Thread: Bad Mount!!!

Originally Posted by haydukelives

the plate doesnt allow you to fuck up the binding alignment

Exactly. About 100% chance the holes are perfect and the shop didn't hose the mount - well, they should have checked the alignment for Dynafits if you left them with the plates, but all you have to do is the progressive screw tighten procedure and you'll be fine.

Originally Posted by Shorty_J

Dude... seriously fuck the hell off. If it hasn't been spelled out clearly to you enough by now you are a bigger retard than I could have possibly imagined.

In all seriousness, can we get this douche banned? He contributes nothing but spam for his bullshit "can't we all just get along" forum.

Ha ha ha ....

Originally Posted by Shorty_J

Dude... seriously fuck the hell off. If it hasn't been spelled out clearly to you enough by now you are a bigger retard than I could have possibly imagined.

In all seriousness, can we get this douche banned? He contributes nothing but spam for his bullshit "can't we all just get along" forum.

ZING!


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Originally Posted by Shorty_J

Dude... seriously fuck the hell off. If it hasn't been spelled out clearly to you enough by now you are a bigger retard than I could have possibly imagined.

In all seriousness, can we get this douche banned? He contributes nothing but spam for his bullshit "can't we all just get along" forum.

Bwaaaaahaaaahaaaaa. FUCK YES. He shoots, He scores. Again.

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Anyone calling for a ban of Greg@AZ should probably head on over to AZ...

Seems that somebody needs their sarcasm meter re-calibrated.

So I guess I got trolled. Sweet.

Originally Posted by UrMomsKneePads

Ever think about measuring twice before drilling once, ensuring bindings are properly centered?

I know, I heard it from my local shop. Doing it correctly is HARD! Customers are so unreasonable to expect a proper mount!

Uh...suck a dick? Measure what? I'm not gonna type out exactly how we do mounts but the challenges I'm referring to have nothing to do with measuring. What do you measure besides the the midsole mark? Riddle me this Mr. Binding Guy. Customer comes in with his kid's ski. He wants to be mounted "forward one inch" and want the heel track slid forward to accomodate a bigger boot. Oh...he's in a kids ski with an adult binding. And the binding is in a bag. See any opportunity for a "mis-mount"? How much service do you expect for $45?

Originally Posted by Foggy_Goggles

Uh...suck a dick? Measure what? I'm not gonna type out exactly how we do mounts but the challenges I'm referring to have nothing to do with measuring. What do you measure besides the the midsole mark? Riddle me this Mr. Binding Guy. Customer comes in with his kid's ski. He wants to be mounted "forward one inch" and want the heel track slid forward to accomodate a bigger boot. Oh...he's in a kids ski with an adult binding. And the binding is in a bag. See any opportunity for a "mis-mount"? How much service do you expect for $45?

That's easy as long as the boot is an adult boot. Just grab one 2 sizes bigger off the shelf and mount for center. Install binding and adjust for the kids boot. Then smoke crack.

Originally Posted by Dudeski

Solomon bindings

Threaten to cut the skis in half unless the tech with bad eyesight steps forward?

Originally Posted by PNWbrit

Threaten to cut the skis in half unless the tech with bad eyesight steps forward?

I'm new here so I have to ask: does humor this subtle actually work on TGR?

I thought it was funny, but I already know that I geek out on stuff like this. Actually, I'd have been really impressed with a Hammurabi footnote.

Originally Posted by Jamespio

I thought it was funny

Then it worked.

dudeski-
send me a PM, I'll do my best to help you get sorted out. At worst, you'll buy a drill and re-mount them back or forward a bit. I don't think it will come to that.

take a look at this youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQ-Cp1Wrb_c

Originally Posted by Dudeski

...and that is why I posted in a forum instead of chucking my skis through a storefront window.

And then you posted it in the wrong forum.

Originally Posted by Dudeski

PSA: Mount your own fucking skis.

That is all.

Other people mount my skis for my convenience.
I mount them when I want it done right, then can only blame myself if it's wrong.
Welcome to America!

At least without the plates, dynafit toes need a little fiddling, which is accomplished by putting the boot in and then tightening the screws in the right order, to be aligned properly. There's simply a 1/32" or whatnot of wiggle room, which can throw the angle off enough that the heel won't work unless you align it when you tighten the screws.

Jondrums: To what extent is that also the case when bolting up to the plates? I know they are machined, but I don't know how much room you have in the screw heads. I'd suspect you left room there, otherwise the plate would need to be aligned with the dynafit in place, right?

There is more wiggle room with plates or inserts than with traditional mounting simply because the outside diameter of the machine screw is narrower than that of the stock wood screws. I suspect the OP followed my advice and feels silly for tripping out and posting this in the wrong forum.

So I tried loosening the front screws and then aligning the boot before I tightened them back down. This did not solve the problem. I don't think that there is any play since the screws go directly into aluminum plates. I will bring them into the shop and see what can be done and then reevaluate I guess.

The point of this thread was not to rant about the bad mount, it was to find a solution. Either in a way to fix it or what to expect from the shop. So I posted in the wrong forum BFD. I was seeking knowledge... 90% of the replies on this thread have absolutely NO knowledge. The bottom line is that there is a problem with my binding. If you want to rip on me for not doing it myself at least put some meaningful advice in your post. Otherwise, you are just as much of a "spammer" as Alpine Greg.

A word for the spammers:
If I pay someone to do something I expect them to do it right. If you don't do it right than it is your responsibility as a business owner to make your customer happy. This applies to all businesses. It would be pretty funny to see some of you run a business. Customer walks in with a legitimate complaint and you tell them to go fuck themselves? How long do you think it would be before word traveled and people started going to the shop next door instead of yours?

Or even worse: having a bunch of workers like this guy? I bet business would be booming.

JONG @ Life:

Originally Posted by SuperGaper

You cant resolve this face to face, but are happy to bleat away on the internet?

I will be looking for your rig in tram line to call you a fucking pussy to your face.

And yes.............TECH TALK JONG!

I hope you do. I will show you the difference between the internet and real life. Punk.

Originally Posted by Dudeski

...
I hope you do. I will show you the difference between the internet and real life. Punk.

Don't forget to check the spare on your way to the tram.

Originally Posted by Dudeski

I hope you do. I will show you the difference between the internet and real life. Punk.

oh shit

Dudeski:

What you need to realize is that there are countless threads around here about botched mounts, and that's why we're always trying to get people to do their own if you want it done right.

You do have a reasonable expectation for it to be done right since you paid for it, but shit goes wrong a lot and some shops don't deal with requests to rectify the situation very well (and some customers don't request reasonable things).

So, there is a LOT of information in here, but a lot of it isn't what you asked for. Don't get butt-hurt about it and don't threaten people over the interwebz... it sounds dumb.

Originally Posted by Tek-Tok-Jong

You are being incorrectly.

Take this shit to the thread where we were talking about improper use of adverbs, jong

Originally Posted by Dudeski

So I tried loosening the front screws and then aligning the boot before I tightened them back down. This did not solve the problem. I don't think that there is any play since the screws go directly into aluminum plates.

The play shouldn't be between the screws and the plate, but between the screws and the toe piece of the binding. This:

Originally Posted by Chugachjed

Loosen the toe screws and click your boot in the toe with the heel resting on the pins like you want it. Then tighten the front 3 screws, take the boot out and snug the last 2. Don't forget loctite they will come loose without it. I like the gel stuff.

is the correct procedure. If you can't get the boot to line up with the screws loose then you may need to either align the plates in a similar manner or remount the plates. However make sure that you convince yourself that it's not just the dynafit toe piece first. They don't call them dynafiddles for no reason.

BTW, no one is asserting that you don't have a bad mount, we're just trying to give you quick stuff to try before remounting. FWIW, the first time I ever mounted a dynafit I didn't follow the aligning and tightening sequence. I was convinced that I had botched both skis when they were in fact just fine.

Originally Posted by Dudeski

I hope you do. I will show you the difference between the internet and real life. Punk.

After burning down the shop I'd prolly grab a #3 posi-drive from the ashes, remove the screws from the crooked plate, find the two or three holes that align the plate properly, tighten those down, and lastly slowly tighten the crooked screw(s) at the angle it wants to go in. Not rocket surgery.

I will say it again, instead of crying like a little bitch to strangers on the internet, seek to resolve your problem with the people you feel have let you down. Direct verbal communication- what a concept!

I am sure they would like to know about this and rectify it.

To those taken in by Greg at AZ---- You should really take a long hard look at your ability to recognize humor, it amazes me how he gets people every time.

EVERY TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Back to the OP- I am in tram line every day, so one day I will just simply call you a pussy to your face when I see your DPS's with orange plates, been looking the last couple days.