Home-made rideplate

ksarge91

ksarge91

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King of Prussia, PA
Cracked my plate the other day and don't really have time to get one before the weekend so I decided to lay one up tonight. Still needs some minor trimming.

It really only needs to hold up for a couple rides until I can get another stocker.

Do you guys think it will be strong enough? It's 4mm thick, I used 6 layers of 17oz mat. I think I might throw 2 more layers on just to be safe. If I managed to crack a metal one I don't think I'll have any problems cracking a composite plate, haha
 

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SuperJETT

SuperJETT

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Is it just mat or woven cloth? I'd rather see cloth on there for sure because it does flex quite a bit.
 
ksarge91

ksarge91

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King of Prussia, PA
sxrguysxigirl said:
how bad was your plate cracked? i didnt get to see it. Will you have a new plate by wavedaze?
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At first it was only cracked but still in one piece, then after that last time we went out and I rode it cracked with three bolts it split into 2 seperate pieces.

I'm ordering a stocker as soon as one comes up for a half decent price. This one just has to last for the rides up until wavedaze because I know I'll break it in the surf.
 
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tom21

tom21

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rideplates are for wussies! wavedemon rode one day with a broke plate and by the end of the day was riding with just the bolts with small pieces. no rideplate is where its at!!

x3 on the cloth
 
ksarge91

ksarge91

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King of Prussia, PA
tom21 said:
rideplates are for wussies! wavedemon rode one day with a broke plate and by the end of the day was riding with just the bolts with small pieces. no rideplate is where its at!!

x3 on the cloth
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Haha, would you even really need one for just messin around at 15-25 mph on flat water? I might just ditch the rideplate this weekend haha
 
ksarge91

ksarge91

Location
King of Prussia, PA
Jett, so cloths flexs better than mat? If I layed 2 layers of cloth on top of the mat do you think it would allow it to flex anymore than if I just just 2 more layers of mat?

I have some of both but I don't think laying cloth on top of the already cured mat would do anything when the mat underneath will still be as brittle??

If I make another one out of cloth does anyone know how many layers I would need to get it to around 6mm?
 
ksarge91

ksarge91

Location
King of Prussia, PA
tom21 said:
just watch the steering nozzle.

talk about a deep D cut! lol
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My steering nozzle is on a trim ring so I'm thinking two things.

Either the force of the water running through it will keep it strait

Or the force coming from underneath it will cause it to put the trim up.

I'd be ridin nose high, that's for sure.
 
SuperJETT

SuperJETT

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ksarge91 said:
Jett, so cloths flexs better than mat? If I layed 2 layers of cloth on top of the mat do you think it would allow it to flex anymore than if I just just 2 more layers of mat?

I have some of both but I don't think laying cloth on top of the already cured mat would do anything when the mat underneath will still be as brittle??

If I make another one out of cloth does anyone know how many layers I would need to get it to around 6mm?
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My carbon Wammer plate (from 2001 when they were built better it seems) flexes enough that the pump bumps it---you can see where it does. It's 100% carbon and probably 6-7mm thick.

Cloth is going to be stronger than mat due to the orientation of the strands. Carbon is stiffer than fiberglass, so if my 6-7mm carbon cloth plate flexes enough that the pump hits it, I'd say your thinner fiberglass mat plate would flex a TON.

Hopefully it will hold up for the few days you need it.
 
Dustin Mustangs

Dustin Mustangs

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If you layer up some woven cloth, put it on the pump side as it will do much more for you in tension as apposed to compression. I assume that side was against your mold so make sure to sand off all the release agent.
 
ksarge91

ksarge91

Location
King of Prussia, PA
Have 3 more layers curing right now.

2 cloth and 1 more mat on top. Should be pretty ridgid and around 6mm when finished. I'm gonna drill for the bolts in a couple hours. I glassed in some epoxy cylinders so I can Take them down some with a hole saw then drill through, this way the washers can sit flat.

If I break it, oh well. It didn't cost me anything.

Thanks for everyone's input.
 
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ksarge91

ksarge91

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King of Prussia, PA
SuperJETT said:
My carbon Wammer plate (from 2001 when they were built better it seems) flexes enough that the pump bumps it---you can see where it does. It's 100% carbon and probably 6-7mm thick.

Cloth is going to be stronger than mat due to the orientation of the strands. Carbon is stiffer than fiberglass, so if my 6-7mm carbon cloth plate flexes enough that the pump hits it, I'd say your thinner fiberglass mat plate would flex a TON.

Hopefully it will hold up for the few days you need it.
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When you say it bumps the pump do you mean you can press up on it until it touches the pump? Probably a stupid question....

I'm assuming I want it to have some flex. But not so much that it will flex to a breaking point when landing
 
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