Originally Posted by
Huck_Schmuck
Chup - I don't think this will work brilliantly. I left a pair of Pow Plus' like that for 5 months. Mostly in a boiler room which was normally around 80deg. That wasn't doing anything so I left them in a sauna, which was used quite a bit at around 200deg.
The Sumos should be easier than the Pow + so maybe it will work out. I suspect you will need to apply direct heat.
I ended up giving the Pow + to a friend for Xmas, he stuck them in an agricultural pipe bender and got wicked rocker on them. B'stard still owes me pics...
Huck; Yes, the mild pressures of the clamp, block and leave'm won't work cause they have metal in them. You have to Seriously bending them like your friend did, and others have done on open riser stairs, in a Dumpster side slot, etc., which bends the metal layer, and puts a permanent rocker in them.
The Sumos, on the other hand, having no metal, seem to respond to heat treated blocking processes.
'CHUP': I have succeeded in eliminating all the 1/2" of original camber, on mu Sumos, and have put 2 mm of early rise in tails, and 1cm of early rise separation between the tips when placed base to base. I still have them clamped together, mid way between the top of toe binder and tips and wedged open at the tips with a 1" spacer. I apply heat now and then with a steam iron on high over a wet cloth. Will continue to do so till the snow flies. No visible stress indicators, and the bend / rocker seems to be gradual, without an abrupt bend point. I am satisfied with the minimal rise in the tail as I want to retain edge hold on packed slopes because these will be used mostly for Pow days on lift served terrain and side stashes.
Wish I could figure a way to effectively make use of the info and suggestions in the great tech post by 'FranklezZ', on thins subject.
I'll post an update on this process , and how they ski, when the time comes to ski them.
Later, Cheers...to all benders...
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