how much to cut off on a stock d cut square ride plate?

[gj_fx1]

Is the fx1 plate completely different from the sj's?

 

[LBE]

Much more narrow on the FX1. I'll get a pic of my JD plate tomorrow and post.

 

[LBE]

Here is the JetDynamics plate cut. I was gonna round the edges but ran out of time one weekend. So I put it on to ride and it worked great, no need to mess with it. I cut to the second indentation and cut only the concave area out. As you can see by pic 3, this is a thick plate.

 

[butti]

here is a sj and a blaster

 

[LBE]

How do you like it on the Blaster?

 

[jmeadlock]

here is mine.

very rough cut, not even centered.

works great for getting the nose up, and it doesnt screw the handling up THAT bad.

http://www.pwctoday.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=22156&d=1137236409

I'm considering doing this... worried about softly hitting sand with the bottom on landings... any input on that tradeoff?

 

[MADMAT]

you learn something new every day.:biggrin:

No doubt man!! I think I'll look for an old 95 plate and just put 2 more inserts in my hull.

That way when I lose 2 I'll still have 4:biggrin:

 

[Hogggman]

LBE watch your legs on that thing looks like a dagger. I ended up with a hole in my knee from an uncut groovy plate on my fx1 can only imagine how that thing would tear you open.

 

[Frosty]

LBE watch your legs on that thing looks like a dagger. I ended up with a hole in my knee from an uncut groovy plate on my fx1 can only imagine how that thing would tear you open.

No kidding.. you could harpoon a whale with that!!

 

[2nd nature]

heres mine cut it out today.

 

[LBE]

hey 2nd: what scupper and/or flange is that?

 

[hangtime]

nice job man looks nice and clean .:cool2:

 

[2nd nature]

Flange

it a home depot style but not homedepot oneway. with an aluminum flange that was made for the homedepot oneway. i got it from matt e ill post pics when i get home.i just got through installing it last night.

 

[2nd nature]

heres the flange pics

 

[MADMAT]

OK. I'm about to cut one of my stock JD concave. Dremel or rotozip? Carbide 1/8" endmill?

Does it cut and grind easily?

 

[2nd nature]

i used a coffee can for 1/2 circle. and drilled small holes on the inside of line .used drill bit to bore out holes after the cut with drill bit used 41/2 inch grinder to smooth out.

 

[romack991]

i just used a jig saw with a metal cutting blade

 

[Superman]

i have been toying with the idea of cutting the d cut into my stock SJ rideplate, but tell me if this has any benefit on flatwater ? (i heard it was to assist in shredding surf waves) i ride mainly flatwater with the odd trip to the coast ?

thanks