PSA: Mount your own fucking skis.

[Duffman]

I’d bet the screws in the extra baggie are for use with a race plate/shims.

Like AlpiNord said, double check the amount of screw sticking out from below the binding against the ski. If they look good, send it.


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So I checked again the baggie screws are for the brake holes in the heel piece. It does look like there is a junior length screw set for these .

[Going Coastal]

Did my first free hand mount tonight. Had mounted a bunch with jigs, so measured 4 times and did a 2x4 tester. Many thanks to everyone that puts together and shares templates, definitely makes all the math a lot easier!

[stealurface831]

is the sth2 mnc pattern the same as the wtr?

[Bandit Man]

is the sth2 mnc pattern the same as the wtr?

Yes

[stealurface831]

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Thank you.

Now I can’t find my long pozi bit for these stupid fucking toes.


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[byates1]

^ where are you skiing this year?

[stealurface831]

^ where are you skiing this year?

the wicked slopes of beech mountain, nc. plus a week in utah and another week or two chasing storms wherever my miles get me. gonna try my damndest to make the beav summit.

[EWG]

Deathwish 112 courtesy of Phall, great price on new SPXs from True North, and voila! A mounted set. Reused the toe holes from an old pivot mount. Tried to pull out the old rubber plugs with the drywall screw method but it didn’t really work, so I just drilled them out. Seems to have worked fine.

Then the 4.1 bit finally showed up so I did some new Black Friday Optic Blades with Attack 14s.

[Crow]

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So sick! Oddly enough I was just thinking about that combo, and had both of those open in tabs. I haven't skied the newer renegade shape, but it looks pretty dialed as a pow touring ski. Hope you love em.

[MyNameIsAugustWest]

Trying to mount Tectons on a pair of Praxis BCs. Searched the thread and all I found was a post stating "installing Tecton brakes is annoying." Which is why I am stalled. I've done Vipecs and I remember the brakes being fiddly but I cannot get the Tecton brake assembly together. Any hints, tips, tricks, etc.?

The plastic piece that holds the brake arms is at least 2mm wider than the slots on the brake holder. Not much flex in it either. Can't squeeze it hard enough to get it to slide together. For clarification...
These


Have to slide in here


What am I doing wrong?

[PinyonJuniper5]

I hard to work in a ski shop that did a lot of Tecton mounts. The brakes are very fiddly. I remember that we had a trick where we squeezed the brakes together (towards each other) at the very end of the arms. I think that would give the plastic piece just enough flex to fork inwards and slide into the brake holder. This was on the older gen Tectons, so maybe the same thing doesn’t apply here, but it’s worth a shot!

[ASmileyFace]

Been a quick minute since I did a tecton, but I think you need to swap the heel into walk mode (or ski mode??) to make enough room for the brakes.

[MyNameIsAugustWest]

I hard to work in a ski shop that did a lot of Tecton mounts. The brakes are very fiddly. I remember that we had a trick where we squeezed the brakes together (towards each other) at the very end of the arms. I think that would give the plastic piece just enough flex to fork inwards and slide into the brake holder. This was on the older gen Tectons, so maybe the same thing doesn’t apply here, but it’s worth a shot!

Thanks, definitely tried that once but to no avail. Will give 'er another go.

Been a quick minute since I did a tecton, but I think you need to swap the heel into walk mode (or ski mode??) to make enough room for the brakes.

I'm not even to that stage yet...gotta put the brakes together first.

[MyNameIsAugustWest]

For search purposes...

Installing Tecton brakes

Found this tutorial from Lou at OpenSnow. Don't waste your time. He says by tilting the brake arm assembly, it will slide into the brake holder with minimal effort. Untrue.

This YouTube video (linked on SkiTalk aka EpicSki) is even more worthless. I can tell you without a doubt, you cannot simply slide the brake arm assembly into the brake holder.

I used zip ties (a Voile strap would probably work) to squeeze the brake arms together. I then placed the jaws of a channel lock pliers so that the jaws' edges were right under the brake arms. A gentle squeeze and the parts slid together like magic. No tilting or contorting, just slid right in.


Now working on how to get the brake assembly set so that the length adjustment nut nests in the brake holder receptacle. Lou does mention that it's fiddly.

It's not that bad...place the brake assembly so that the small slots on the end of the arms engage with the ridges on the heel assembly (the YT video is actually pretty good for this part). While keeping the arms in place, flip the lever up to walk mode. This slides everything into place. Press the adjustment nut down into the well on the brake holder and then put the lever back to its "heel engaged" position. Now you just slide the whole shebang on from the rear of the mounting plate. A touch of white lithium grease along the interface ridge makes things easy peasy.

[stealurface831]

Drilling out holes with a 6.5 bit to install inserts, I gave a little too much downward pressure and the step failed to stop the bit. Plunged about 2.5mm into the topsheet. So i've got a couple different problems to work through: the first and most obvious one being the difference in circumferences between the outside of the insert and the hole in the topsheet. I'll have about a 1mm gap between the two and will also lose that 2.5mm of thread purchase. And the second problem being the gap between the bottom of the insert and the bottom of the hole if I install the insert flush with the topsheet.
Pic for reference

what is the move here? filling w/ fg and gflex and redrilling is what immediately comes to mind but i'd rather not do all that shit to be honest. Anyone see an easier way?

[ctsmith]

As I’ve been drinking the G/Flex kool aid (and inserts) for a long time, I would try as you mentioned, some below and some above. For my old man skiing I think the insert would be fine, and assuming all the other inserts are good, you might get a little warning before you die?

[I Skied Bandini Mountain]

Many ways to skin a cat - Put release agent on insert, fill insert hole with putty, add a good dab of JB weld, install insert into ski, clean off JB weld with acetone. Let JB weld cure 24 hours, remove insert and clean out putty, reinstall insert.

[stealurface831]

ended up accepting my fate and mixing up some g flex n' fg. tapped the hole before i added the resin for that extra bit of surface area and bombproofness. since i drilled so far into the core, i was able to test an idea i've had for a while now: applying heat to the base directly under the hole to heat the epoxy and release and fill air bubbles from the bottom up. worked a charm with a hair dryer on its lowest setting and in about half the time vs heating from the top.

[waxman]

For search purposes...

Installing Tecton brakes

Found this tutorial from Lou at OpenSnow. Don't waste your time. He says by tilting the brake arm assembly, it will slide into the brake holder with minimal effort. Untrue.

This YouTube video (linked on SkiTalk aka EpicSki) is even more worthless. I can tell you without a doubt, you cannot simply slide the brake arm assembly into the brake holder.

I used zip ties (a Voile strap would probably work) to squeeze the brake arms together. I then placed the jaws of a channel lock pliers so that the jaws' edges were right under the brake arms. A gentle squeeze and the parts slid together like magic. No tilting or contorting, just slid right in.


Now working on how to get the brake assembly set so that the length adjustment nut nests in the brake holder receptacle. Lou does mention that it's fiddly.

It's not that bad...place the brake assembly so that the small slots on the end of the arms engage with the ridges on the heel assembly (the YT video is actually pretty good for this part). While keeping the arms in place, flip the lever up to walk mode. This slides everything into place. Press the adjustment nut down into the well on the brake holder and then put the lever back to its "heel engaged" position. Now you just slide the whole shebang on from the rear of the mounting plate. A touch of white lithium grease along the interface ridge makes things easy peasy.

I don't think I've ever used a tool or zipties to install a Tecton brake.
The first one of the year is always a pain just because I forget the mechanics of it.
I just went to the binding shelves to get one to see if I could shed some light on the procedure.
Nope, because brakes come preinstalled now. So good news, I guess.

[Crow]

So sick! Oddly enough I was just thinking about that combo, and had both of those open in tabs. I haven't skied the newer renegade shape, but it looks pretty dialed as a pow touring ski. Hope you love em.

Thanks! Yeah, stoked on how they came out. Got them out on the hill for some wind buffed pow today and they were great.


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[MyNameIsAugustWest]

I don't think I've ever used a tool or zipties to install a Tecton brake.
The first one of the year is always a pain just because I forget the mechanics of it.
I just went to the binding shelves to get one to see if I could shed some light on the procedure.
Nope, because brakes come preinstalled now. So good news, I guess.

Maybe you aren't handicapped with weak, small-child-sized hands. Like I am.

Seriously...I had to have my pistols customized in the Army because I could barely qualify with the standard Baretta 9mm. Did pretty well once I had a gun I could control.

[Core Shot]

^^^ drumpfs bastard child?

Small hands means small gloves. Or something like that

[sf]

New binders for Bodes. Do I go Raw or Army?



Edit: mounted another pair of my own fucking skis

[J. Barron DeJong]

^^^ drumpfs bastard child?

I hope that bitch is buck wild.