Presentatsioon mäesuuskadest
Making
mountain skis
· History
· Different types
· Most common materials
· The Manufacturing
Process
Different types
· Laminated most common
· Torsionbox more expensive
· Singleshell lightest
History
· Light wood, usually hickory or ash
· Depletion of inexpensive wood
· Metal skis became common in the mid1950s
· Aluminum bottom tends to freeze
· Modern solutions
Most common materials
· Outer part of the skis fiberglass, carbon fibers, epoxy
· Polyethylene in the bottom part
· Coat of wax for maintaining polyethylene
· Edges steel, usally hard tempered
The Manufacturing
Process
· Milling the core - the material is put through a mill for precise cutting and finishing
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