PSA: Mount your own fucking skis.

[NW_SKIER]

I got one. I think it was the second time I was there. I must've gotten lost.

[doebedoe]

Powderguides binding templates are down on SlideWrights page....

Does anyone have backups they could post up somewhere for posterity?

[straightlineorbust]

Hey, would anyone in SLC be willing to mount some fucking skis with me this next week?

Haven't done a self mount yet and would trade beer for learning

[S.B.]

3 previous mounts, but I somehow got a new pair of jesters to fit without any conflicts. Now the question is, when will the pontoons see the snow they seek?

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[bigdude2468]

Hey, would anyone in SLC be willing to mount some fucking skis with me this next week?

Haven't done a self mount yet and would trade beer for learning

Can't help you immediately but we live in Sandy from about the 12th of December through April. I have a Jiga Rex with plates for Salomon STH WTR, Z bindings with the three hole toe and Fritschi Vipec. Would certainly be willing to give you a hand once we arrive. Mounting with paper templates is pretty straight forward or if you think you will be doing multiple mounts of the same binding extra plates are $45 from binding freedom.

[Reformed]

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Mounted my own fucking skis using knowledge, tools and experience gained from within this thread. Thanks again to the collective for sharing the knowledge and stoke!

[SB]

Stoned Fish Boater could halp. He is SLC thereabouts.

[californiagrown]

Taking the plunge and bought me a 3.6x9 Winterstieger bit so i dont have to pay $60 to move some Adrenalin16 bindings forward 2cm haha. I figure that a remount should be easy enough for a first timer as all i have to do is mark and drill 2cm forward from each pre-existing screw hole... no jig needed.

Ill probably read through this thread again, but it really doesnt seem more difficult than

1) unscrew binding from ski
2) drop some epoxy in the holes and hammer in plugs with mallet
3) mark on taped ski where new holes should go and tap a nail in to start it
4) drill straight down using a 3.5/6mm x 9mm bit
5) drop some wood glue or epoxy in the holes
6) screw in bindings
7) wait for snow

[GeezerSteve]

6.1) turn skis upside down while epoxy sets

[jackattack]

2.1) cut off plug-shroom-tops flush with ski surface

[Reformed]

3.1) Check hole alignment by placing bindings over punch marks.

[XXX-er]

Taking the plunge and bought me a 3.6x9 Winterstieger bit so i dont have to pay $60 to move some Adrenalin16 bindings forward 2cm haha. I figure that a remount should be easy enough for a first timer as all i have to do is mark and drill 2cm forward from each pre-existing screw hole... no jig needed.

Ill probably read through this thread again, but it really doesnt seem more difficult than

1) unscrew binding from ski
2) drop some epoxy in the holes and hammer in plugs with mallet
3) mark on taped ski where new holes should go and tap a nail in to start it
4) drill straight down using a 3.5/6mm x 9mm bit
5) drop some wood glue or epoxy in the holes
6) screw in bindings
7) wait for snow

yup its ^^ really just good layout, I never use a jig or template I just lay it out on masking tape

if the old screws don't come easy use some heat

[NW_SKIER]

(0) Pour or open alcoholic beverage.

How has this not been mentioned? Fucking amateurs

And get yourself a tap. Mounting skis without a tap is just asking for a spinner. Also, make sure you blow the sawdust out of the holes between Drilling and tapping, and tapping and gluing. If there are filings left down in the hole and you run a screw down in there you're going to dimple your base.

[doebedoe]

Step -1) buy a real Pozi driver. Don't fuck around with a #3 phillips.

[2FUNKY]

Never owned a pozi driver or tapped my skis. Never had a spinner or my bindings rip out in 25+years of mounting my own fucking skis. But I always crack open a beer or pour a drink so....

[californiagrown]

(0) Pour or open alcoholic beverage.

How has this not been mentioned? Fucking amateurs

And get yourself a tap. Mounting skis without a tap is just asking for a spinner. Also, make sure you blow the sawdust out of the holes between Drilling and tapping, and tapping and gluing. If there are filings left down in the hole and you run a screw down in there you're going to dimple your base.

I will have a finely chilled can or two of Northwest Lager on hand obviously. Can you just tap the hole with the binding screw by screwing it in a few threads? I mean, its just a poplar/Bamboo core that i will be working with.

Good points on the getting all debris outta the hole.

Step -1) buy a real Pozi driver. Don't fuck around with a #3 phillips.

Ive had a PZ3 on hand ever since i stripped the shit out of some PX12 DIN screws a few years ago haha.

[californiagrown]

0) Crack a brew, check to make sure there is at least one more beer in fridge.
1) unscrew binding from ski
2) drop some epoxy in the holes and hammer in plugs with mallet
2.1 cut/sand off excess plug material
3) mark on taped ski where new holes should go and tap a nail in to start it
3.1 place bindings over holes to check alignment
4) drill straight down using a 3.5/6mm x 9mm bit
4.1 remove any debris from hole
5) drop some wood glue or epoxy in the holes
6) screw in bindings
6.1 Turn skis over upside down while epoxy sets
7) wait for snow

[Kopi_Red]

(0) Pour or open alcoholic beverage.

This

[Alpinord]

2) Place boot in ski and mark BSL on ski and distance from mounting point.
3) Tape a piece of paper over old holes. Rub over holes with side of pencil. Draw line at mounting mark and BSL on ski. This is your template.

[skifishbum]

Hey, would anyone in SLC be willing to mount some fucking skis with me this next week?

Haven't done a self mount yet and would trade beer for learning

I can show ya how's to do it sat morn before the uac avvy seminar or after
Will pm digits

[bigdude2468]

Hope you had a good summer, maybe hook up at some point this season, arrive 12-15

[thefortrees]

0) Crack a brew, check to make sure there is at least one more beer in fridge.
1) unscrew binding from ski
2) drop some epoxy in the holes and hammer in plugs with mallet
2.1 cut/sand off excess plug material
3) mark on taped ski where new holes should go and tap a nail in to start it
3.1 place bindings over holes to check alignment
4) drill straight down using a 3.5/6mm x 9mm bit
4.1 remove any debris
6) screw in bindings
6.1 Turn skis over upside down while epoxy sets
7) wait for snow

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 in the holes and they will come right out.

I clamp a Gator V-guide to the ski to make sure my holes are straight (https://biggatortools.com/v-drillguide-faqs). A bunch of ways to do this, but this works best for me.

[GeezerSteve]

If you can't drill a vertical hole with a shouldered ski drill bit (like the one depicted below, available from Slidewright), you shouldn't be mounting skis.

[Timberridge]

If you can't drill a vertical hole with a shouldered ski drill bit (like the one depicted below, available from Slidewright), you shouldn't be mounting skis.

or drink less beer.

[NW_SKIER]

or drink less beer.

GTFO