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Paul A. Franz, P.E.

Joined: 02 Dec 2008
Posts: 280
Location: Bellevue WA

Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 3:42 pm Post subject: UHMW-PE

On Wed, December 24, 2008 2:43 pm, Lynn Matteson wrote:

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 I think the ones that popped on my skis was due to the head being

 pulled...like an umbrella in a windstorm. I used aluminum rivets

 because I didn't want to use the much stronger steel, which would

 have crushed the UHMW..


	


There are a number of UHMW formulations. I think the one you want to use is called:



Ultra Poly HVOS

    High Visibility Orange with Silicone added

    Crosslinked for enhances abrasion resistance and lower coefficient of friction.



I'm not sure, but Ultra Poly HVOS might be a product name specific to UltraPoly Brand.

<http://www.ultrapoly.com/Pages/pr_reference.html>



I think Crown Plastics is one of the bigger manufacturers. You can phone them and find

more out about the blends they've concocted.

<http://www.crownplastics.com/FAQ.htm>



I think the snoboards with the orange bottoms are the Ultra Poly HVOS. They are really

slick, tough and resist abrasion from accidental rock strikes and gravel.



-- 

Paul A. Franz

Registration/Aircraft - N14UW/Merlin GT

Engine/Prop - Rotax 914/NSI CAP

Bellevue WA

425.241.1618 Cell

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Registration/Aircraft - N14UW/Merlin GT
Engine/Prop - Rotax 914/NSI CAP
Bellevue WA
425.241.1618 Cell
425.440.9505 Office

Fox5flyer
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Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 5:12 pm Post subject: UHMW-PE

Good post, Paul.  Thanks.

I was at a friend's house tonight and they bought their daughter a new snow 

board.  I guess it goes without saying that I had a real good look at that 

thing.  It was about 4.5' long by 12" wide with some real tough material 

(UHMW?) for a very slippery friction surface.  I looked at those things and 

I just don't see any reason whey they wouldn't make an excellent base for a 

good set of skis.  I mean, those things are very well made and tough!  I'm 

definitely going to keep my eyes open for a matching pair of used, but good 

quality boards for a beta test.  I'm getting jazzed about this!

Hey, everybody.  Have a great Christmas Holiday.  I'll pop a couple shots of 

JagerMeister for all of you.

Deke Morisse

Mikado Michigan

S5/Subaru/CAP 402+ TT

"The aim of an argument or discussion should not be victory, but progress."

- Joseph Joubert





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Lynn Matteson

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 2778
Location: Grass Lake, Michigan

Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2008 1:41 am Post subject: UHMW-PE

Thanks Paul-



I just looked at those sites and emailed them for more info. The HVOS  

sounds like just the ticket.



Lynn Matteson

Kitfox IV Speedster, taildragger

Jabiru 2200, #2062, 596+ hrs

Sensenich 62x46

flying again after rebuild, and new Electroair direct-fire ignition  

system;

also building a new pair of snow skis

do not archive



On Dec 24, 2008, at 6:40 PM, Paul Franz - Merlin GT wrote:



 	  Quote: 	
		   

 <paul(at)eucleides.com>



 On Wed, December 24, 2008 2:43 pm, Lynn Matteson wrote:

> 

>

> I think the ones that popped on my skis was due to the head being

> pulled...like an umbrella in a windstorm. I used aluminum rivets

> because I didn't want to use the much stronger steel, which would

> have crushed the UHMW..



 There are a number of UHMW formulations. I think the one you want  

 to use is called:



 Ultra Poly HVOS

     High Visibility Orange with Silicone added

     Crosslinked for enhances abrasion resistance and lower  

 coefficient of friction.



 I'm not sure, but Ultra Poly HVOS might be a product name specific  

 to UltraPoly Brand.

 <http://www.ultrapoly.com/Pages/pr_reference.html>



 I think Crown Plastics is one of the bigger manufacturers. You can  

 phone them and find

 more out about the blends they've concocted.

 <http://www.crownplastics.com/FAQ.htm>



 I think the snoboards with the orange bottoms are the Ultra Poly  

 HVOS. They are really

 slick, tough and resist abrasion from accidental rock strikes and  

 gravel.



 -- 

 Paul A. Franz

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Lynn
Kitfox IV-Jabiru 2200
N369LM

Paul A. Franz, P.E.

Joined: 02 Dec 2008
Posts: 280
Location: Bellevue WA

Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2008 2:35 am Post subject: UHMW-PE

On Thu, December 25, 2008 1:41 am, Lynn Matteson wrote:

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 Thanks Paul-



 I just looked at those sites and emailed them for more info. The HVOS

 sounds like just the ticket.


	


You're welcome! :}}



Did you see some of the blends with epoxy? You can then bond layers to it or bond it

to a foam core. You might ask them about bonding to the HVOS.



-- 

Paul A. Franz, P.E.

PAF Consulting Engineers

Office 425.440.9505

Cell 425.241.1618

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Paul A. Franz, P.E.
Registration/Aircraft - N14UW/Merlin GT
Engine/Prop - Rotax 914/NSI CAP
Bellevue WA
425.241.1618 Cell
425.440.9505 Office

Lynn Matteson

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 2778
Location: Grass Lake, Michigan

Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2008 7:29 am Post subject: UHMW-PE

I don't think at this point that I need to or want to bond anything  

to it, but I'm not done "imagineering" either. : )

Right now I'm heading out to the shop to do some tubing bending.



Lynn Matteson

Kitfox IV Speedster, taildragger

Jabiru 2200, #2062, 596+ hrs

Sensenich 62x46

flying again after rebuild, and new Electroair direct-fire ignition  

system;

also building a new pair of snow skis

On Dec 25, 2008, at 5:33 AM, Paul A. Franz, P.E. wrote:



 	  Quote: 	
		   

 <paul(at)eucleides.com>

 On Thu, December 25, 2008 1:41 am, Lynn Matteson wrote:

> 

>

> Thanks Paul-

>

> I just looked at those sites and emailed them for more info. The HVOS

> sounds like just the ticket.



 You're welcome! :}}



 Did you see some of the blends with epoxy? You can then bond layers  

 to it or bond it

 to a foam core. You might ask them about bonding to the HVOS.



 -- 

 Paul A. Franz, P.E.

 PAF Consulting Engineers

 Office 425.440.9505

 Cell 425.241.1618

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_________________
Lynn
Kitfox IV-Jabiru 2200
N369LM

infow(at)mts.net
Guest

Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2008 8:59 am Post subject: UHMW-PE

Deke and for you guys that are looking at using the snowboard for skis... here is some info in the doc attach. that will explain the sizing of snowboards for personal use. They can be had new on eBay for about $200us... not all snowboards are the same if bought used... many suppliers have more than one mfg. that they get them from.  Thus different processes are used each mfg... the only thing the same is the name only!

  

 Overall snowboards should make good skis... just be careful how you acquire them and know what materials are used in the mfg. process...

  

 R.D.(Ron) Leclerc

 CH701 Plans(Scrap)  Builder #7-6699

 Porsche Power  Geared  Redrive

 Winnipeg,  MB Canada

 infow(at)mts.net

 12/25/2008 10:46:59 AM

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  Good post, Paul.  Thanks.

  I was at a friend's house tonight and they bought their daughter

  a new snow board.  I guess it goes without saying that I had a

  real good look at that thing.  It was about 4.5' long by 12" wide

  with some real tough material (UHMW?) for a very slippery

  friction surface.  I looked at those things and I just don't see

  any reason whey they wouldn't make an excellent base for a good

  set of skis.  I mean, those things are very well made and tough!

  I'm definitely going to keep my eyes open for a matching pair of

  used, but good quality boards for a beta test.  I'm getting

  jazzed about this! Hey, everybody.  Have a great Christmas

  Holiday.  I'll pop a couple shots of JagerMeister for all of you.

  Deke Morisse Mikado Michigan S5/Subaru/CAP 402+ TT

  "The aim of an argument or discussion should not be victory, but

  progress." - Joseph Joubert

 

 

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