PSA: Mount your own fucking skis.

[Shorty_J]

That is all.

[HankScorpio]

....or quit posting threads when some shop fucks them up.

[hutash]

More importantly, don't post threads about fucking up your own mount.

[Eldo]

Seriously, paying someone to mount skis is like paying someone to change the windshield wipers on your vehicle.

(And no, you don't need a jig, a drill press and a shop table to do a good mount.)

[skis_the_trees]

"And no, you don't need a jig, a drill press and a shop table to do a good mount." - Eldo

I totally agree, but those things do make it easier/more enjoyable if you know someone who does and can trade a 6-pack to do it with their stuff. (The jig is probably the least important IMHO). I know I've done my share of skis with a cordless drill and kitchen table, but I do it in my home machine shop if I have the option!

I agree with the OP - mount your own skis! I have 2 sets that I got used that a shop mounted incorrectly (each one has the bindings mounted differently 1-2cm fore/aft than the other ski... what were those guys smoking).

[wheels]

my last 6 pair I have mounted, the templates on TGR made it super easy just did it with a hand drill, used the proper bit and taped around the bit so as not to drill too deep. Mounts have been solid as I go 245lbs with gear and am pretty hard on the EC Icebumps. Once my local shop started upcharging ($75/mount) if you did not buy from them, I stopped using them 6 x$75 = $450 saved so far. getting ready to mount up the BG's this week... Now we just need some snow on The EC

[pault]

$75 bucks for a MOUNT? We charge $25 bucks and you get a quick hand wax and scrape too...I'll agree as well that the TGR Paper Templates are great....testing out the Jester right now.

[jondrums]

pault- post to the thread how the jester template worked - still waiting for someone to verify it (although I'm 95% sure its right).

[Bosco]

Or, mount your own skis if you have to a permit to use a tape measure, drill, and screwdriver. This accounts for far less than 50% of the skiers I know.

FWIW, I do mount my own bindings. It's really not that hard if you have half a brain (or don't over indulge in drugs and/or booze).

[pault]

Used it to mont two different pairs of Jesters. Tested it out on the bench...twice. Spacing and alignment of the holes seemed fine. I would say it is legit. I had zero issues.

[HankScorpio]

Mounting my own skis from jondrums' paper templates thread have saved me hundred of dollars.

[butterscotch]

x 1,000. I always said, "If someone is going to fuck up my skis, I want it to be me." First pair of skis I mounted last year, I drilled though the ski. Threw down for a appropriate bit, and the next four pairs went smoothly.

The thing that takes the longest for me is finding and marking the center line along the length of the ski. Any suggestions?

[DropCliffsNotBombs]

The thing that takes the longest for me is finding and marking the center line along the length of the ski. Any suggestions?

A centering ruler or ANY mountig jig with a center hole will work.

[AlpiNord]

The thing that takes the longest for me is finding and marking the center line along the length of the ski. Any suggestions?

Try this ski center template:



(I'll be posting the holes later......you can order them any size.)

[Gobstopper]

For center I've always taken a fresh sheet of paper, laid it over the surface. Crease the edges of paper on the outsides of the ski, make the creases nice and sharp. Now fold the paper in half to meet both outside creases and you've found the center line. I always cross check with a tape and it's very close if done precisely.

Mounting skis is ridiculously easy and fun, beats spending the money and trying to find a shop that doesn't want 4 days to get it done...