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June 27th, 2004
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Just wondering if anyone has made themselves a monofin blade Ive been thinking of making a fin for my sporasub variant foot pockets so i can interchange them we bi fins. Has anyone done this? Is it worth doing ? I was thinking of making it out of carbon fibre or fibre glass . And what would be the ideal shape? Should i just copy sebaks or special fins. Thanks........ Nathan
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Making a monofin blade
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June 27th, 2004
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Hi!
It's very very difficult to make it without the right equipment. I have tried to laminate in glassfibre but I did not succed. I work with a professional carbon-specialist now so I don't laminate the blades I do the construction. Read about my blades and the lamination here, www.nordicapnea.com/fins.html Anyway good luck if you choose to try, you should use glassfibre/carbon and laminate with epoxy (2 component).
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June 27th, 2004
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Thank you I think there is a fibreglass supplier that sells carbon products a couple of suburbs away. About the shape I was thinking of shaping it is more natural like a dolphin or whale tail instead of the straight cut design. Would the straight cut be more efficient or more powerful. Something like this which i found only bigger.
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June 28th, 2004
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Watts,
One technique that is feasible for DIY construction is to take a laminated fiberglass panel and then carefully "scalp" the panel to make the taper. I think that you can do this pretty easily using a jig and a good router.
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June 29th, 2004
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This is my DIY Monofin.
The blade is blade is laminiated in glassfibre with the last layer on each side Texalium (metal coated fibre) this makes the fin silver, just like metal. Then I put some OMER pockets on it and voila! I know it looks like a specialfin, but it isn't. And it works really good. Now it is my favourite fin, I also have a specialfin, but I like mine most of all. In a few weeks I will go for the next fin, because I have some good ideas.
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July 2nd, 2004
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Max,
Any chance you could give some details on how you attached the pockets to the fin? I have a WW LD1, sans pockets, that I want to put back in action. Thanks
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July 2nd, 2004
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Hey Mad Max... that is one freaky assed fin, WOOOOWEEEEEEEE!!!
How is it compared to your specialfins? I am looking into a monofin to get just for freediving and some fun... specialfins seem like a good option, but yours is just too cool... Is there anyway you can make one and I buy it off you? Maybe if you make a cooler one later I will have some choice! hehehe Or should I just get a plain and simple specialfins...
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April 4th, 2007
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If you check the last post from Mad Max was on June 29th, 2004...
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