Wings from G10

Harri · Since 26 Jan 2016 6 Posts Austria • Salzburg Kook

I've a LF Foilfish since a few months. Now i'm quite tired of the low aspect wings and the medium aspect aren't still available here in Austria. I decided to make myself wings out of G10. Years ago i made my windsurf fins with G10.
Can anyone give me advise which thickness is required, so that they won't break under pressure? Would 8 mm be ok?

Thanx in advance!
Harri

stringy · Since 23 Jun 2006 1726 Posts vancouver XTreme Poster

with G10 you can go pretty thin. are you thinking you will be jumping it alot? if so a thinner section could fail.
since you have shaped fins in the past, you are aware of the effort to make those. I could not imagine making a whole wing from a sheet of G10. by the time you are done sculpting them, the new LF wings might be available!
if it's a flat design you could start with a 1/2" sheet and go from there. my wing tips are less than 1/8" in height.
If it is swept you will need to laminate for the swept sections.
if you just want to upgrade to some new G10 wings, feel free to send me a private message. I CNC machine wings in a fraction of the time and effort.

kitebot · Since 20 Feb 2007 251 Posts Obsessed

Check this out, this guy used an old skateboard deck from his front wing:

http://www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Kitesurfing/General/DIY-hydrofoil-with-rubbish-and-an-angle-grinder/?page=1