Wide ski mounting with small jig

**geo039** · 11-10-2007, 12:27 PM

Just hooked up with a Look jig and it does not fit the new boards...any insight on how to hook it up for a wide ski without any special adapters? Thanks-G

**YetiMan** · 11-10-2007, 12:31 PM

it seems like drilling a clear peice of plastic with the jig and using it as a template is a solid technique.

like this

**Skimeister** · 11-10-2007, 03:42 PM

Several months ago there was a great thread on how to modify your jig to fit a wider ski using closet door hardware. Try searching for that or I am sure some of the technical experts here remember the thread.

**300hp** · 11-10-2007, 06:47 PM

I used the closet door track technique on a set of my own skis, couldn't have been easier and i measured twice before I drilled, all systems go.

get closet door tracks, the ones with the wheels on them. You'll know when you see em.

take rubber feet off of jig.

nut and bolt the closet hardware through the existing holes in the jig feet to the jig.

mount as usual, being extra careful the jig is sitting flat. I dimpled then measured, fwiw.

fin.

Thanks to El Chupacabra for the heads up on this one.

**Flexon Phil** · 11-10-2007, 06:58 PM

I did it with my jig too, works perfect!

**Voltron** · 11-10-2007, 08:42 PM

Mark the centreline and secure the jig with duct tape. Then drill as usual. Or just use the closet door method.

**axebiker** · 11-11-2007, 10:48 AM

Originally Posted by Skimeister

Several months ago there was a great thread on how to modify your jig to fit a wider ski using closet door hardware. Try searching for that or I am sure some of the technical experts here remember the thread.

Can't find it - anyone care to link it?

**Skimeister** · 11-11-2007, 01:25 PM

Try this:
http://tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=89165

**old_man** · 11-11-2007, 07:25 PM

Originally Posted by Skimeister

Try this:
http://tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=89165

Shweet!

There are no peeps as ingenious as the maggots. Well done.

**geo039** · 11-12-2007, 05:56 AM

Thanks for all the insight. I am going to hook it up tonight. Going forward if any CH area mags need a jig for Look mounting drop me a PM.

**axebiker** · 11-20-2007, 09:37 PM

Finally got to look at this (work blocked the pics the day I asked), and this is GREAT!! I'll try the hardware Phil used. I think Menards carries that brand. Awesome - good job!

**geo039** · 11-21-2007, 10:23 AM

So this is what I did...4 brackets, 4 short screws, 4 long screws, and some felt. Voila! Fully adjustable up to 140+. Thanks mags for the insights.

**El Chupacabra** · 11-21-2007, 10:29 AM

I still haven't found a bracket that is stiff enough to withstand the spring pressure from the jig. I tried 2 sets of closet door brackets; they flex a bit, such that the jig ends up off-center when placed on the ski.

I checked the positioning of the holes with calipers. It just doesn't center correctly for me. (I did test drillings on 2x6 and 2x4; the jig is centered correctly without add-on brackets, but the brackets add enough leverage to the jig arms to bend the brackets slightly, and throw off the alignment.)

**Flexon Phil** · 11-21-2007, 09:25 PM

Originally Posted by El Chupacabra

I still haven't found a bracket that is stiff enough to withstand the spring pressure from the jig. I tried 2 sets of closet door brackets; they flex a bit, such that the jig ends up off-center when placed on the ski.

I checked the positioning of the holes with calipers. It just doesn't center correctly for me. (I did test drillings on 2x6 and 2x4; the jig is centered correctly without add-on brackets, but the brackets add enough leverage to the jig arms to bend the brackets slightly, and throw off the alignment.)

That is surprising...I have had no problems with the ones I have. They have no flex and have not bent at all.

**Skimeister** · 11-22-2007, 06:47 PM

I am also a little puzzeled about ed having rouble with the stiffness of the hardware. but he appears to had eodne the tests. However, on one of my other jigs, I actually moved one of the clamping devices about one foot inward and this helped significantly. Specifically in conjunction with removing the rubber on the feet, I now can handle at least 105 width. In looking on the internal cam mechanism, a little bit of grinding would also give you an additinal 5 mm width. Not really difficult if you have a dremel tool.

**axebiker** · 12-03-2007, 12:02 PM

So I did set up my jig pretty much identical to Phil's. There is some flexion in the hardware due to the spring tension, but it seemed to be about equal on both sides. Eyeballing the center line (mounting point) was actually pretty easy.

I used a nail-setter for the initial layout (I need to get a punch of some sort...), and it came out pretty damn close to dead on, and I confirmed it with my plexi jig I built last year. You do need to watch the clearance on the edges so that a point "higher up" (like a sidewall) doesn't hang up and throw things off -- I simply made sure that the bottom of the new "foot" was flush with the bottom of the ski edge.

When I was done I measured eveything a couple times, and it seems that I had about a .5mm variation at the most, and I should be able to take that up pretty easily - I re-drew the centerline (lengthwise), and I'm confident that once I drill the holes, I should be right on. Just spend a lot of time checking and re-checking your measurements, and I think you could be pretty confident in this mounting technique.

I may go to the store and see if I can come up with some "beefier" hardware, but for the number of mounts I do in a year, I think this should work just fine.

Thanks again for the tips - this is great! I'm stuck with Solli's still, but I'm cool with that. Thank God I didn't have only a Marker jig...