Johnny Rotten wrote:
......You could get the foam cutters to make you 2 mirrored bits of foam (your desired foil cut in half)
bugger I didn't think to make my mold longer coulda used the mold for a pylon ......got the raceboard 1/2 finished....now they're outdated.
I'll definitely use those foam cutters in the future....cutting the foam accurately was the hard part. Thanks to whomever posted the link.
That is Exactly what i'm going to do ; get a foam cutter to make me two 1/2's ; then
stabelize the foam with (3) layers of 3oz glass , and tie them to a stiff wood box.
Since i break stuff kinda Easy compared to most other people, i thought
wasn't gonna give me a thick enough pylon, (mast) to guarantee success, so i decided to go with a
120.6mm cord length.
That gives me a 14.4mm thickness, or 0.56". Now i can use 1/4" Nomex-honeycomb core
if i want ; and just happen to have a Bunch of it.
I'll make this mold 111cm long, so i have a Lot of options as to length.
I Absolutely wanna make this thing modular, so all the parts can be interchanged ; meaning
that i Could go to the lake with Two different size pylons like 60cm and 95cm. Might
be good to learn on a shorter mast length anyway ?
I'm building the Pylon, (tower), ((supporting structure that ties the body and foil
assembly, to the bottom of the surfboard)), usually 95cm in length.
Anyone ever decide on the actual Name of that part ?
Support structure ------------------other.
Over on that thread :
Post subject: Re: Can a hydrofoil be shorter than current design?
C A R A F I N O called it a Shaft ; but the topic starter called it a Keel.
It is Definitely NOT a Keel ; the Keel of a boat runs lengthwise down
the hull, and is usually the lowest part in the hull, and runs Horizontal, or
parallel to the water surface.