Helicoil maintains standard screw size and binding screw. Other than that, I don't see the advantage over using an insert if you already have it.

G flex or comparable slow set epoxy is number one.

Drill your regular 3.6 or 4.1 holes first and mount the bindings with the wood screws. It is way easier to fill those little holes if your mount...

Agreed with above comments. Mount that hole with epoxy on the screw, then flip the ski over and fill the hole with ptex or more epoxy. If you get Scott to send you a small piece of green base...

That depends what skis you are mounting. Send them to me and I'll dispose of them.

Apparently you have the comprehension issue here. He quoted a post that mentioned the 5th mount paying off an atk jig.

Take a lap.

Why do you hate freedom?

Not sure where you went wrong there either. However, something I always do when using a template is to place the toe piece on the ski with the boot "in it" to ensure the boot center is exactly where...

Before you commit to drilling out the hole, chop up some fiberglass or grab some sawdust and mix a little of either with epoxy and put it into the hole that spun. Remount the binders but do not...

Volcanoes are easily remedied. Take a utility knife blade and shave them off.

Just know that your holes must be basically perfect as far as placement and plumb for an easy cast mount. Best wishes.

This^ or a utility knife blade by itself.

This^

Hole at ski center could be a duke mount

Heck yeah. Can do.

Yeah, it caught me by surprise. I imagine with a jig of some sort, its harder to make a mistake, but freehanding everything it's evident that mistakes can be costly. The long screw passing all the...

Your holes must be spot on. And plumb! I had one screw that was off about a half mm and slightly out of plumb and ended up filing a small amount off the toe hole to allow it to slide into place....

397930397931187cm Billygoats with Casted Pivot 15's. Pain in the ass to get one toe to work, but I got it eventually. Props to 2funky for some advice.

The faster you go, the faster it gets.

High peel epoxy with a hardwood dowel. No question. Another vote for leaving the inserts alone.

https://www.tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=308131

This thread is how you set your forward pressure the right way. Some great advice in here. As far as placement, I usually mount my...

Print both and whichever one matches your binding holes is the one you use. Printing on a transparent sheet will make your life even easier. To ensure the bsl marks are what you're after, mount a 2x4...

Start with the tip, then put the whole thing in.

The indicator should never be relied on with pivots. They are horribly inconsistent.

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I crashed really hard. Thinking one ski hit the other just right. Not really sure, to be honest. I bounced off a couple snow covered boulders too so it's anyone's guess.

You're likely fine. Just trying to make your cleaning step more efficient.

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Also mounted shifts on Line Sakanas for him using a template I...

Disk brake cleaner.

The main reason to clean inserts thoroughly before install is to remove residual oil left from the machining process. It will prevent the epoxy from bonding the insert properly...

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Get a tap

Print a template on to a transparent sheet and forget all this unreliable shit. More of you guys complain about the jigarex than it's worth.

And drink some fuckin beers out there while you work....

Just hold a utility blade with one hand, while using the other to hold your skewer to the bench, roll the blade edge back and forth on the skewer with moderate pressure. Cuts them easily, and they...

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Pivots are pivots

Shift porn

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You're fine. If they were inside the warm house all night, go skiing.

Bummer about the skis. Hopefully next time goes better.

But....it's not. You fucked it up...twice.

But you've already screwed up twice. Sounds to me like you're in a hurry. Drink a beer and slow it down

Post an overhead photo with the binding sitting on the ski so we can see how far off the bad hole is

Why don't you read the thread, Jong.

Yes. It's on the line for 307mm

Pivot 18's on supergoats. Kopi_red's skis. I enjoyed drilling them. ;)https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20171230/128adefdade55d9de3c571afcef4f73f.jpg

There's a reason he mounts with jigs. ;)

I would just ski them. It won't hurt the binding any to be in the back of the range provided the forward pressure is good. It's not going to slide off the back of the track.

Next time, mount a 2x4...

Proud moment last night. I got a nice buzz going while I watched my lady mount her own skis for the first time. With a little coaching she did it all herself....

Cut him a little slack. He's really old.

Weird. I've done a bunch of mounts with those inserts and I've never filed them, and never had a dimple

I do it all the time. If the original mount is accurate, you won't have any issues.