Kgbeast
-
Content Count
869 -
Joined
-
Last visited
-
Days Won
2 -
Feedback
0%
Posts posted by Kgbeast
-
-
11 hours ago, bl4 said:I know there are a bunch of threads about the demise of Graf Canada, but I was curious if anyone had any insight re: whether Graf is making a comeback. They seem to be (at least somewhat) active on social media, but it looks like they're just focused on custom orders, and the only website I can find is the Swiss one. Any idea if those of us in the States might be able to buy Grafs again in the near future?
www.grafhockey.com
I have read in one of their fb replies that you can order their skates from Hockeymonkey.com [as special order]. I am pretty sure Vaughn keeps a limited stock and you get them pretty fast. Looks like they are staying as a boutique, so unless they regain some popularity, they will remain away from store shelves (similar to VH) and perhaps concentrate on custom side. It is kind of cool that you can order a pair of good old Supra 705 made out of carbon-fiber or Curv or some of the less common and newer composites. Or alternatively get a pair of PKs made out of leather while keeping today's foams and liners, cut the boots higher, make shorter or longer tongue, add v-notches, embroidery...
-
It was a failed Kickstarter. I think it failed because it looks goofy, and was aimed to be way expensive even by today standards, 3-4 years later. If the pledge was nearly $300, what would have been the retail on that? The benefit of aerodynamics, was a bit unclear and no one believes that it would actually improve the shooting. While blade was said to be very strong, the shaft, part that actually breaks, had no promises.
If one of the major manufacturers today would have introduced something like this, I think public and NHLers might have been more receptive, but as a no name, goofy looking, overpriced stick, it would have failed today as well. I think the Air blade people have managed to patent this, so we will probably never find out now what this could have been.
-
On 12/26/2017 at 8:03 PM, marka said:Howdy,
So, browsing around the Sparx site, because I realized I want a dust cover for the sharpener and I noticed they have other honing stones. Needed? The Sparx came with a 240 grit stone.
I'm only sharpening regular steel.
MarkAs you might know all sharp edges (knives, scalpels, etc) are not actually smooth but look like a crappy saw under microscope. The finer the stone, the smoother edge it will produce (assuming the steel will allow). Useful in cutting instrumented, perhaps not so much in skates, but in principle it can extend life of the edge normal wear by some margin as sawteeth are easier to wear off than a smoother edge. I doubt the benefits will be noticeable in average skating. Obviously cosmetics is the other aspect. Coarse stones are for honing regular steel with brushed look. It is fast and when it scratches the steel, you can not really notice that anyway. You would want to go to finer grit stones if you deal with mirror finish and coated blades where the scratches and abrasions will be an eyesore, but finer stones would take more time to remove burrs.
-
1
-
-
9 hours ago, Zac911 said:What was the famous Henry Ford quote? " If I would have listened to my customers they would have asked for faster horses "
I am sure someone will take that quote the wrong way ( purely for context of course ), but something along those lines.
Purpose of the quote in this context is quite illustrative, but attribution to Ford (assuming Henry Ford) is arguable at best.
-
I came across this photo and figured I'd post this strange combo... Definitely, not digging the look, but hey, somebody wanted it, so have at it.
-
1
-
-
58 minutes ago, Playmakersedge said:Take a look at the custom paint on the goalie mask I posted that my buddy did. I can paint and air brush but not at that level. The color on that is urethane base ,the shadowing and graphics is water base . Then it all gets clear urethane for depth and shine and durability. The stuff that thins that is called reducer. A urethane never completely hardens it gets a hard shell then it stays malleable.
the reducer applied to urethane to take it off brakes it down and makes it gummy. Without knowing exactly what the skate is made from and how reducer is going to affect it I would not go near it with a solvent or chemical.
I would mask off the surfaces that you don't want affected , then I would use a soda blaster to remove the factory graphics. It is baking soda and compressed air. You have to make sure you don't stay in one place. After that process I would wet sand with soapy water 600,800,1200, then I would use mothers fine rubbing compound to make the surface baby but smooth, mothers wax will add a shine if you want
Yes, that is why I brought up a Fiberglass paint remover. It is formulated not to affect 2-part resins such as used in fiberglass and carbon-fiber. I am hoping that there is no clearcote on this, so it is just a case of taking of the yellow paint, the buff it shiny. Sooner or later, abrasive action will require (although sodablasting is too weak to call it abrasive)
-
7 hours ago, Playmakersedge said:Do you know how much more they will be then the off the shelf super tacks ? I wish there was a phone app that could take pics and formulate a 3 d imagine from that
I think there is such an app, scann3d for example. Also, there is an Autodesk software projects such as ReCap-360. For skate fitting you should not really need 360 model, you need profile pic to make sure instep is right, rear pic to see ankle bones position and heel width. Foot-print to see the needed arch support and length, width, toes config. This should be enough to model the last, let along to pick a best fitting line from a handful of mass produces skates variations.
-
I would be pretty surprised if goof-off or nail polish remover was at all effective on these graphics. I would expect this to be similar paint that is used on bicycles or at a very least crylon fussion.
The skates probably waxed and buffed that is why goof-off might leave a dull appearance.
If I am right about the paint, one thing to try, would be Klean Strip Aircraft Fiberglass Paint Remover or something similar that is used for car-parts and bicycle frames.
-
9 hours ago, colins said:I think OP was referring to this one:
I recorded the unboxing/setup and first use of my Sparx here:
colins
It looks to me that he fluffs everything that comes across his desk. I kind of dismissed him for a demagogue. I like watching his unboxings, but take everything he says with a grain of salt as they say.
-
Someone said, the cup is there to protect the carbon fiber where it makes a sharp corner.
-
7 hours ago, Jason said:I guess he gave up on the True skates?
These are VH boots with Graf cowlings. He did the same sequence last year. He wore all VH in the beginning, struggled with his stats, then he changed to cowlings (about December I think). Not going to be surprised that he just put last year skates on, although the cowlings I think, are brand new.
-
1
-
-
Now that Price has put his "warpaint" back on, perhaps it is just in time to resume Vezina race. Frederick Anderson though looks pretty favorite for that thus far. Anyway, this is what MTL fans want to see (not the stats to the left, but the way #31 was in this game).
-
I pay for NHL.TV subscription because I like how things are organized and presented to me. Kind of like Hulu or Netflix. Price perhaps a bit high, but if you are real sports fanatic, you'd pay double that, so I get the demand/supply part of this. Once you pay the subscription. getting locked out of some games is pretty rediculous, but I see how networks can demand that and NHL has to agree. I am glad however that NHL seems to do a bare minimum enforce the geolocation thing.
-
I like the tech as well (although was a bit of a looker for weak points at first ).My personal appreciation is that with these holders you are no longer fixed to a profile/pitch. You can be on your toes or heels as needed. I guess one thing that might be a bit of adjustment is with these "small" assists, like heel digs and toe carves (or whatever they are called), but it is likely that these holders will have other tricks in their sleeve. Skilled players always find what they can do with whatever they have. it will be interesting to see if these holders will have an obvious impact on the NHL.
... on the other note, I have not seeing how easy or hard it is to swap the runners on those, and how easy or hard for the holder to get destroyed by a hard shot or a run into the boards. These two things are pretty important for NHL player as well.
-
1 hour ago, IPv6Freely said:That’s pretty much how we feel about Blue Jackets posts ;)
ahh... how kind. Someone actually opening my threads, hoping to see something cool :). I am flattered.
-
man... I saw this thread with like 7 new posts, I thought someone saw something cool... Better luck next time I guess.
-
1
-
-
11 hours ago, goalieman39 said:Isn't part of the reason that he "catches" that way because he cant close his hand though?
in one of the last season games, I heard the commentator saying that Henrik uses the glove that is not designed to be closed and has no real way to be closed. He uses some technique to catch the puck by twisting the arm instead or something like that
-
1
-
-
If they move Panthers from Miami to Houston, that will be an instant boost in attendance. I am pretty sure they can get an arenaful in Houston. I would not want though another expansion team.
-
1 hour ago, S5281 said:Yeah - agree w the "pairing" part of those. However, how long has VH been making holders? or Step been making holders?
Step have not been making the holder for longer than about a year or two. But it is pretty evident that they base the design on Graf Cobra holders. By the way, I am not saying this just because where the retainer screw is, I am actually comparing the runners. In the front, you have an oversize "fin" similar to LS2 or LS3, or Graf, they all basicaly the same with Graf being the largest, LS2 a little smaller, Edge the smallest, but because of the triangular shape, there is no real stress point, so all those should be very strong (and are).
If you look at the rear. LS2 and Graf as well as the VH, have a "claw" which receives the retainer lug. Graf and VH runner are basically identical at the rear end, LS3 has a slightly different design. Both sides of the claw are the same and have very small amount of "meet" at the top and are fairly narrow. They are under the retainer screw stress straight up. A good impact in the right space, either snaps one of the off or the lug simply breaks through out from the claw sending the runner flying (as seeing in about a dozen cases during 2015-2016 NHL season and prior). If you look at this claw in Garf or VH, you see that the stress is on the angle, in addition to it, tehre is much more meat on the top half of the claw and the bottom half is basically the runners body and is unbreakable.
If you look at Edge, it does not have claw, but instead has a "dog-leg" with fairly pronounced knee which is also is the likely fracture point (any sharp angle in still creates one). Once again, a right impact sends that runner flying (as seeing in a number of incidents during 2016-2017 NHL season). Add ti that a possible wobble problem and it is kind of a compromise between integrity and convenience of quick replacement.
Now those are just my observations and opinions, not a certain fact or anything, but the only way I know Graf loose their runners, is after the retainer screw is vibrated unscrewed and out (which I believe is addressed by VH design).
Here is the little picture for visual (blacks are the Graf runners, which are also would cover nicely for VH runner whose image I do not have handy)
-
I do not know, but I would suspect that in the vision of Scott and the rest of the VH propeller-heads, the combination of VH boot and VH holder would produce an optimum performance (hence they have that available and it is at least implied if not stated). NHL's fascination with Edge holder comes down to simply the convenience of replacing the blades and to Larry's point, NHL has a much different rotation cycle for the holders and blades (or the entire skates for that matter) than an armature player. Looking at the design of both holders/runners, it is pretty obvious that if you get a hefty slapshot in the blade, the VH holder/blade will most likely survive, while Edge will most likely require a surgery. On the other hand how often you get a stiff shot in the holders?
-
14 hours ago, IPv6Freely said:“It can’t make you faster”
”you might be faster because...”
... just not because it is monoframe, is the point, but nice words catching
-
1
-
-
3 hours ago, Sid said:I was wondering on the real differences in a mono frame boot vs the traditional two piece boots. I understand that fit is the most important factor but was curious to the added benefit if anything I.e . Sharper turning faster acceleration. It seems some people say the skate reacts faster to the movement of their feet.
Thanks
Think about it... It's a boot, not a car. It can not make anything faster. You might be faster and more maneuverable because it is more comfortable and perhaps for some, because it is more supportive, but that would little to do with if it is one-piece or many-piece boot.
The boot that will make you faster could be any boot as long as it makes you faster
.
-
1
-
-
Brandon Dubinsky is now flopping VH tongues.
-
10 hours ago, Jason said:Yeah, he fell over tonight on the first Matthews goal for seemingly no reason.
I guess he believes on the inside that cowlingless can give him advantage, but he just can not figure out how. His problem is probably lays in boots being too stiff and holder too high. Some skaters live off the boot give, some wish there was none.
Not sure if Price will find his way to the cowlingless this time around, but True have got another guy on board, Boone Jenner.
VH Footwear/TRUE by Scott Van Horne
in Ice Hockey Equipment
Posted · Report reply
@Zac911 implied or even stated in some previous posts that two piece goalie skates and player skates use exactly the same holder. The blades however are different to make them flatter and have more contact front and back like goalie skates traditionally are expected to be. The holder toe cutouts are visible in the players holder and are basically knock-outs.