Steel wool & epoxy for spinner - will S.O.S Pads or scouring pads work?

[D(C)]

I need to fix a minorly stripped binding hole and was going to use the epoxy/steel wool method. The only thing is I can't find steel wool anywhere. The only products available are those curly metal scouring pads



or S.O.S Pads, which are the finer steel wool but pre-covered in soap.



Will either of these options work?

[dumpy]

Wash the soap out first?

[otto parts]

hot water will get the soap right off.
dry a section and it works fine.

(hopefully not on the Rens)

[Mr. Toad]

I prefer JB Weld based on very subjective experience.

[JayPowHound]

Just do it right and heli-coil it. They're cheap enough, and the bit and tap are worthwhile investments for any home shop that has mounting capabilities!

http://www.slidewright.com/proddetai...SVHCSSK&cat=43

(IIRC There should be a maggot discount code floating around somewhere, try PMing Alpinord... )

[jaobrien6]

hot water will get the soap right off.
dry a section and it works fine.

(hopefully not on the Rens)

Dry it very well if you do this. Those pads rust super easily and I can't imagine rusty wool would be ideal for what you're doing.

[That was Pontus]

Where the fuck are you looking for your steel wool? Sobeys?

[Jethro]

You can dry steel wool with a nine volt battery. Just touch it to the terminals.

[D(C)]

Where the fuck are you looking for your steel wool? Sobeys?

Where should I be looking? Isn't it a kitchen item?

[JayPowHound]

Where should I be looking?

http://tinyurl.com/6y6xo3w

[D(C)]

http://tinyurl.com/6y6xo3w

Judging by the finger stache, I think I may wait to open this link when I'm not at work...

[shirk]

Where should I be looking? Isn't it a kitchen item?

Hardware store.

[JayPowHound]

Judging by the finger stache, I think I may wait to open this link when I'm not at work...

Have at it... just a little LMGTFY fun. Couldn't help myself.

Seriously tho, helicoil it and never look back!

[nickwm21]

Where should I be looking? Isn't it a kitchen item?

No.... Look in the painting section

Home Depot, Ace, Lowes

[Jethro]

I have heard that strands of fiberglass mixed into the epoxy are stronger than steel wool. Another option is to buy some inserts from Binding freedom or Quiver killers for that spinner screw. Inserts or helicoils are handy to have around.

[D(C)]

I just rinsed an SOS pad and it looks good so far! Thanks all! I think I'll give the saucepan a good scour too while I'm at it.

[farmer]

This confirms what I noticed over christmas. People from Van are pussies. You should already have an ample supply of steel wool, duct tape, epoxy and bailing wire.

Go hand in your man card.

[JayPowHound]

This confirms what I noticed over christmas. People from Van are pussies. You should already have an ample supply of steel wool, duct tape, epoxy and bailing wire.

Go hand in your man card.

Sig-worthy. Taking it.

[jaobrien6]

You can dry steel wool with a nine volt battery. Just touch it to the terminals.

[1000-oaks]

You can dry steel wool with a nine volt battery. Just touch it to the terminals.

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[1000-oaks]

Speaking of steel wool, where can one buy chopped kevlar fibers? Seems like that would be the shiznit for mixing with expoxy.

[wes473]

Kevlar fibers sounds bomber, but really... rinsing out a scrub pad? Don't people have crazy uncles that "educate" young'ns on pyrotechnics and man card requirements anymore? Seriously some peoples kids....

[XXX-er]

re sos pads:I think there is ghetto and then there is just pain fucked ...I don't use tooth picks or steel wool or sawdust or wood chips

Kevlar would be great ,but I use some fibreglass cloth I think I got from a hardware store ,I cut the strands into 1/2 " pieces ,I mix them with slowset 2-part ,I make sure to wet out the FG BUT I don't want to be resin rich cuz I heard somewhere resin rich layups are weak

mix well let sit for 10min , cram the mixture into the hole ,run in the screw to the point where it will start to spin,let the epoxy setup for a day next to a nice warm wood stove ,crank it down after 24hrs ,if it doesnt spin ... it doesnt spin

I have done this sucessfully 5 times now with no failures, I think if you do stupid shit you will get failures and maybe you deserve them ?

I did this last week on a foam core ski ,I skied it sunday ,I just checked the screw and its still not spinning

[LC]

I use some fibreglass cloth I think I got from a hardware store ,I cut the strands into 1/2 " pieces ,I mix them with slowset 2-part ,I make sure to wet out the FG BUT I don't want to be resin rich cuz I heard somewhere resin rich layups are weak

mix well let sit for 10min , cram the mixture into the hole ,run in the screw to the point where it will start to spin,let the epoxy setup for a day next to a nice warm wood stove ,crank it down after 24hrs ,if it doesnt spin ... it doesnt spin

Ditto. I did this to two spinners on an FKS heel on XXX-er's recommendation (I used loft insulation, a much more fibreglass-heavy ratio than you might think). They cranked down solid after 24 hours and skied fine all of last winter.

[XXX-er]

Yes ,the epoxy is used to glue/hold together the FG in the spinner hole ,epoxy itself is NOT going to make a strong material to thread into so you use GOOD filler material like FG or kevlar ,you mix/wet out your filler but you don't wana be resin rich

The consistancy of JB weld isnt going to wet out FG or kevlar filler material very well

I did this on 3 screws of a 4 screw tele binding in a woodcore ski and it held for 5 yrs

Bam Bam I still have the 9 pms from you asking HTF to do it