Burton Snowboards with the Channel

Anybody have much experience?

Long story, but I bought one of the Burton boards, out of season and super inexpensive mostly because I love the rock n' roll top sheet. I've skied exclusively most of my life and just started snowboarding recently and admittedly know very little about the equipment. The store owner where I bought the deck told me it would be "no problem" to use these conversion disks to mount a conventional binding into the proprietary Burton "channel." That doesn't seem to be the case.

One of the bindings shifts with the pressure of riding. I've reassembled it a couple of times and loaded it down with Loctite, but nothing seems to hold it properly.

Am I barking up the wrong tree with the conversion? Seems I gotta find Burton proprietary EST compatible bindings.

Anybody know a trick to be more successful with the conversion disks? I considered a serrated washer like for a single speed bike axle nut, but don't really want to waste another trip to the hill on equipment malfunction. Thoughts?

Good luck. I used a conversion disc for some non EST Burton bindings way back, and it was usable, but had to remember to retighten the screws before each day. Are the discs or baseplate metal? Metal bindings seem to loosen faster than plastic, and have to be torqued slowly and evenly.

Thanks for the response Claymond. I'm not retightening those screws every time I use them and still worry about it loosening. I'll just buy a pair of EST bindings, but it does make it clear why riders resent Burton's proprietary gear. I some what knew the score when I bought the board. That's what you get for falling in love with a top sheet. I'll just embrace the positives that at least I can set it up to whatever stance I choose.

Find the position you like and fill the channel with epoxy?