my DIY swallow tail burton supermodel 172 - Snowboarding Forum

ETM · 01-01-2012, 07:49 PM

Here are some pics of my DIY swallowtail job on my 172 supermodel.
Basically I cut it with a jig saw, cut the wood core back about 5mm between the top and bottom layers and filled the gap with flexible urethane.
It has turned my old board into an insane pow stick for under $50, cant wait to test it out in japan!

pjstyles · 01-01-2012, 08:08 PM

Very nice very nice!

df_321 · 01-02-2012, 01:43 AM

Wow, amazing. But what are you going to achieve now having a bit slit in the back of you board

Ryan_T · 01-02-2012, 01:53 AM

Very interesting if it works. Let us know.

linvillegorge · 01-02-2012, 02:06 AM

Damn. It actually looks like good work.

No offense, but I only clicked on this thread in the hopes that I was going to get to LMFAO at a completely buttfuck butchered snowboard.

ETM · 01-02-2012, 02:32 AM

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Originally Posted by linvillegorge

Damn. It actually looks like good work.

No offense, but I only clicked on this thread in the hopes that I was going to get to LMFAO at a completely buttfuck butchered snowboard.

Haha yeh in the wrong hands it could definitely end up a disaster.

ETM · 01-02-2012, 02:37 AM

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Originally Posted by df_321

Wow, amazing. But what are you going to achieve now having a bit slit in the back of you board

With the swallow tail the surface area of the tail is much less than that of the nose so I can have my stance centred in relation to the sidecut radius for a well setup board on the groomers but still dominate in the pow. I am going to hokkaido in 19 days so it will definitely get a good workout.

Pow?POW! · 01-02-2012, 03:09 AM

Absolutely ill.. Beautiful work sir

ETM · 02-03-2012, 12:52 AM

Well it worked a treat. The swallow tail allows you to dodge trees like nothing else.
I did not mention the urethane I used before as it was untested but it stood up to temps of around -13c and did not crack or delaminate. This is what I used.

Selleys Urethane Bond - Adhesives | Selleys Australia

It takes 48 hours to cure and is very runny for about the first 4 hours, you need to mask up the top and bottom sheets of your board, let the tape overhang the edge by about 10mm and fill the gap, because it is very runny you can only do small sections at a time as it must be kept level to avoid it all running off the edge. I ended up doing about 3 layers and grinding it back once dried using a flap disc/angle grinder.
It is a bit of stuffing around but it did work flawlessly, there may be better methods, i am just telling how it worked for me.

Kwanzaa · 02-03-2012, 04:54 PM

That's pretty cool idea.

Does the shape of the cut have any particular effect on the performance of the board? I notice that swallow tails vary greatly in shape and size.

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ETM Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Hokkaido in my mind Posts: 1,362	my DIY swallow tail burton supermodel 172 Here are some pics of my DIY swallowtail job on my 172 supermodel. Basically I cut it with a jig saw, cut the wood core back about 5mm between the top and bottom layers and filled the gap with flexible urethane. It has turned my old board into an insane pow stick for under $50, cant wait to test it out in japan!

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Ryan_T -LIFETIME MEMBER- Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 236	Very interesting if it works. Let us know. __________________ Ryan - flickr

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linvillegorge Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Evergreen, CO Posts: 4,501	Damn. It actually looks like good work. No offense, but I only clicked on this thread in the hopes that I was going to get to LMFAO at a completely buttfuck butchered snowboard. __________________ "People say that marijuana smoking is going to get in the way of my career. I say to them that on the contrary, my fighting career is getting in the way of my marijuana smoking." -Nick Diaz

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Pow?POW! Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Central PA/Northern VA Posts: 120	Absolutely ill.. Beautiful work sir __________________ Sleep.Fuck.Party (DJ music FTW)

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01-01-2012, 08:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
pjstyles Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Orokusaki, Japan Posts: 69	Very nice very nice!

01-02-2012, 01:43 AM	#3 (permalink)
df_321 Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 77	Wow, amazing. But what are you going to achieve now having a bit slit in the back of you board

02-03-2012, 12:52 AM	#9 (permalink)
ETM Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Hokkaido in my mind Posts: 1,362	Well it worked a treat. The swallow tail allows you to dodge trees like nothing else. I did not mention the urethane I used before as it was untested but it stood up to temps of around -13c and did not crack or delaminate. This is what I used. Selleys Urethane Bond - Adhesives \| Selleys Australia It takes 48 hours to cure and is very runny for about the first 4 hours, you need to mask up the top and bottom sheets of your board, let the tape overhang the edge by about 10mm and fill the gap, because it is very runny you can only do small sections at a time as it must be kept level to avoid it all running off the edge. I ended up doing about 3 layers and grinding it back once dried using a flap disc/angle grinder. It is a bit of stuffing around but it did work flawlessly, there may be better methods, i am just telling how it worked for me.

02-03-2012, 04:54 PM	#10 (permalink)
Kwanzaa Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 268	That's pretty cool idea. Does the shape of the cut have any particular effect on the performance of the board? I notice that swallow tails vary greatly in shape and size.