outoflurk
Grom
Reged: 07/10/05
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any suggestions? i've tried emailing a few and got no replies.
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ciscojaws
Nep status
Reged: 07/28/08
Posts: 812
Loc: San Diego
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littlewave
Gerry Lopez status
Reged: 11/15/09
Posts: 1222
Loc: Orange County
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call fins unlimited. i've never used them, but they seem to have a good rep around here. 760.753.0255
griffin - got a set from him in december, and couldn't be happier. awesome fins. he emailed me back right away.
rich sanders/halcyon - i've spoken, both through email and on the phone, but i haven't ordered yet. really want and need to.
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GWS
Duke status
Reged: 01/11/02
Posts: 32154
Loc: Dustopia
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I want a machine on which I can design fins the same way I can design surfboards. Load a panel of G10 into the machine and cut my custom fins. I want AKU shaper for fins.
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retodd
Tom Curren status
Reged: 02/22/09
Posts: 11170
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me 2
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GWS
Duke status
Reged: 01/11/02
Posts: 32154
Loc: Dustopia
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Every surfer could have his own custom fin files. It's doable. Mock them up on-screen, load the material and cut the mothers. Incremental tweaks. I've had enough surfboards I thought were zeros turned into heros by a very small change in fins (or even smaller change in fin position) to make a believer out of me. It's going to happen. Just a matter of time.
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retodd
Tom Curren status
Reged: 02/22/09
Posts: 11170
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i could have fun with a program like that .
i know fins unlimited has a cnc fin cutter and so does Futures , i might stop by one of these days and take a peak 
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Ivan_
Michael Peterson status
Reged: 12/16/10
Posts: 1817
Loc: Cabo, Mexico
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I want a machine on which I can design fins the same way I can design surfboards. Load a panel of G10 into the machine and cut my custom fins. I want AKU shaper for fins.
Theres a thread on sways about this, however the program is still quite incomplete and sometimes incompatible... but then your dream is closer 
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Havoc
Tom Curren status
Reged: 09/10/07
Posts: 10000
Loc: The OC Life
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me 2
me 3
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"Lemme know. I got endson gas"-20W
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Greg Griffin
Phil Edwards status
Reged: 10/31/04
Posts: 6777
Loc: Sunset Point, Hawaii
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Fins Unlimited has one from these guys.
http://www.haascnc.com/home.asp
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www.griffinsurfboards.com
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twinfins
Legend (inyourownmind)
Reged: 04/05/09
Posts: 206
Loc: Perfect indian ocean juice !
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U can custom any FCS/Futures fins http://www.edgecoresurf.com/fins--leashes--traction-pads.html
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kellsmith
Miki Dora status
Reged: 04/18/11
Posts: 3709
Loc: South Bay
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dunno where u are but larry allison at fibre glas fin co (torrance, ca) gets my vote. ive heard his communication isnt the best but ive only dealt with him in person and its great. he can make you anything as well.
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kellsmith
Miki Dora status
Reged: 04/18/11
Posts: 3709
Loc: South Bay
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regarding akufin, how do the cnc fin guys do it? futures, fins unlimited, china
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Greg Griffin
Phil Edwards status
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Posts: 6777
Loc: Sunset Point, Hawaii
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lawless
Legend (inyourownmind)
Reged: 04/07/09
Posts: 222
Loc: ILM, NC
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Greg, do you get any of your fins CNC cut?
I would imagine it would be similar to doing a board, get it 70-80% of the way there, then hand finish to remove the tooling marks. Seems like it'd take WAY too many passes to get a finished fin straight out of the fixture. Especially having to do 3 (to 5) of them per board. Seems like it just wouldn't be cost effective.
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WarrenC
Michael Peterson status
Reged: 11/30/08
Posts: 2748
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Fins Unlimited has one from these guys.
http://www.haascnc.com/home.asp
you could do some serious damage with that machine GG
Fins Unlimited - have 2 sets, 4 fins, extremely precise is all I can say
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What fin sets work well with this board.
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swools5150
Legend (inyourownmind)
Reged: 03/04/10
Posts: 198
Loc: Encinitas, CA
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old school DIY video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d24hTqjCSYY
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klynch
Nep status
Reged: 06/29/09
Posts: 677
Loc: A suburb of Indonesia.
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Hard to get a good glass fin these days.
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obelix
Grom
Reged: 09/11/08
Posts: 77
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Try Hanalei Fin Systems, based out of Hawaii. The guy who makes them is Robin Mair, top class guy and really helpful, will get back to you quickly. He's a good shaper too. They mainly do quads and single fins, but I'm sure he'll cook up a thruster set if that's what you want.
Link: Hanalei Fins
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retodd
Tom Curren status
Reged: 02/22/09
Posts: 11170
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aus site is better
http://www.hanaleifinsystems.com.au/
Edited by retodd (04/12/12 08:51 AM)
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outoflurk
Grom
Reged: 07/10/05
Posts: 101
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thanks. got some valuable info here.
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Bonzer5Fin
Tom Curren status
Reged: 05/09/06
Posts: 10087
Loc: Souther Hell
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Me and my friend/business partner made these in a day.
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A laser scanner, and a CNC 3 axis mill is all it took to make these. After the perfect fin is made, you can get a mold made, like GG did in San Jose, Ca., and then it's pennies compared to dollars for a full set in say, G10, fiberglass, whatever. Don't know if GG still has his molded or not, though. I almost did them for him, but we disagreed somewhere. Oh well. We have used 304 Stainless Steel for Stretch Tow In fins, both polished and with a #4 finish, and a recycled material from a guy in Florida that is pretty damn insane.
Here is the polished one.
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We now have a 5 axis machine and although we haven't used it for fins yet, it's going to be insane. We have moved past the fin stuff to do propellers and other very complicated stuff, like this.
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johnxyz
Legend (inyourownmind)
Reged: 02/25/04
Posts: 233
Loc: East Coast
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U can custom any FCS/Futures fins http://www.edgecoresurf.com/fins--leashes--traction-pads.html
Those factory photos in your link really expounds the "soul" in board building...
But on the other hand don't many of the primary finmakers outsource their fin manufacturing to Asia (excluding AUS & NZ) this includes longboard fins, too. Some Rainbows, True Ames, all FCS and Future.
I think just Larry Allison, Robin Mair, Halcyon and Island Fin Design do them in-house in the US. Maybe Bahne/Fins Unltd , too.
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Bonzer5Fin
Tom Curren status
Reged: 05/09/06
Posts: 10087
Loc: Souther Hell
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Curtis Hesslegrave, fin master!!!
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kellsmith
Miki Dora status
Reged: 04/18/11
Posts: 3709
Loc: South Bay
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nuts. u have a picture of the cutter head?
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Greg Griffin
Phil Edwards status
Reged: 10/31/04
Posts: 6777
Loc: Sunset Point, Hawaii
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Made by me.
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Bonzer5Fin
Tom Curren status
Reged: 05/09/06
Posts: 10087
Loc: Souther Hell
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nuts. u have a picture of the cutter head?
Our machine has a tool changer, and the tooling to make that right there is complicated. The main tool is a drill bit to get most of the metal out of the way. Speed and feed is the name of the game when using CAD, CNC, and the like. Too fast, too slow, and you melt, break, or ruin a lot of tools. The stock sometimes isn't that cheap, either. Spindle speed is rule #1.
I'll post up the $4,200.00 mistake we did on an impeller.
That was not a good day.
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GWS
Duke status
Reged: 01/11/02
Posts: 32154
Loc: Dustopia
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I'll post up the $4,200.00 mistake we did on an impeller.
That was not a good day.
OMG.
And I thought I was having a bad day when I toasted an 113DG (with a huge stick of wood in it) during a run of very similarly named Mavs gun files. Put the wrong bottom on the wrong top. I saw it coming, and hit the big red kill switch as the blade started to drop about a foot and a half ahead of where it should have gone for the tail cut off. There's a slight delay between the pushing of the panic stop and an actual stop. Too little, too late.
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