PSA: Mount your own fucking skis.

[banzai]

New binders for Bodes. Do I go Raw or Army?

Raw is the way.

[BC.]

Tell u what….the gold pivots are sweet too…..mounted a pair this past weekend along with some raws….both look great.

[I Skied Bandini Mountain]

Gold wardens on some gold sheevas for my daughter


Strive 14's on Ripstick 116's

[chaka]

my luck finally ran out. A dreaded spinner on a recent mount. I've tried to search through this thread for how to repair guidance, if someone could please summarize I'd greatly appreciate it. Leaning towards epoxy vs heli coil. thanks

[XXX-er]

PM skifishbum

[stealurface831]

my luck finally ran out. A dreaded spinner on a recent mount. I've tried to search through this thread for how to repair guidance, if someone could please summarize I'd greatly appreciate it. Leaning towards epoxy vs heli coil. thanks

g-flex mixed with chopped fiberglass. i hate working with fg so i order this stuff: https://fiberglasssupply.com/1-2-pin...hopped-strand/
you want it thick, mixed thoroughly, and applied generously. i like to use a qtip with the cotton tips stripped for mixing and application. coat inside of hole completely, screw in screw almost entirely, give things 24 hours to set and cure, then go back and crank down on the screw the rest of the way.

[XXX-er]

wow you can get the FG pre -chopped SO no need to get one of your illegals to do it

Good thing cuz they will all be deported soon anyway, oh the humanity

[SkiLyft]

Mama’s ready to rip

[chaka]

g-flex mixed with chopped fiberglass. i hate working with fg so i order this stuff: https://fiberglasssupply.com/1-2-pin...hopped-strand/
you want it thick, mixed thoroughly, and applied generously. i like to use a qtip with the cotton tips stripped for mixing and application. coat inside of hole completely, screw in screw almost entirely, give things 24 hours to set and cure, then go back and crank down on the screw the rest of the way.

thanks! I definitely would not have thought to do the 24hr wait and crank down step. I have to wonder for such a small amount of bonding material (volume of the hole - volume of the screw) how important is the fiberglass. If the idea is to do micro reinforcement of the epoxy (like rebar in concrete) I guess any fiber would work, ie steel wool.

[XXX-er]

I think one would have to be pretty fucked up on long term tolulene huffage and homemade wine to think of that ^^

Yes rebar and make the mixture FG rich

[bearcub69]

is epoxy and fiberglass the move for drilling into old holes partially?

bought some new me to sticks that were previously mounted w cast. ill be casting as well. I can reuse the old holes but might have/want to move the binders. if I do, the only conflict will be the holes from the brake lock/climbing bail assembly.. so not much force there.

I should be good to fill the cast specific holes with epoxy and fg and drill into them partially after they cure?

[XXX-er]

I have only fixed spinners with the FG/ epoxy its alwasy worked and its seems to have worked for others in the TGR,

so would a hell-of-a-coil of cores

but I have never dr1illed into partial holes, never filled & drilled dowell or FG or anything like that

cuz as a best practise I always leave 1cm between where I would drill a new hole and an old hole

but people do all kinds of things

[ASmileyFace]

On something that will not take force (ie a CAST touring bracket), I would feel comfortable using slowset epoxy and re-drilling partially. YMMV tho.

[MagnificentUnicorn]

is epoxy and fiberglass the move for drilling into old holes partially?

bought some new me to sticks that were previously mounted w cast. ill be casting as well. I can reuse the old holes but might have/want to move the binders. if I do, the only conflict will be the holes from the brake lock/climbing bail assembly.. so not much force there.

I should be good to fill the cast specific holes with epoxy and fg and drill into them partially after they cure?

Try a dry mount and mostly tighten the screws. If they feel solid go for it. If they aren’t solid helicoil the holes or fill and move.

I would recommend that anyone mounting their own bindings buy a helicoil kit. I’ve had spinners on new undrilled skis and of course old holes. The kit comes with a lifetime supply of coils practically. Driving a screw in a hole that’s been helicoiled is confidence inspiring, you can’t strip it by hand, the tighter you get the screw the more the coil expands.


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[Core Shot]

I’ve fixed spinners with jb weld long set

Yeah. Not sure how glass fibers work there. Glass and epoxy make sense for filling holes.

[fleaches]

Mounted some fucking skis yesterday. As always thanks to mottn for the jig design.

FR110 for me and blaze 106 for my partner. Off to BC this morning!



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[couloirman]

Need to mount some moment blades. They recommend 3.6x9 bits. I have a 3.5x9.5

Good enough? Am I overthinking this?

[oetk2]

Good enough

[Pinned]

Mounting Pivot 2.0s - same as standard? Can use the regular Pivot templates, right? Do I need to make any adjustments to how I mount? I normally use all the distances from the paper template and forward pressure is good right in the middle of the range.

[MyNameIsAugustWest]

is epoxy and fiberglass the move for drilling into old holes partially?

bought some new me to sticks that were previously mounted w cast. ill be casting as well. I can reuse the old holes but might have/want to move the binders. if I do, the only conflict will be the holes from the brake lock/climbing bail assembly.. so not much force there.

I should be good to fill the cast specific holes with epoxy and fg and drill into them partially after they cure?

I use oak dowels and slow set epoxy for this application. You want a dowel that is slightly larger than your old hole. Slather some slow set in the hole, use a pencil sharpener to create a tapered end on the piece of dowel, and hammer it into the hole. Let it set for 24 hours and you can drill right next to the old hole. Trim off the excess dowel with an oscillating tool. Have done this on both toes and heels and never had an issue but I don't huck anything taller than me. YMMV.

I usually put some epoxy over the top of the trimmed dowel but oak doesn't soak up much water so it depends on how old the skis are.

[Peruvian]

^^^toothpicks work well for this application too. Jam as many as you can in the hole with epoxy.

Toothpicks are mostly made of birch which is naturally water resistant and are easy to cut off flat after they set in place.

[bearcub69]

I use oak dowels and slow set epoxy for this application. You want a dowel that is slightly larger than your old hole. Slather some slow set in the hole, use a pencil sharpener to create a tapered end on the piece of dowel, and hammer it into the hole. Let it set for 24 hours and you can drill right next to the old hole. Trim off the excess dowel with an oscillating tool. Have done this on both toes and heels and never had an issue but I don't huck anything taller than me. YMMV.

I usually put some epoxy over the top of the trimmed dowel but oak doesn't soak up much water so it depends on how old the skis are.

have you ever partially drilled into the oak dowel as well? Ill only be drilling into a hole that will hold a CAST brake/climbing aid assembly

[Pinned]

Mounting Pivot 2.0s - same as standard? Can use the regular Pivot templates, right? Do I need to make any adjustments to how I mount? I normally use all the distances from the paper template and forward pressure is good right in the middle of the range.

For anyone else curious, seems everything is the same. Mounted up cleanly using the standard Pivot template I've been using.

[MyNameIsAugustWest]

have you ever partially drilled into the oak dowel as well? Ill only be drilling into a hole that will hold a CAST brake/climbing aid assembly

Yes. No problemo. Just watch for the bit trying to wander. I use a drill press. Always start the process with a tap from a nail set or an awl (or even a nail). I think the oak dowel adds some strength to overlapping holes, more so than slow set and fiberglass threads.

[SnowMachine]

Mounting some Pivots with the Slide Wright jig. I just did a test mount. For my 300 BSL, I had to set up at 305 for the adjusters to land on the middle ring. I don't see any issues.

I'm being extra obsessive on this one since they're the first full price skis I've bought in years.