PSA: Mount your own fucking skis.
After my first test mount with SPX 11s, the forward pressure indicator is at about one click from the rear. https://www.slidewright.com/Bindings..._pressure.jpeg One tooth position with tab moves 3mm and creates a conflict with the heel tech clip on my Quattros. When the boot is forced in, the indicator closer to center. I suppose I could shift the mount 1mm and the clip will barely clear and in theory move the indicator 1mm towards center. Worth splitting hairs here or let it ride barely in the indicator window? Which SPXs have the forward pressure screw adjustment vs the tabs with teeth? FTR it appears the SPX system with tab and tooth adjustment range is around 45mm, correct? https://www.slidewright.com/Bindings...ent_range.jpeg Sent from my iPad SlideWright Ski & Snowboard Tools
PSA: Mount your own fucking skis.
We'll see how the forward pressure holds up: https://www.slidewright.com/Bindings...P_mounted.jpeg Tools used: https://www.slidewright.com/Bindings...ing_tools.jpeg Screwed Bindings into layout tool to check fit and layout: https://www.slidewright.com/Bindings...out_tool1.jpeg https://www.slidewright.com/Bindings...out_tool2.jpeg Definitely perform a test mount to be sure how binding fits and adjusts: https://www.slidewright.com/Bindings...st_mount2.jpeg A couple reminders/tips to toss out:
- Rotate centerline tool 180 degrees to double check accuracy
- clamp straight edge
- secure skis to bench
- eyeball test mount with layout before drilling skis
- after punching holes, drill a few revolutions in reverse to assure there is no drill tip wandering
- check that bindings lay flat on skis
- use tootpick to remove glue bubbles & coat sides of holes
https://www.slidewright.com/Bindings...enterline.jpeg https://www.slidewright.com/Bindings...ight_edge.jpeg https://www.slidewright.com/Bindings...cure_skis.jpeg https://www.slidewright.com/Bindings...all_mount.jpeg https://www.slidewright.com/Bindings...tap_holes.jpeg http://www.slidewright.com/Bindings/...lue_holes.jpeg
PSA: Mount your own fucking skis.
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Originally Posted by
EricB
Just picked up a pair of Salomon QSTs. Wood core ski with just a titanal mounting plate.
The topsheet does not say 3.6 or 4.1, but has a code - G1.
Looking at an old manual from 2021 it shows G1 is a 4.1mm bit, but says
NOT to tap. Anyone have experience not tapping a 4.1mm hole? Id be happy to skip that step if its not needed.
Perhaps its a thinner sheet of metal than a ski with real metal in it?
https://ibb.co/VYpK08M7
Not sure what it would hurt if you did tap them? The screw shafts are 4.1mm and the metal won’t compress like the wood cores if you used a 3.5mm tip.
The above FX96s have a metal mounting plate with carbon/wood cores. 4.1mm x 9.5mm tip and 12AB tap.
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PSA: Mount your own fucking skis.
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Originally Posted by
MottN
I think lots of people mounting their own bindings have done skis with a metal sheet without tapping. Maybe more than the amount of people who buy the correct tap...I know I have done without in the past.
It can be a little tricky to get the screws started straight, but then again sometimes its hard to get the tap started straight too. I wouldn't worry too much about it.
Use a drill block to guide the tap, its foolproof.
https://imgur.com/a/EfHFgLM
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