# Chop Shop customization

**URL:** <https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/chop-shop-customization/347>\
**Category:** Foils and Boards - Gear Talk\
**Created:** [August 21, 2022, 12:09pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/chop-shop-customization/347 "2022-08-21T12:09:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Velocicraptor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Velocicraptor](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/Velocicraptor)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2023, 6:38pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/chop-shop-customization/347/21 "2023-06-15T18:38:29Z")

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I very slightly rounded the leading edge, but I think square is pretty close to optimal.

Honestly, I found that tail pretty disappointing. Its good for low end, but doesn’t have a lot of liveliness in it. I don’t use it unless I’m really trying to stretch the range of a foil.

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**Author:** ![Matt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@Matt](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/Matt)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2023, 8:20pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/chop-shop-customization/347/22 "2023-06-15T20:20:36Z")

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Interesting, I winged it back to back with a shiv and didn’t notice that much loss in low end on the shiv so I don’t imagine using it much at all really. Maybe DW

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**Author:** ![Zarb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e47774/32.png) [@Zarb](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/Zarb)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2023, 8:18pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/chop-shop-customization/347/23 "2023-10-01T20:18:53Z")

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Are there any guides anywhere online or here on how to actually perform the chopping? I’m not exactly the most handy person but sometime I would like to try chopping some old tails to play around.

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**Author:** ![Matt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@Matt](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/Matt)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2023, 7:51am UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/chop-shop-customization/347/24 "2023-10-02T07:51:15Z")

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You need a [hack saw](https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=hack+saw) and some sand paper range 100 to 600 grit. Just lop the ends off, even it up.

[![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/progressionproject/original/2X/9/90317b0d33df54f01f1a7ce5b6044ba08c103720.jpeg "How To Chop Shop 🔪 the Armstrong HS232 Tail Wing down to a HS212cm2 - without structural issues") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IutnkBW1tUc&t=274)

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**Author:** ![radair](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.progressionproject.com/radair/32/728_2.png) [@radair](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/radair)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2023, 11:32am UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/chop-shop-customization/347/25 "2023-10-02T11:32:38Z")

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I find a bench grinder works well, but take steps to avoid breathing carbon dust. A hand-held angle grinder would be my second choice with the tail mounted on a fuse and the board upside down. Finish with sandpaper. A hacksaw is a hack technique and is hard to cut on a curve.

Chopping the 232 to 212 really improves that tail.

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**Author:** ![FoilFondler](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.progressionproject.com/foilfondler/32/299_2.png) [@FoilFondler](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/FoilFondler)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2023, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/chop-shop-customization/347/26 "2023-10-02T13:48:00Z")

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I’m lucky enough to have a band saw with an abrasive blade, that’s the ideal, followed by a sander with vacuum.

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