is mirrored either side of the core to create a 'balanced' laminate.

The dry laminate and core are then vacuum bagged to the mould surface ready for resin infusion using all of the materials and equipment included in our Resin Infusion Starter Kit or available in the our Vacuum Bagging Consumables or Vacuum Bagging Equipment section of our website.

For the resin infusion itself, we use a special low viscosity IB2 Epoxy Bio Resin which is ideal for resin infusion and lends excellent mechanical properties to the finished board too.


UITSPLITSING TUTORIAL

Wood strip core

1. Wood strip core

In dit geval gebruiken we houten planken van gebroken pallets om de houten kern te maken. We selecteerden planken van ongeveer de juiste grootte en sneden ze in dunne stroken. Deze dunne stroken werden vervolgens aan elkaar gelijmd met kleine dotjes smeltlijm, waarbij we ervoor zorgden dat er een kleine ruimte tussen elke strook hout overbleef. Deze ruimte is essentieel voor de infusiehars om naar de onderkant van de kern te kunnen gaan tijdens het infuseren zelf.

Simple mould

2. Simple mould

We hebben de mal gemaakt omdat dit een eenmalig project is. Het was wenselijk om een mooie kromming in beide richtingen te krijgen om het skateboard de vorm te geven die het nodig heeft. Om dit te doen hebben we een dun stuk OSB-plaat gebogen over een aantal wiggen en blokken met een zodanige tussenruimte dat de gewenste kromming ontstaat. Daarna hebben we de OSB vastgeschroefd op een stabiele basis om de vorm vast te houden.

Om een mooi glad oppervlak voor de mal te krijgen, werd een laag "Foamex" plaatmateriaal over het OSB-oppervlak gelijmd. Dit geeft een goede gladde laag om de mal van te maken.

Apply release agent

3. Apply release agent

Voor deze mal hebben we ervoor gekozen om onze EasyLease Chemical Release Agent op het oppervlak aan te brengen. Dit wordt aangebracht met een pluisvrije doek, waarbij de lagen worden opgebouwd met 15 minuten tussen de lagen en een laatste uur voor gebruik na de laatste laag.

Toen dit eenmaal gedaan was, hebben we, om te voorkomen dat er vezels of vuil vast zouden komen te zitten, de gomtape aangebracht voordat we de materialen oplegden.

Visual Details

4. Visual Details

In dit stadium kun je de eerste laag stof versieren voor elk gewenst visueel effect. In dit geval hebben we twee dunne strepen Spread Tow Carbon Fibre lint gebruikt en een sjabloon met bedrijfslogo gemaakt dat op de stof is gespoten.

Reinforcement and core

5. Reinforcement and core

De lay-up van dit project bestond uit de eerder gedecoreerde 500 grams vlasvezel als boven- en onderlaag. Extra materiaal komt van een laag 600gsm unidirectionele carbon tape en een laag biaxiaal carbon doek. De lay-up is gespiegeld aan weerszijden van de kern.

De natuurlijke vezels voegen naast stevigheid een mooie dempende eigenschap toe aan de plank, evenals de natuurlijke vezelreferenties en het unieke uiterlijk.

Vacuum consumables

6. Vacuum consumables

De zakstapel die voor deze infusie wordt gebruikt, is volledig standaard voor harsinfusie en omvat de peel ply-laag, het infuusgaas, de spiraal en de siliconenverbinders, tot slot afgesloten met het vacuümzakmateriaal. Zorg ervoor dat er genoeg plooien in de tape en het opvulmateriaal zitten, zodat er genoeg opvulfilm is als het vacuüm naar beneden wordt getrokken. De vacuümleiding wordt dan via de opvangpot aangesloten op de pomp en de harsvoeding wordt afgeklemd, klaar om in een pot hars te worden geplaatst.

De volgende stap is om de zak vacuüm te zuigen, waarbij u op sommige plaatsen stopt om het vulmateriaal en de plooien aan te passen zodat de folie daar komt waar hij moet komen. Zodra een volledig vacuüm is bereikt, voert u een lektest uit. Mogelijk moet de gomtape stevig worden aangedrukt om een goede afdichting te krijgen. Zodra de lektest is uitgevoerd, is de zak klaar om geïnfuseerd te worden.

Resin infusion

7. Resin infusion

Nu de zak op lekkage is getest, kun je de hars wegen en mengen, klaar voor de infusie. De harsaanvoerlijn wordt in de harspot gestoken en vastgezet zodat hij niet kan bewegen. Vervolgens wordt de klem op de harsinvoer geopend zodat de hars kan stromen.

Zodra de hars volledig in het onderdeel is getrokken, kan de vacuümleiding worden vastgeklemd, kort daarna gevolgd door de harsaanvoer. Zodra beide leidingen zijn vastgeklemd, kan de pomp worden uitgeschakeld en kan de skateboard volledig uitharden.

Demould cured deck

8. Demould cured deck

Nu het dek volledig is uitgehard, kan het worden ontvormd. De verpakkingsfolie is gemakkelijk te verwijderen. Het verwijderen van het gaas en de peellaag kostte wat meer moeite, met handschoenen aan zodat de scherpe harsscherven geen verwondingen kunnen veroorzaken. Nadat de verpakkingslaag is verwijderd, kan het dek zelf uit de tijdelijke mal worden gehaald.

Trim and fettle

9. Trim and fettle

Met behulp van de originele kaartsjabloon kan het kaartspel worden gemarkeerd met een markeerpen voordat het wordt uitgezaagd met een decoupeerzaag. Met behulp van een schuurblok wordt de ruwe snijrand vervolgens bijgewerkt en gefrijnd om de exacte vorm te krijgen die we wilden. De wielkuipen worden ook in vorm geschuurd. Tot slot worden de randen afgewerkt met korrel 120 om ze af te werken.

De plank werd opgemeten om de positie voor de trucks te bepalen. Als je tevreden was met de positie, werden de bevestigingsgaten met pen gemarkeerd en vervolgens geboord.

Apply grip-tape

10. Apply grip-tape

We hebben het griptape opgemeten en afgetekend zodat het bij het board past, inclusief wat griptape-strepen die bij de rest van het ontwerp passen. Daarna werd de tape op de normale manier gesneden en op het board aangebracht en werden de randen bijgewerkt en afgewerkt.

Fit trucks

11. Fit trucks

De laatste stap in het afmaken van het board is het plaatsen en vastschroeven van de trucks in de voorgeboorde gaten. Als ze eenmaal vastzitten, is het skateboard klaar.


DISCUSSIE (13)

Laat het ons weten als je vragen of opmerkingen hebt over deze videotutorial.


Joe Thomas
Can the release agent be applied directly to an MDF mold?
Gemakkelijk samenstellenMat
If you want to get a release of MDF then you'll need to use LOTS of coats of Shellac Sanding Sealer (available from timber merchants/furniture restorers/hardware stores) which will allow you to properly seal and polish the porous surface of the MDF. After this, it's possible to use mould release wax or chemical release agent to get a release from MDF.

Gunn Gin
Is it possible to use this method to infuse resin into a wood laminate?
Gemakkelijk samenstellenMat
It would depend on the wood. Traditional wood stabilisation is not done this way although the principles of working under a vacuum to remove the air and thus allow the resin to displace where the air was is similar. Typically that is done in a vat of slow curing resin in a pressure pot; the positive pressure drives the resin into the wood.

Stobi
Would you be able to use a material like plexiglass instead of wood as a core?
Gemakkelijk samenstellenMat
You could experiment with all sorts of core materials. Plexiglass I guess you're thinking of clear acrylic? - I'm not sure what results you'd get from this combination, bonding to acrylic is tricky and you might well have issues with the laminate delaminating from an acrylic core but it could be worth experimenting.

Roman Malyarenko
Could i use a full(uncut) 9mm Baltic birch plywood as core material but with holes drilled so resin could soak in?
Gemakkelijk samenstellenMat
I see no reason why that wouldn't work. You might want to score between the holes on the bottom side to help give the resin more paths once it reaches the bottom layer.

Diego Sahagun
How can you make this skateboard hollow? Is there anyway to do a resin infusion but hollow? Obviously with no holes on the surface.
Gemakkelijk samenstellenMat
Actually hollow wouldn't be possible without making it in two halves but you could use a very low density core, that would pretty-much behave like it's hollow and be a whole lot simpler.

Fish
What's the point in the core? Couldn't you have used something stiffer and thinner like plastic or metal to get a ridiculously thin board?
Gemakkelijk samenstellenMat
There's lot of different ways you could build a board up. The point of the video was to showcase using natural fibres and recycled wood as a core; as it happens, wood is still probably a more suitable core material for a skateboard deck that most materials. Certainly a metal core wouldn't be particularly suitable, it's incredibly dense and so not really an appropriate 'core' material but by all means experiment with some different materials and see how they affect the outcome.

4-tro
I would really love to build a board by myself, can you give me some geometrical data for the board? I do like the design and size of the board.
Gemakkelijk samenstellenMat
It was just a free form design, no real thought went into the shape and size but it did feel about right to ride. Just experiment yourself, that's the fun of making your own board!

Martin Mihalik
I'm planning a downhill/race longboard using 5mm EasyCell75, UD carbon and +-45 biax and woven carbon. What gsm/weight carbon fibre would be right?
Gemakkelijk samenstellenMat
typically many people would go for a 2/2 twill fabric at 200gsm which is roughly 0.25mm thick per layer. You could follow a similar layup as in the video and replace the Flax Fibre with 2 or 3 layers of the 200gsm carbon cloth. Ultimately your design might vary depending on how strong you need it to be and with a thinner core perhaps more layers compared to ours but that should give you a rough idea to start from.

Tony Lorentzen
Would it be possible to infuse some electrically conductive wires into the board for an electric skateboard or is the resin and carbon fibre electrically conductive itself?
Gemakkelijk samenstellenMat
Epoxy resin isn't electrically conductive but carbon fibre is so it is possible to achieve conductivity through the laminate (although not in a perfect sense owing to insulating properties of the resin) so it depends on what level of conductivity you need and the direction you need it in; carbon will only conduct down the length of the fibres in a laminate like this. If you do need to lay conductive wires in then you could certainly do so.

O.Rothe
Not sure if carbon fiber is the way to go all the time. For longboards you usually want a certain degree of bending. So if you're not 150kg you'd probably prefer a glass fibre longboard.
Gemakkelijk samenstellenMat
It also depends on the other materials used. In this case, the Flax does not offer a lot of stiffness to the laminate so balancing it out with the stiffer carbon fibre probably means overall the balance works out about right for many cases. The finished longboard handled well from our own rider's perspective.

mirceaandreighinea
how the resin will react with wool? cotton? or materials found in sport socks - like Polyester (Coolmax), Polyamide (Nylon), Elastomero (Lycra)? will them make a decent bond, a decent structural rigidity?
Gemakkelijk samenstellenMat
We have not experimented with any modern clothing fibres. We suspect that for many, the resin would wet out and cure in the normal sense, however the structural benefits would only really be found out from experimentation as it is not something we have seen before.

Brad B
Did the wood core soak up a lot of resin? I work making guitars by resin infusion, and would like to try doing a longboard. The guitars are only 4 ply of CF and fiberglass. How much resin and hardener did the longboard take?
Gemakkelijk samenstellenMat
The wood soaked up almost no resin but the gaps between the strips of wood did consume some resin. The longboard used about 1kg of resin, I'm afraid we didn't record the exact amount.

Top Side
I'm build little Camper Vans like tear-drops; I've been looking for something that's not fibreglass to be the outer skin. The area is large; like 9.6 by 4 foot! I'm hoping to achieve a 'sand bag' look. This process looks like it could be perfect?
Gemakkelijk samenstellenMat
Great idea. You can actually infuse just about anything, coffee sacks, denim, old bed sheets! Flax does have a really nice natural look. You'll need to use some other types of reinforcement too (probably glass), to provide the structural strength.

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PRODUCTEN GEBRUIKT IN DIT PROJECT

Hoewel dit niet noodzakelijkerwijs een volledige lijst is, zijn de volgende gereedschappen en materialen, geleverd door Easy Composites, gebruikt in dit project.

De hieronder getoonde hoeveelheid is de hoeveelheid die bij benadering in het project is gebruikt, naar boven afgerond op de dichtstbijzijnde beschikbare kitmaat of hoeveelheid.

MATERIALEN & VERBRUIKSARTIKELEN
Harsinfusie startpakket miniatuur
SK-RIHarsinfusie Starter Kit€168.60 /kit

650g Unidirectional Carbon Fibre Tape (50mm) Thumbnail
CF-TP-UD-650-50650g Unidirectional Carbon Fibre Tape (50mm)€6.05 /linear metre

550g 2x2 Twill Flax Fibre Cloth (1000mm) Thumbnail
FF-22-550-100550g 2x2 Twill Flax Fibre Cloth (1000mm)€30.95 /linear metre

IB2 Epoxy Infusion Bio Resin 5kg Thumbnail
EP-IB2-5IB2 Epoxy Infusion Bio Resin 5kg€105.65 /kit

80g Carbon Fibre Spread-Tow Ribbon (15mm) 10m Roll Thumbnail
CF-TP-RB-80-15-1080g Carbon Fibre Spread-Tow Ribbon (15mm) 10m Roll€7.00 /roll

300g +/-45 Biaxial 3k Carbon Fibre Cloth (1270mm) Thumbnail
CF-BI-300-127300g +/-45 Biaxial 3k Carbon Fibre Cloth (1270mm)€32.35 /linear metre

CR1 Easy-Lease chemisch lossingsmiddel 500ml duimnagel
CR1-05CR1 Easy-Lease chemisch lossingsmiddel 500ml€19.80 /verpakking

Totaal €0,00
GEREEDSCHAP & UITRUSTING
Perma-Grit Set van 8 handgereedschappen in een portemonnee Duimnagel
SET-8[P]Perma-Grit Set of 8 Hand Tools in a Wallet* /each

Perma-Grit Schuurblok Klein Duimnagel
WB140Perma-Grit Wedge Sanding Block Small€22.00 /each

1L Plastic Mixing Bucket with Lid Thumbnail
PMB-W-11L Plastic Mixing Bucket with Lid€0.70 /each

Totaal €0,00

DISCUSSIE (13)

Laat het ons weten als je vragen of opmerkingen hebt over deze videotutorial.


Joe Thomas
Can the release agent be applied directly to an MDF mold?
Gemakkelijk samenstellenMat
If you want to get a release of MDF then you'll need to use LOTS of coats of Shellac Sanding Sealer (available from timber merchants/furniture restorers/hardware stores) which will allow you to properly seal and polish the porous surface of the MDF. After this, it's possible to use mould release wax or chemical release agent to get a release from MDF.

Gunn Gin
Is it possible to use this method to infuse resin into a wood laminate?
Gemakkelijk samenstellenMat
It would depend on the wood. Traditional wood stabilisation is not done this way although the principles of working under a vacuum to remove the air and thus allow the resin to displace where the air was is similar. Typically that is done in a vat of slow curing resin in a pressure pot; the positive pressure drives the resin into the wood.

Stobi
Would you be able to use a material like plexiglass instead of wood as a core?
Gemakkelijk samenstellenMat
You could experiment with all sorts of core materials. Plexiglass I guess you're thinking of clear acrylic? - I'm not sure what results you'd get from this combination, bonding to acrylic is tricky and you might well have issues with the laminate delaminating from an acrylic core but it could be worth experimenting.

Roman Malyarenko
Could i use a full(uncut) 9mm Baltic birch plywood as core material but with holes drilled so resin could soak in?
Gemakkelijk samenstellenMat
I see no reason why that wouldn't work. You might want to score between the holes on the bottom side to help give the resin more paths once it reaches the bottom layer.

Diego Sahagun
How can you make this skateboard hollow? Is there anyway to do a resin infusion but hollow? Obviously with no holes on the surface.
Gemakkelijk samenstellenMat
Actually hollow wouldn't be possible without making it in two halves but you could use a very low density core, that would pretty-much behave like it's hollow and be a whole lot simpler.

Fish
What's the point in the core? Couldn't you have used something stiffer and thinner like plastic or metal to get a ridiculously thin board?
Gemakkelijk samenstellenMat
There's lot of different ways you could build a board up. The point of the video was to showcase using natural fibres and recycled wood as a core; as it happens, wood is still probably a more suitable core material for a skateboard deck that most materials. Certainly a metal core wouldn't be particularly suitable, it's incredibly dense and so not really an appropriate 'core' material but by all means experiment with some different materials and see how they affect the outcome.

4-tro
I would really love to build a board by myself, can you give me some geometrical data for the board? I do like the design and size of the board.
Gemakkelijk samenstellenMat
It was just a free form design, no real thought went into the shape and size but it did feel about right to ride. Just experiment yourself, that's the fun of making your own board!

Martin Mihalik
I'm planning a downhill/race longboard using 5mm EasyCell75, UD carbon and +-45 biax and woven carbon. What gsm/weight carbon fibre would be right?
Gemakkelijk samenstellenMat
typically many people would go for a 2/2 twill fabric at 200gsm which is roughly 0.25mm thick per layer. You could follow a similar layup as in the video and replace the Flax Fibre with 2 or 3 layers of the 200gsm carbon cloth. Ultimately your design might vary depending on how strong you need it to be and with a thinner core perhaps more layers compared to ours but that should give you a rough idea to start from.

Tony Lorentzen
Would it be possible to infuse some electrically conductive wires into the board for an electric skateboard or is the resin and carbon fibre electrically conductive itself?
Gemakkelijk samenstellenMat
Epoxy resin isn't electrically conductive but carbon fibre is so it is possible to achieve conductivity through the laminate (although not in a perfect sense owing to insulating properties of the resin) so it depends on what level of conductivity you need and the direction you need it in; carbon will only conduct down the length of the fibres in a laminate like this. If you do need to lay conductive wires in then you could certainly do so.

O.Rothe
Not sure if carbon fiber is the way to go all the time. For longboards you usually want a certain degree of bending. So if you're not 150kg you'd probably prefer a glass fibre longboard.
Gemakkelijk samenstellenMat
It also depends on the other materials used. In this case, the Flax does not offer a lot of stiffness to the laminate so balancing it out with the stiffer carbon fibre probably means overall the balance works out about right for many cases. The finished longboard handled well from our own rider's perspective.

mirceaandreighinea
how the resin will react with wool? cotton? or materials found in sport socks - like Polyester (Coolmax), Polyamide (Nylon), Elastomero (Lycra)? will them make a decent bond, a decent structural rigidity?
Gemakkelijk samenstellenMat
We have not experimented with any modern clothing fibres. We suspect that for many, the resin would wet out and cure in the normal sense, however the structural benefits would only really be found out from experimentation as it is not something we have seen before.

Brad B
Did the wood core soak up a lot of resin? I work making guitars by resin infusion, and would like to try doing a longboard. The guitars are only 4 ply of CF and fiberglass. How much resin and hardener did the longboard take?
Gemakkelijk samenstellenMat
The wood soaked up almost no resin but the gaps between the strips of wood did consume some resin. The longboard used about 1kg of resin, I'm afraid we didn't record the exact amount.

Top Side
I'm build little Camper Vans like tear-drops; I've been looking for something that's not fibreglass to be the outer skin. The area is large; like 9.6 by 4 foot! I'm hoping to achieve a 'sand bag' look. This process looks like it could be perfect?
Gemakkelijk samenstellenMat
Great idea. You can actually infuse just about anything, coffee sacks, denim, old bed sheets! Flax does have a really nice natural look. You'll need to use some other types of reinforcement too (probably glass), to provide the structural strength.

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