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Hey Reece thanks for the LE video. What about the Aluula struts? I seem to have a issue getting the 6" extension from the valve forward to the LE. I had a blowout even after doing a low pressure inspection and massaging it forward. With No more OR :( we need to keep these kites going as long as possible. cheers Cros

Can I use the same process for my 6m A Glide wing? Great video

That was immensely helpful. Thanks very much.

Hi Reece, do you think the roam is suitable for TT also?

Was that you ripping on the kite! Dude, killing it.

Great idea though. :)

amazing bro i wanna try

vs Penta TX?

Hey, great video. One suggestion as a physicist, I might perform your tests with samples which are cut to smaller widths than the clamps. It appears from the failure of the ALUULA sample that the clamp edges might either be cutting into the fabric due to small angle differences at high loads, from the result of extreme differential shearing along the clamp edges. Mentally visualizing the warp/weft grid of the weave, on the load side of the clamp edge you can imagine the load inducing uniaxial deformation, such that the grid squares become more and more rectangular as they grow increasingly elongated and increasingly thin. Further away on the outside of the clamp edge, the grid will remain closer, geometrically-speaking, to their original square shapes. Along that boundary, however, the weave will deform into an increasingly extreme diamond-like pattern, the localization of extreme changes in grid shapes. This is not completely unlike the sphagettification resulting from the extreme differential effects of gravity around black holes). This nonuniform stress on each column in the weave probably vastly exceeds the readout on your machine, as the load essentially becomes focused on those minute regions surrounding the clamp edges. This is why the rip clearly occurs along those columnar boundaries. Its worth noting that it’s not as if nonuniform stresses aren’t more realistic in a variety of real-world situations, but for the purpose of more accurate and precise measurement worth re-testing with fabric cut to a width less than the clamps if you want to meet ASTM regulations. If you email ALUULA, I’m sure they’d provide you with a spec sheets with results from various ASTM tests, as a heuristic your results shouldn’t be far off, as they test multiple times to determine values that are of maximum likelihood.

I have an aluula kite and it's not true that the weight is half of a standard kite, it's exaggerating a bit

Can you grow it in a curved mold?

Did it smell ok?

Just a hunch but maybe try two part Silicone in various durometers or hardness's for the suction cups? Great project and demo. Cut and paste re durometer from Rubbercal: " The softest silicone is a 40A durometer flexible silicone sheet due to its low durometer hardness rating. Solid silicone is offered in 40A, 50A, 60A, and 70A durometer ratings with the material getting harder as the durometer rating gets higher."

Did you put braces in of high density foam you used for the box all the way through to the deck?

Awesome video, thank you ! I built a small MPCNC to understand and get familiarized with CNC, next build will be very similar to you next year !

Hi Reese, I loved watching this. The extra weight was the deal breaker. But gypsum is super heavy so weighing it with most of the gypsum sanded off may have shaved off an extra 2 lbs. One more idea, coming from an amateur mycologist. Dry out the mycelium longer, using a heat source. Mushrooms are incredibly good at retaining humidity, the mycelium can essentially hibernate, or go into zombie mode, thanks to that characteristic. I think finagling the drying process would also reduce the weight. So keep at it!

Do you have a pdf of the planes and do you run sfitware for the design

Loving your stuff dude. I’m on version 2 of my first foilboard build after I crushed the first iteration under too much vacuum. Curious how much vacuum you pulled on yours

i was so happy until i saw the cnc and then him destroy a board that couldve just been a really cool display.

The Dacron has more ink on it! Come on brother!

Thanks for the video. Do you know what material the fibers of the fabric aluula gold are made of? Unfortunately, I couldn't find anything on the Aluula homepage.🤔 Thanks! Best regards!

What should I Buy? Just took lessons - Former windsurfer - Proficient wind foiler. Got up right away and by 3rd lesson was staying upwind. Cabrinha Contra, Drifter, MotoX 12m in 10-15 kts. 155 TT Partial to Duotone- I like my SLS wings. Bought Dacron wings then upgraded quickly. Live in SF summer 15-25+. Travel to FL Winter 10-15 and San Diego 8-12 all year. Hawaii/Texas etc… I’m 57 - Looking for stable predictable confidence building handling. Safe jumping. Nothing too fancy. Big wind range and stable in gusts. Just want to have fun and feel comfortable exploring places I visit and sailing the bay. I do (wing)foil now and playing in small surf looks fun. My wife will kill me if I get hurt… 1. Spring for Evo DLab now. Duotone site recommends 11, 9, 8 covering 7-27 kts. Good: won’t grow out of it. Can buy smaller kites. Big wind range. Good relaunch- good in light and heavy air? Concerns - Will be too squirrely/high performance to learn everything on. I won’t feel confident or comfortable. Look like a$$ with DLab as rookie. 2. Rebel SLS 14, 10, 8. Good: Seems to fit my wish list perfectly. All about stability- gust handling 5 strut and still 3.4 Kilo for 12m New design with SLS - Likely more than enough performance but not cheap! Put money into Aluula? Bad: 5 struts too heavy? Need big size in light air? Feel sluggish? Nimble enough? Am I going to outgrow? 3. Ocean Rodeo Flite A? Roam? 4. Naish Pivot? - First season on something decent and cheap THEN later get something cutting edge? Suggestions? What am I missing?

man it'd be awsome if you posted a video showing how you model the boards in fusion!

Hey, thanks for the video. Im wondering where you were able to purchase a new bladder? I havnt been able to find a retailer.

It's even easier to insert the bladder using a ruler! czcams.com/video/PeJv9Siarz8/video.htmlfeature=shared

That took away just about all my reservations regarding the material. Awesome job!

how much does the board weigh? What tipe of Eps do you use? Thanks

Hello friend, thanks for your project that has inspired me to make a cnc router. What spindle power did you use in this project? Thanks!

That place looks like a home for bears, considering you had plenty of food there cooking and sleeping in tents...

brilliant!

Just started building my own and the vacuum post do you have a parts list and where you got them for the board vacuum post would you??

I've done lots of R and D lately into vacuum pumps and clamps, to use with my CNC. I've made myself 2 HDPE boards, with backer rod foam gaskets, no suction cups, but that's a cool idea. I've never seen anybody use a pressure pot....interesting idea..... The pump I have is oil-less, looks like yours isn't. I would highly recommend oil-less.

The epoxy used to glue the foam boards together is not the same that the one for reinforcement with fiberglass and carbon fiber right ? Also, Does the CNC machine have difficulty shaping when encountering epoxy?

Hi buddy, your project so inspired me, can I get details of the construction plan cnc board shaping machine? thanx alot buddy

I'm not an expert in surfing, but from what I heard, leash meant to be stretchy, because if a strong wave will pull your board it can injure your leg. So this flexibility in the leash absorbs the stress. If you use very strong cord instead, you kind of loosing this qualities. Maybe you can insert this cord inside but remain tension on the outer tube? This way it still will provide an additional strength, but also remain stretchy? Love your videos, great job!

Awesome build! Where did you get full size EPS sheets?

Awesome 👏

Whats better economicly , doing one like that or one in out of wood ? Also whats the name of the machine at the beginning

Well - I guess it kind of worked out since you got to chuck it in the forest guilt free ;0

How do you set the registration after flipping the board? Do you have any advice for someone thinking about building their own cnc? Did you draw any inspiration from eg the MPCNC community?

Interesting. So that's how boards are "shaped" nowadays. Maybe soon, AI will do the rest of the build and everything else at the tip of keyboard nudges. Still, a nice outcome....good use of tech, tools, and friends.

what did you use to tape the vacuum bag together? or how did you seal it?- Thanks- Joe

How much if you would make one of those for sale ?

do you not sleep? awesome work. Is there no need for a stringer with carbon layups?

What TPU did you use for the suction cups, in order to be soft enough? Awesome build!!

great work pal,. i guess is you had to program the motherboard (controller ) or something like that in order to use mach4

Hey Reese! Thank you for choosing our GIY mycelium material for your surfboards! 🍄❤ Just want to let you know, the bags our materials come in are compostable! :)

Hello. What software do you use to design the board and generate the GCODE? Have you ever used BoardCAD?

Hi, where did you get the underwater wing mount rails?

Thanks for posting the video I now got all the evidences needed to sue you for assault. In all seriousness, good job DOPE video!!