Coiler AM172 Metal

[durace]

It Came!!! Thanks Starting Gate! Hey BC now you wish you were 20 min earlier.

[RDY_2_Carve]

My 172 AM-T "Pro" can't get here any sooner!!!!

Hurry please Bruce!! TIA!! :)

[bobdea]

"pro"?

what's that mean?

[trailertrash]

you gonna ride that new board on thursday? ben is bringing a new coiler as well.

[big canuck]

sooo cool. It makes me want to eat backwords. What's that dumb "patience" proverb? Whatever it is I do not subscribe! I want instant gratification too!

I should be in queue with Bruce for that and an SL board.

The board looks killer DA. Enjoy it. I do expect a write up after you ride it.

Kurt

[durace]

TT... oh ya! I'm going up this weekend too. I got the new boots (325's)on 12/23 and haven't had a chance to use them either. Ben what did you get???
I'll tell you all about it on Monday Kurt.
Paul

[big canuck]

Does anyone have the power point topsheet offerings Bruce now offers they can email me? It would be much appreciated.
Thanks.

Kurt

[D.T.]

nice board

nice Akita too

[bschurman]

TT... oh ya! I'm going up this weekend too. I got the new boots (325's)on 12/23 and haven't had a chance to use them either. Ben what did you get???
I'll tell you all about it on Monday Kurt.
Paul

I got a NSR II 185 Titianal, should be here on Friday.

[durace]

Thanks DT I don't think I have taken a picture in 20 years that my dogs don't make it in.
Nice Ben, Are you going to use a spacer under your binding or mount right to the deck? I'm on the fence. Should be great conditions to test the metal Thursday.
Paul

[bschurman]

I made up some spacers for it and I'm gonna try them. I made a set out of polycarbonate and another set out of polyethylene. I don't want to affect the flex of the board too much so I'm going to experiment with these two.

I made up a template if you are interested in a set. All I need to do is attach the template to the raw material and run it through my router.

->Ben

[durace]

I was thinking the same, I made a template and have a couple sheets of material. I was thinking Lexan.
Paul

[bschurman]

I was thinking the same, I made a template and have a couple sheets of material. I was thinking Lexan.
Paul

Then polycarbonate is what you want. Get part # 85805K27 www.mcmaster.com and if you have Bombers then you need to get M6 x 20mm bolts to hold them to the board. I like the oval phillips head ones. Part # 90258A288 in case you wanted that too.

->Ben

[durace]

I have catek's but I think the screws might be the same. Thanks I'll check the Mc catalog when I get to work today.

[RDY_2_Carve]

"pro"?

what's that mean?

Nothing special so to speak. Bruce is calling it the "pro model", but I would say "Gen 2" or "Revision 2" would apply better. According to Bruce it's the same as Mike T's 172 AM-T template with a small change:

"On the 72 AMT I have added a small decamber to the tip and tail ( 2.5mm) and modified the flex a bit to make it more carve friendly. When I say modified the flex a bit that equals 8 thousandths of an inch removed the entry and exit flex area and added to the mid section."

Specs on MikeT's custom template:

172 length (AM-T)
12 sidecut
21.5 waist
3mm taper

Built for my 165lbs of course...

Very, very, very, very, very stoked to get this board!

[Terryw]

Love that Ruskola Red!