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04-01-2020, 02:25 PM #3676
PSA: Mount your own fucking skis.
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04-01-2020, 02:33 PM #3677Registered User
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04-01-2020, 02:34 PM #3678Registered User
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nice!
As for Cast, I am sure you are aware - but when they get them back in stock that is a very easy change to make. Swap the front screws for the plate/mounting screws, convert the toe and drill/mount the brake holders parts. Extremely easy.
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04-01-2020, 04:03 PM #3679
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04-01-2020, 05:30 PM #3680
Looking at some used skis mounted once with the same bindings and BSL I need. ON3P skis and pivot bindings. What are the thoughts of re-using all the existing holes? What are my odds of getting a spinner/problem in the set of 16 screws? The little screw keepers built in to pivots seem to prevent the ability to back-screw until the threads align and you can tighten without cross threading.
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04-01-2020, 05:37 PM #3681Registered User
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04-01-2020, 05:44 PM #3682
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04-01-2020, 07:01 PM #3683Registered User
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I've reused pivot holes and bindings on at least 4 pairs of skis without the screw keeper issue you refer to. But if it's a problem, you can always take the screws out of the binding and gently drill the plastic to make more room for the screws.
Also used west systems g-flex epoxy with chopped steel wool mixed in. Works like a champ for me.
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04-01-2020, 07:09 PM #3684
Just seems like it would be so easy to cross thread without positive feel which the keepers seem to prevent. Did you just thread them in and hope they lined up or what?
Thanks for the input guys. I figured that’s the response I’d get. I’m still a ski mount newb (have done 2 pairs) so this shit still makes me nervous.
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04-01-2020, 07:16 PM #3685
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04-01-2020, 08:23 PM #3686Registered User
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04-01-2020, 09:50 PM #3687
So epoxy and fiberglass even if no spinners? Just make that the plan? I wonder how a pre-used hole is much different than a tapped hole as far as installation goes in which install would be done with nothing but wood glue.
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04-01-2020, 09:56 PM #3688Registered User
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Pretty sure my epoxy is overkill, but it's not much hassle and it gives me peace of mind. When you get those threads lined up, the screws just roll in like the holes are tapped.
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04-01-2020, 10:15 PM #3689
Cool. Maybe I’ll drill some holes in a 2x4 and do a couple trial runs before the real deal.
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04-01-2020, 10:33 PM #3690Registered User
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FG & epoxy is best practices. if you mess around with remounts even a little at some point you will want slowset 2 part epoxy and some filler ... get it before you actualy need it
Lee Lau - xxx-er is the laziest Asian canuck I know
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04-01-2020, 10:51 PM #3691
Any marine slow set epoxy will do? I have some FG already.
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04-01-2020, 10:55 PM #3692
I don't remember screw keepers on the two pairs of Pivot 14s I mounted a couple of years ago, but I don't see a problem with drilling them out so the screws turn freely.
Another challenge with Pivots is finagling the half-moon/brake assembly so you can feed the screws cleanly into the holes (perpendicular to the ski). The problem lies in the half-moon / brake assembly being cocked which tends to tilt the screws.
Others may have adopted simpler techniques, but here's how I address this:
- Support the tip and tail to raise the ski 3-4" above the bench.
- Get a small clamp to hold the half-moon / brakes down.
- Install the two rear screws - fairly tight but not to their final tightness.
- Install the two front screws.
- Tighten all of the screws
The above technique should allow you to feed the screws fairly cleanly and perpendicular to the ski.
If you have a questionable hole or two, then, yes to FG/epoxy, helicoils, inserts, etc.
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04-01-2020, 11:44 PM #3693
Yeah now that you mention it I remember having some “fun” with the brakes in previous mounts. Need to look at that closer.
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04-03-2020, 12:31 PM #3694Registered User
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Mounted a pair of Black Diamond Helio Recon 105 today for a buddy with some Radical 2's he got for super cheap. Very nice looking skis, I have to say. Total weight with bindings 2530 grams per ski. Stated length of 185 cm is actually spot on. Nice.
Bindings have 120 mm brakes, but Dynafits stow away nicely, so they fit just fine.
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04-03-2020, 12:47 PM #3695
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04-03-2020, 01:25 PM #3696
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04-03-2020, 01:28 PM #3697
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04-03-2020, 01:32 PM #3698
heh, actually dropped a better line but didn't wanna give it away
it's just a lhasa topsheet, a 179 carbon bro actually. I should find it a mate, or give it away, but the topsheet is sweet and I kinda wanna just mount it on the wall above my desk (not the wife's favorite idea)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InGtiEXQyF0
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04-03-2020, 03:08 PM #3699Registered User
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Looking to mount/remount a couple pairs of skis due to the whole pandemic thing, but Binding Freedom seems to have stopped all orders for the time being. Anyone have a backup site I can order some inserts and plugs from?
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04-03-2020, 05:40 PM #3700
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