[Twix]

Allright, sorry I was a jerk. Seriously, I'm interested in how this goes. Good luck.

Unfortunately, I don't have any advice for you on replacing an edge. I've never tried it.

[RidePowder]

well one hes an automotive engineer, not a polymer chemist or composite engineer, and we all claim to be diehard snowboarders. So thats why he came here

But make sure you use long time set epoxy of course, compress shave off the stuff that oozes out of the laminate.trim the edges back about 1 inch from either side of the break to make sure that the current edge you have is perfectly straight and not wavy, and I dont know if you intend on soldering the edge in or just anchoring it, but I cant exactly recommend either since there is a high risk of melting the crap out of your base if you solder, and the edges left from anchoring it will create drag. unless you intend on fully swapping out your edge. in any and all cases I wish you the best of luck and let us know how it goes

[TheCarGuy2021]

Originally Posted by RidePowder

well one hes an automotive engineer, not a polymer chemist or composite engineer, and we all claim to be diehard snowboarders. So thats why he came here

But make sure you use long time set epoxy of course, compress shave off the stuff that oozes out of the laminate.trim the edges back about 1 inch from either side of the break to make sure that the current edge you have is perfectly straight and not wavy, and I dont know if you intend on soldering the edge in or just anchoring it, but I cant exactly recommend either since there is a high risk of melting the crap out of your base if you solder, and the edges left from anchoring it will create drag. unless you intend on fully swapping out your edge. in any and all cases I wish you the best of luck and let us know how it goes

Acutally I do have some commonground here. I have taken numerous materials science courses covering atomic structures of bonding, properties selection, testing of materials, failure modes, methods of production and fabrication, methods of changing properties including heat treatment of metals and bonding compounds, alloying and surface treatments, mechanical workings, and composites and compound bonding.

Anywho, I appreciate your help. I posted here to get some tips from those who have actually done this, not to be told "oh just go buy a new snowboard" by those who have never even attempted such a repair. 5 years of student loans is more important to me than a new snowboard.

[Snowolf]

I have never done a repair like this but my guru who does it for a living looked at your photo and agrees it is repairable. You need to get a section of edge material of course and delam the board a bit to put the new section in place; making sure everything lines up flush. You will want to delam the edge back away from the damaged area about an inch or so and replace that section of edge. You want some good, solid material to secure the new edge strip into beyond the damage area for it to hold. Fill in the damaged area with the epoxy and clamp it tight. After all of the structural repair is done, you will need to fill in the base with new Ptex and then sand it down to be flush and smooth. Oh, one thing he told me was when he does this kind of edge repair, is to bevel the ends of the new section of edge so that through wear, you don`t get any hang or spurs which can catch.

[TheCarGuy2021]

Started tonight and went as far as I could until I get some epoxy and my new edge comes from Tognar. Still need to file down the edges a little so the edges are a perfect 45 degree angle since I used a hack saw.

Took some base off as well as the edge.



After cleaning it up some more

[RidePowder]

nice you are using long set epoxy to secure the base to the core then?

looks clean, and what did you use to fill in the gouge where your edge used to be

Ive never done anything this intense but Im glad to see it can be done

[TheCarGuy2021]

Yes, long set epoxy. I haven't filled anything yet, thats what it looks like when it came apart. All apart, the damage really doesn't look that bad.

[SpringheelJack]

That was a nice bite. What'd you do to it?

Fun project though. Even if the board doesn't make it, at least your beloved old board can sacrifice itself for the sake of your repair knowledge.

[RidePowder]

what do you plan on using to fill that void where the core used to be? I would think it would have to have a structural quality to it and have to be bonded to the rest of the core

[TheCarGuy2021]

Long set epoxy will be used to repair and fill the structure.

I'll also be repairing this nice cosmetic void on the top with epoxy replacing the ptex I used temporarily last year.