PSA: Repair you own fucking edge compression

[tuco]

I'd just seal that one up and clamp it. Do your best to get epoxy to wet out the delam

[tuco]

Does the sidewall sound hollow if you tap it w/ a screwdriver handle?

[tuco]

Tuco's Edgewerx back in business
Straighten edge
Marking opposing ski to cut matching sidecut to repair mayerial
Line up repair material to remove damaged base

[tuco]

More pics coming later

[I Skied Bandini Mountain]

Shark attack?

[tuco]

Fellow maggots spliboard, but yes

[DDon1996]

Whacked my ski good.

Both edges are blown out a little, but seem to be solid still-- so I just plan to bend those back into place and then put two long base material patches down both sides of my ski. Not sure about delamination/if I should do anything special about the fact that the base is bubbled 1-2mm lower than the edge (you can also see the stress marks in the sidewall, which spook me a little).

This is my first real surgery outside of binding mounting/ski tuning so I'm a little nervous to just dig in with a knife but this thread is super helpful so thank you! Just wondering if you see anything I should pay particular attention to here or if it is pretty straightforward? Also, is there anywhere to pick up base materially locally (REI, maybe my local ski shop will sell it, I dunno) or should I get the stuff from tognar? Thanks in advance.

I am working on figuring out how to get the pics embedded on here. Maybe can't post pics because I'm new? They are at imgur(not .net)/a/ID8cINt

[fleaches]

I came into some skis that I want to give to a friend, but which have a small edge compression/crack (pics). Base and sidewall seem intact. No sure what the preferred repair would be, squirt some epoxy in there? Replace a section of the edge? Not worry about it until it gets worse? WWTD (what would tuco do)?

Thanks all!

[tuco]

You can see the seal is broken from base/edge and edge/sidewall. I'd straighten out that edge. Once it's straightened, it'll be easier to get epoxy in there. Work epoxy into delam well then clamp and continue heat until cured.
Also if you can tap sidewall w/ screwdriver handle and it sounds hollow, you're probably best off going base patch route so sidewall can be addressed

[fleaches]

You can see the seal is broken from base/edge and edge/sidewall. I'd straighten out that edge. Once it's straightened, it'll be easier to get epoxy in there. Work epoxy into delam well then clamp and continue heat until cured.
Also if you can tap sidewall w/ screwdriver handle and it sounds hollow, you're probably best off going base patch route so sidewall can be addressed

Awesome, thank you!

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[tuco]

Welcome.
Straighten edge just like that pic up^^^there. Clamp something ridgid to base w/ clamps over where the edge goes straight so you don't further delam your edge

[tuco]

Bump for the m- series

[tuco]

Fellow mags split board from shark hunting on Superior!

[1000-oaks]

Awesome work.

I drilled a small hole through the topsheet and used one of those adhesive windshield repair vacuum discs with a Mityvac pump to suck warmed epoxy from along the edge into a small delam once, it surprisingly worked.

[UpperDaze]

Big thanks to Tuco for helping repair my spilt (pictured above). Amazing work my friend.

[tuco]

Thanks!
You're welcome UD! Have a great season brother!

[utagonian]

Anybody want to take on a small one? I don’t have the skills/patience. 2020 186cm gs skis are otherwise really nice. Hate to just throw them in the closet. $100+shipping?

[skis_the_trees]

Just use that on the outside edge and ride like normal? Doesn't seem that bad.

[Self Jupiter]

Not my skis, but wondering how ‘’serious’’ the experts feel this edge compression is. Looks minor to me, but what do I know. Would you bother trying to clamp a fix? Or just epoxy to prevent water from getting in? Doesn’t seem like the top sheet or sidewall have bubbled.

[tuco]

Probably just make sure it's sealed and keep an eye on it. Edges have slight surface rust and it looks like it may have propagated under the base @ compression site(slight rusty tone under base). If it gets worse or you decide you want to throw a patch in you can straighten edge then.
See if you can probe a razor blade into the sidewall/edge interface to see extent of delam.
Kinda like this.
Sometimes it's easier to get good epoxy penetration(sealing) by just doing to repair proper.

[detrusor]

I’ve put a clamp at each end of the bend and slowly tapped straight with a punch and hammer. Them, leaving clamps in place added epoxy and heat to get the epoxy to penetrate. Usually works pretty well for the small ones


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[Khrolar]

Managed to repair the edge and base on a my partner's new skis after a jerk shoved her into the fence of the singles line at Whistler. She hit the base of the fence broke the edge, and it got shoved under the base.




Cut out the damaged section of the edge and base, then replaced and glued it with G-Flex Epoxy. Shoutout to Prior Skis Snowboards in Whistler for the base and edge material!



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[stealurface831]

So I'm currently cutting out base material to repair a few edge cracks on an old pair of Blizzard Scouts. I made the first cut with my template but the base material will not budge. I've tried prying it with razor blades (broke them all) and a flathead to no avail. I definitely cut deep enough and along the edge. Haven't experienced anything like this before. How should I proceed?

[tuco]

1/4" chisel should do the trick.
Once you get enough peeled back, grab with needle nose and roll. If it rips, keep prying w/ chisel. Some material comes out easier than others.

[alpinevibes]

Bump. Looking to do a repair like jindustry did, but on an old Rossi monoski. I only had it out one day then the edge blew and the sheet of base material detached.

Any suggestions for re-adhering the sheet of base material once I fix the edge? Just a bunch of epoxy spread out?

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Bumping this as I've continued to sit on the Mono but pulled it out of storage this week to attempt a repair.

I pulled back the whole sheet of "ptex" material so now it's just fiberglass as the surface with a pretty thick plastic sidewall that the edge was set into. I'm guessing best practice would be to sand off the fiberglass in a surrounding zone to investigate for damage and be able to get epoxy in their as best as possible? From my visual it doesn't seem like the edge is actually attached to a wood core, just set into the plastic sidewall. Either way, my plan is to expose, add epoxy, clamp and pray. I don't expect it to be straight or anywhere perfect, just would like to get it out for some softer turns.

Any thoughts on reattaching the sheet of ptex material? I was assuming some thin epoxy and then a lot of weight to flatten it out and hold it down would be my best bet.