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12-28-2019, 09:06 PM #3326Registered User
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Damn, can’t believe they drilled that so close. I’d be pissed but that’s,”why I mount my own fucking skis”.
Not sure if I’d feel confident inserting those.
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12-28-2019, 09:12 PM #3327
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12-28-2019, 09:18 PM #3328
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12-28-2019, 09:37 PM #3329
Quite the opposite in my experience. Don't reuse the template for the second ski.
Use a push pin to punch holes in the template. This serves as a guide for your centerpunch.
Once you've punched through the template, the holes have widened and you lose precision. You're never perfect no matter what, but the pinholes aid in more precisely punching and you lose that benefit if you reuse the template.
BTW, I love the dual combination square method. It frees up a hand. I've been using the "square" part of a combo square in the same way that @xxx-er does, but this simplifies matters further.
Here's a good centering ruler. I picked it up for one of my other obsessions (working on guitars): https://www.stewmac.com/Luthier_Tool...Shop_Rule.html
... ThomLast edited by galibier_numero_un; 12-29-2019 at 02:56 AM.
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12-28-2019, 09:47 PM #3330
Hardwood dowels, a mix of fiberglass/epoxy, or @1000-oaks' technique of aluminum screws and you needn't worry about compromised ski strength.
[edit] Looking at this on a big screen, I wonder if the shop biased the mount toward better spacing on the front two of the heel holes. These would be the ones that bear the most stress. It's hard to know after the fact (not knowing the BSL they mounted for and whether the heel mount was biased in one direction or the other. Maybe I'm giving them too much credit ;-)
... ThomLast edited by galibier_numero_un; 12-29-2019 at 02:51 AM.
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12-29-2019, 11:43 AM #3331
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12-29-2019, 01:03 PM #3332
I’m all about .5mm
My daily driver mechanical pencil...no sharpening needed
I like precision
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12-29-2019, 01:13 PM #3333
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12-29-2019, 02:14 PM #3334Galibier Designcrafting technology in service of music
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12-30-2019, 04:23 PM #3335
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12-30-2019, 08:59 PM #3336
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12-30-2019, 10:19 PM #3337
Perfecto! Wood dowels and g flex and all is good again! Love it
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12-30-2019, 10:39 PM #3338
PSA: Mount your own fucking skis.
Could a ski that has lived that many lives have any remaining flex or ptex?
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12-30-2019, 10:42 PM #3339
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12-31-2019, 12:01 AM #3340Registered User
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12-31-2019, 07:25 AM #3341
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12-31-2019, 08:59 AM #3342
If the dowel is a little oversized, you can chuck it in a drill and sand down. Using corse sandpaper will also provide a bit more texture for the epoxy to bond to. I make mine so they are just slightly loose, dab the hole with epoxy then tap in. Also, I pre cut mine to length, a half mm below top sheet height then make sure that epoxy covers the exposed wood.
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12-31-2019, 09:11 AM #3343
That's probably the neatest way but I'm too lazy for all that measuring and exact cutting. I just leave them long as pictured, then buzz the tops off with a hand saw once the epoxy cures, then just touch the tops down with a drill bit and guide to keep it all centred to leave a little dimple to cover with more epoxy.
I guess the downside of my method is that it involves an extra epoxy cure waiting period, but it's easy and I can do it with my brain switched off and/or full of bourbon.
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12-31-2019, 09:20 AM #3344Registered User
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You are most certainly going to die. But I'll be doing a similar thing in the next couple weeks. Are you doing anything special for the bindings you're about to mount because of all the holes? Inserts?
How did you remove the plastic plugs? Drill them out with a drill bit or are you doing something whacky with that screw?
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12-31-2019, 09:25 AM #3345Registered User
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Had some luck last week mounting my skis.
Thanks to the PowderGuide templates!
Used Titebond III Ultimate and the wintersteiger 4.1 bit. Freehanded the holes with a drill.
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12-31-2019, 09:26 AM #3346
Well, they're for my girlfriend, so I'm not going to die.
I drilled a shallow pilot hole in the plugs, put the screw in, and used that to yank the plugs out. I haven't figured out exactly where my mount holes are going to land yet, but I'll either do just a normal mount or maybe helicoils in select locations if they're especially sketchy.
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12-31-2019, 09:32 AM #3347
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12-31-2019, 09:40 AM #3348
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12-31-2019, 09:53 AM #3349
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12-31-2019, 10:04 AM #3350
PSA: Mount your own fucking skis.
Anyone ever seen the need to grind down the head diameter on BF sourced heel screws for STH2 inserts?
Seems on heel plate rear holes the screws don’t “seat” down super well into the recess. Leaving less thread exposed vs the fronts.
First timer so I may be unnecessarily concerned; perhaps the rubbery underside compresses more than I’m thinking. Believe I read somewhere we’re looking for 4-5 threads engagement?
Screw length seems okay.
Last edited by dgilligan02; 12-31-2019 at 11:09 AM.
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