my rideplate

[stanton]

decided to make a rideplate.
got some cheap bondo polyester resin and mat from home depot. borrowed bretts stock plate and covered it with aluminum foil. layed out the mat and let it set. popped the mold and did a little sanding on the fresh mold surface. got out the major bumps and glossed the surface with west system epoxy.
let the mold set for a few days before using it. used some liquid car wax i just had and coated the mold. let it fully dry and started lying glass. 2layers nytex and 3 1/2 layers cloth. had a bit of carbon so i used it. next time i will use filler in the corners to stop air bubbles. after it went off i gently pried from all sides and got it seperated with no damage to the part or the mold.
i still need to make the pads and holes for bolting it down.

 

[suva]

Did it turn out pretty stiff?

 

[Brenden]

is it any lighter?

 

[Proformance1]

Very nice, thanks for the info, I'm thinking of doing the same.

 

[Mouthfulloflake]

whats your plan for the mounting bolt pads?

is anything required other than a hole really?

 

[stanton]

its pretty stiff, i cant bend it with my hand. ive stood on it and it didnt break. on the ski it should be good because it cant flex and get wider and the bottom of the pump will hit.
its WAY lighter than stock, id guess 1/2 the weight.
i want a flat surface to bolt against, so im going to layer up some small squares of glass. similar to stock.

 

[Shonuff]

It's great and YOU made it.

Good god, man, that's just terrific.

 

[Mouthfulloflake]

glass in a small aluminum rectangle with a hole in it? maybe?

neat idea, I have something to do the next time I am bored now.

 

[Waternut]

Nice job. One thing you may want to consider...Maybe cut a slightly bigger hole around the screw holes. Make them just deep enough to epoxy in a washer so the screws don't damage the fiberglass.

 

[brett]

it came out really nice

 

[astral]

Made me one this week also....
I used innegra and carbon and I bagged everything with 25 psi.

Weighs less than my aluminum plate...by almost 1/2...
I'm not sure on its strength yet...
I can't park my truck on it ,but I can stand on it without flexing.

 

[astral]

Like your half glass/carbon , looks good..
A little shaping and some shims.

 

[stanton]

layed the pads and drilled mount holes, bolted it up and it is SOLID. i dont think ill be able to break it. weird going to a stock plate after a d-cut jet dynamics, it slides alot and i think i like it. works great so far!

 

[Crab]

Did the same with an X2 plate yesterday.

 

[spence]

nice job all of yours look good nice job guys

 

[stanton]

looks sick crab!
whos that riding your x2 in your avatar!? whoever it is hes goin off!

 

[Crab]

looks sick crab!
whos that riding your x2 in your avatar!? whoever it is hes goin off!

Adam, aka "shougrider" http://www.barry-blanchard.com/movies/jetski/freeride/2008_02/clip2/flvplayer.html