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01-27-2023, 10:10 AM #6101Registered User
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This thread had great tips for reassembling my Ikea bed for the 5th time. G-flex, bamboo skewers, and steel wool resulted in no spinners or pullouts and a very solid feel.
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01-27-2023, 11:00 AM #6102
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01-27-2023, 10:43 PM #6103Registered User
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First time mounting tech bindings
probably went overboard patching the old holes but a couple of the new holes were close. Planed down the volcanos, sanded down bamboo chopsticks chucked into a drill to make plugs. Gflexed into place, tops slipped off and planned back to flat with the top sheet. Then dremeled the tops down below the surface, colored the tops of the plugs with a blue sharpie, sealed everything up with more gflex and then planned it flat once hard.
didn’t quite nail the toe alignment on the drilling and had to put a boot in and twist kinda hard while tightening the screws but it seems to have worked out.
wish there was a better template for the Xenics. I ended up using the vipec template for the heel because it shows the adjustment range, but it would be nice to have markings for the toe pins and BSL.
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01-28-2023, 04:18 PM #6104Registered User
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01-28-2023, 05:00 PM #6105Registered User
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01-29-2023, 09:15 PM #6106
I'm a complete idiot. I didn't tighten down the Slidewright bit collar all the way and the collar slipped. Drilled all the way through the base. Is it fucked or do I have a way out?
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01-29-2023, 09:19 PM #6107
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01-29-2023, 10:15 PM #6108
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01-29-2023, 10:21 PM #6109
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01-29-2023, 10:58 PM #6110Registered User
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I have had just epoxy in a hole I drilled though for years, but you probably aren't here for an easy answer.
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01-29-2023, 11:48 PM #6111
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 material, you can melt that in and it will be almost invisible.
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01-30-2023, 06:17 AM #6112
I did the same on a mount when using tape, invested in a 15 buck proper bit from tognar shortly after.
As other said, mounted the binding, filled 90% of the way with epoxy from base side. Then filled the rest with p-tex.
It’s been 4 seasons with no issues now.
Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkLast edited by jbrine; 01-30-2023 at 02:48 PM.
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01-30-2023, 07:14 AM #6113
That's a bummer. But not horrible. A core shot could be worse than a 3.5mm to 4.1mm hole. Remember skis are tools not jewels. Those stops are bomber when you do tighten them to your desired depth. As a reminder, let the drill do the work and you shouldn't apply much pressure while drilling.
Regarding a fix, you can epoxy from the top, but I'd consider mounting the screw with binding sealant like your other holes. Lay bases up & let the sealant cure, then use a tooth pick to put in some epoxy to the top of the base material. Ideally, like repairing a core shot, a thin layer metal grip could then be welded in, then weld in a bit of base material or PTEX*.
Remove excess, lightly sand, wax, go skiing and forget about it.
*For those that aren't aware, PTEX candles are base repair material with wax blending in so they burn. The burning produces carbon (IIRC) and can blacken. A weld is stronger than dripping candles for repairs. You can weld PTEX candles if you already have them, but base material without the wax is better for welded repairs.
Edit: base 'repair' material vs base material.Last edited by Alpinord; 01-30-2023 at 09:37 AM.
Best regards, Terry
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01-30-2023, 07:17 AM #6114
Sometimes core shots come from the other side.
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01-30-2023, 07:29 AM #6115
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01-30-2023, 08:23 AM #6116
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01-30-2023, 10:04 AM #6117
^^^^This.
(I edited my post to say 'base 'repair' material (vs base material) ).
PTEX is used interchangeably across theses materials. More accurately:
Ski & snowboard bases are sintered, ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMW-PE). IIRC, sintering is the process of 'peeling' a 'log' of UHMW-PE (like cutting making plywood laminations). This process leaves a zillion facets/nooks & crannies that are often incorrectly called 'pores' for the wax to adhere too.
Base repair material is low density polyethylene which as Tuco said is extruded. Some kid and nordic skis might be this extruded material. Smear machines, welding and PTEX candle (LDPE & wax) repairs and basically 'non-porous' and do not accept wax the same as sintered material. So roughing out welds or PTEX candle repairs can add structure/texture which introduces more micro-surfaces for wax to possible adhere, though not as well as sintered base material patches.Best regards, Terry
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01-30-2023, 10:29 AM #6118
Question - when would you do a base patch instead of a weld? I have a core shot I repaired with a ski mender gun, roughly about 1" x 1/2". It seems to have bonded to the ski base material around the repair, but not the wood core (it has a hollow tap when tapped with a fingernail).
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01-30-2023, 10:29 AM #6119
Yeah, I went on autopilot and was pushing way too hard on the drill. The collar actually was tightened down all the way but that doesn't matter when you're lazily putting body weight on top of it. Ended up putting a dimple in one hole and drilling all the way through in another. I'll try mounting and then epoxy like mentioned here. I have metal grip and base/Ptex (not sure which). It's a good lesson learned in the end
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01-30-2023, 10:39 AM #6120Registered User
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I had a setscrewed collar slip its actualy really easy with those skinny collars that are barely the thickness of the setscrew
I epoxied a small piece of BBQ skewer in the bottom of the hole and did a (pure ptex & soldering iron ) patch from the bottom, no biggy
I started using a solid piece of 1.5" wood on the drill bit which can't slipLast edited by XXX-er; 01-30-2023 at 11:12 AM.
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01-30-2023, 10:41 AM #6121
When other options fail you could patch, but first you might try a thin layer of metal grip on the core before re-welding base repair material. Other than learning how, that size may not be worth cutting and patch since you may not really notice a performance difference.
Here's one core shot repair like that:
Best regards, Terry
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01-30-2023, 10:45 AM #6122Best regards, Terry
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01-30-2023, 11:13 AM #6123
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01-30-2023, 01:04 PM #6124
I've been using gorilla glue as my super easy dgaf fix job, halfway through cure I pack it solid as it seems to be expanding foam kind of epoxy. but if you have it open/ kinda porous not solid, seems like ptex grips pretty well to this too! not the best/longest patch job but fast!
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01-30-2023, 01:17 PM #6125Registered User
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GG does expand ^^ I glued pieces of dowel into old binding holes that were too skinny but i figured it wouldn't matter but in the AM all those pieces of dowel were neatly puked up on top of the ski it was funny
so instead i started using BBQ skewers which fit in screw holes better
GG also likes water BTW and will seek it outLast edited by XXX-er; 01-30-2023 at 01:46 PM.
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