The pages here include the full details of selected parts of the process: more detailed pictures, part numbers, descriptions of seemingly small techniques that really help produce a top quality board, etc. These are meant to augment the information presented in the rest of the site.
Routers and Bits
Details on the routers and bits we use for all stages of the process, as well as info on trimming sidewalls easily.
Press heat control and thermocouples
Details on the control unit for the press heat.
Construction Checklist
The checklist we use to track an entire build.
Monkey Press Construction
Construction and parts information for our pneumatic press.
Coming Soon
We are working on the following sections and hope to have them up soon:
- On quality and customer expectations
- Getting started: the basics on the cheap
- Getting started: advanced home building
- Getting started: small professional building
- Collected equipment list
- Sourcing materials
- Buying wood, and rationale for wood selection
- Glues and epoxies, selection and use
- Core shaping without a CNC machine
- Vacuum molding vs. the pneumatic press
- Vacuum bagging: generation one of Monkey lamination
- Shop space, small and large
- Screen printing for veneer top sheets
- Clamps and other useful core building tools
- CNC for snowboard and ski construction