The Shapers Australia Profile Machine has been designed to arrive at a high quality yet practical and affordable Surfboard Profile Machine that substantially increases surfboard output whilst reducing labour time and associated costs.
Insight:
Over recent years the demands for profile machines has increased rapidly in-line with market growth. This is a result of both an increase in actual surfers and higher demands from the existing market.
A quality profile machine allows surfboard manufacturers to capitalise on this market growth by providing Shapers with the ability to improve their efficiency and increase their output, inline with factors such as workspace, work demand and work time.
The Shapers Australia Profile Machine is purpose-built for those Shapers who need to reduce labour time and increasing board output relative to the size and demands of their surfboard shaping business.
Key Features of The Shapers Australia Profiling Machine:
- Makita D-handle Profiling Router. The D-handle design gives the Profile operator freedom to maneuver the carriage whilst still profiling with the other hand.
- Easy to follow set-up instructions and in operation very shaper-friendly.
- Strong Metal Carriage, which runs smoothly & efficiently on rubber rollers over timber guide.
- Single Timber Template for shaping both Surfboard decks & bottoms. Simple to move from bottom profiling to deck profiling.
- Templates are easily interchanged to custom designs.
- Provided with a unique 'Profile Drawing Jig' which is the only one of its type in the world (refer to images below). This allows Shapers the unique ability to trace existing shapes to precise specifications directly onto Profile Templates.
- Strong and stable steel construction. However the framework has been designed with weight in mind and is therefore light enough to move around the shaping bay whilst not in use. Machine also dismantles and is therefore easy and cheap to transport.
- Router is fitted with a Shapers Australia Profile Head Cutter coated in Tungsten Carbide "Super Grit" exclusive to Shapers Australia (also used on our Shapers Barrel). This grit is highly durable, does not rip or tear the foam; producing a cleaner/smoother finish whilst also generating minimal noise. Unlike others forms of cutter methods, our grit does not require sharpening and is extremely long wearing (for more details refer to the Shapers Australia Barrel on our website).
Key Benefits of The Shapers Australia Profile Machine:
- Primarily gives shapers the ability to reduce foam quickly and efficiently. In addition profile jigs allow Shapers to shape top rockers.
- Drawing Jig allows Shapers to replicate existing Rockers on to their Profile Jigs.
- Affordable and feasible.
- All work is done ‘in-house’. This gives your ‘brand’ a better perspective in the eye of the consumer and adds value to your total outfit.
- Increased sense of security as you do not have to give your personal designs and specifications to a third party.
- No limit on board numbers to produce.
- Ability to detect flexing in the blank. Managing flex in the foam is only really achieved by the human eye; therefore hand shaping or Manual Profilers deliver the best results.
- No restrictions on style or sizes of blanks.
- A very important aspect for customers is that the finished product is still a ‘customised’ shape. For many surfers, the ‘human element’ is an important feature for their surfboard.
Unique Drawing Jig
Creating Profiles from Drawing Jig
Mid-Section Profiling using Jig
Please note that the weight of this order is over 10kg. As part of our customer service policy, freight prices and options for this order will be emailed to you separately. This process ensures that you choose the best option, based on your location and desired delivery speed. As we will be seeking the best quotations, this may take a day or two. The order will only be processed when confirmation regarding freight is received.
