Thanks to sirvicsmasher for the clamps and skis. Raging pow chargers that you don’t want to ski lazy, but when you get in the sweet spot and stay ahead of them… 🤯

Mounted +2, first time mounting...

Transparent sheet sounds like a lot of work. Paper + 6 pack O’hops for sure does the job

I hope there’s liquor in that fruity looking beverage of yours otherwise your mount is all fucked up

Please do this! It'd be great to see results, especially if they are vastly different from the BD experiment.

Sorry, I'm like a broken record. I just love this article and the fact that it's the only experiment I've seen that produced quantifiable results re: hole proximity vs pullout strength. 7mm center to...

Ive installed inserts in a similar situation. Plugged the old holes with wood + epoxy and let it sit 24 hrs before drilling. Came out ok. Ymmv. Cleanest solution - move heel mount forwards or...

Espresso? I’m disappointed. Beer makes it go faster

Same concept but cheaper - coping saw.

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^^^ 7mm+ hole center to center should be fine based on my experience and this pseudo scientific test:

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Sounds like you're doing it right, no worries on a mangled screw if this is your approach.

I’ve had overlapping holes on multiple pairs, repaired the same way, with no issues over many days on the hill.

I’ll take the beer anytime

Never thought I’d see the day when the K2 fanboy branches out

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Tested out a few different ways to find ski center the past week and I think I found a winner for now (digital calipers would make this easy but I don’t have those). Quick Grip bar clamp around the...

Brand new, straight from the factory 189 BGs freshly mounted with STH steels. Sexy. Taking her for a spin tomorrow AM.

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Paper templates have worked fine for me. Just center the hash marks on the edges of the ski (not the sidewall). Easy to overthink, difficult to screw up - as long as you take your time and only have...

Keep mounting your own bindings. My tech binding mount was off laterally by 1-1.5mm, but once my foot was in the boot it wasn’t noticeable. No problems since, except for a double ejection recently...

Yeah I fill the hole with epoxy, and top it off with epoxy then sand it down flush with the surface

Sand down a wooden dowel to make a plug and fill old hole with epoxy. I’ve had to redrill less than .5cm distance from other holes using this approach with no problems.

So I installed inserts on all of my skis no problems, and got started on my wife’s. Of course I messed it up. One of the inserts went too deep and dimpled (tittied, whichever term you prefer) the...

Remounting all my sticks with BF inserts for STH. One step closer to the one boot, one (alpine) binding quiver. Still undecided on inserts for my touring skis. Finished with the BGs and SNs. 50%...

I was nervous as hell my first two mounts. Most of my concerns were unfounded. You probably did a better job than most shops. Sounds like they are fine - just ski them.

If you want to remove the...

Couple pointers I’ve learned from this forum and experience:

2 beers is weak. 1 beer every other screw.

Touch a soldering iron to existing screws for about 30 seconds. This softens up any glue...

Just finished mounting a ski for the first time. One plank left to go... Turned out perfect from what I can tell, and wanted to share some tips I picked up along the way. It really is a straight...

Just drilled the first hole on my first mounting attempt. Alignment of the paper template is dialed in, but the bit drifted slightly (~.5mm) and the hand drill went in at a slight angle.

Amateur...