PSA: Mount your own fucking skis.

[sb]

I just put a drunken ebay bid on skis I don't need... so I might be mounting another fucking pair of my own fucking skis very soon.

No regrets there witchypoo.


I hate having sweet binders laying around with no planks under'em so I ponied up for sum blemmy Praxis groomer getters.

[NW_SKIER]

Salomon q105.

Sweet

[TeleTahoe]

Cellophane tape, the manliest of drill stops.

Yea more of a reminder not truly function. I measured each hole with a micrometer.

[Shorty_J]

No regrets there witchypoo.


I hate having sweet binders laying around with no planks under'em so I ponied up for sum blemmy Praxis groomer getters.

Truth.

[Shorty_J]

Sweet

Yeah... there's a 10mm gap in my quiver these would occupy well.

[XXX-er]

Cellophane tape, the manliest of drill stops.

Doesn't really stop shit, tape will slip and drill collars will also slip so I use a wine bottle cork

drill a hole thru the cork, move the bit up/down in the chuck only leaving as much drill sticking out of the cork as you need depth

its fool proof cuz if the bit slips in the chuck you just don't drill as far

[dark_star]

Doesn't really stop shit, tape will slip and drill collars will also slip so I use a wine bottle cork

drill a hole thru the cork, move the bit up/down in the chuck only leaving as much drill sticking out of the cork as you need depth

its fool proof cuz if the bit slips in the chuck you just don't drill as far

Clever.

[Ottime]

Epoxy question as holes are already on ski exactly as I need them. Not 100% I will want to keep the skis. Bought them cheap and figured with the same holes, if I did not like them, they would sell at the loss of the cost of a day of demoing. So, I'm about to mount my bindings.

I have 5 minute 1500psi epoxy that is easy enough to break, but I was thinking of not putting any epoxy in at all. If I decide to keep them, I'd just pull the bindings and replace with epoxy. I might even decide to put in inserts instead.

WWMD - 5 Min epoxy or none at all?

[Meadow Skipper]

I have 5 minute 1500psi epoxy that is easy enough to break...

WWMD - 5 Min epoxy or none at all?

Why not use the 5 min stuff? Sealed binding holes, easy to break...I'm not seeing a down side.

[PlayItLeo]

IMHO, I'd go none if the threads are in good shape. Just glue and screw. Spin the screws counter clockwise as they go into the hole until you feel them drop into/line up with the existing threads, then screw them in clockwise. If you get a spinner, then go the epoxy/fiberglass route. YMMV and all that.

[1000-oaks]

Doesn't really stop shit, tape will slip

That's why it's the manliest.

Finished mounting two pair of fucking skis tonight. First day of the season for me tomorrow (greens teaching Mrs. 1000-Oaks, but hey it's skiing).

[Ottime]

Turns out I needed to drill two new holes per ski. Turns out my p14 have a slightly different pattern on the heel than a fks 18. Decided to seal them up and use epoxy. Easiest mount ever.

[skifishbum]

whew black friday and cybershitshow week are over
free defiance 11 or 50 buck attack 13ers means i mounted more binders in 60 hours than most will in their entire lives
the cinnamon drops on my homemade dehydrated apple crisps layed down a heady drill it glue it screw it buzz fueled by loud tunes

think i blew 3 or 4 bsl's but when your mounting several hundy skis a day their not missdrilled they are pre drilled for a future custy
and my excuse

[dcpnz]

Mounted my kids new fucking skis yesterday.
No money left in the budget for skis for me so they going without brakes this year
Love my jiga-rex.

[DropCliffsNotBombs]

Mounted my kids new fucking skis yesterday.
No money left in the budget for skis for me so they going without brakes this year
Love my jiga-rex.

You NEED to have the brakes installed on those. It's part of the boot platform/support.
Plus, skiing without brakes is dumb and dangerous for other skiers.

You can swap them out even at almost any ski shop. Cost $0.

[dcpnz]

^^^ you missed the smiley face!!!
It was a weak joke.

Just going to wax them before sticking the brakes on. Who the hell would have their kids ski without brakes??

[DropCliffsNotBombs]

^^^ you missed the smiley face!!!
It was a weak joke.

Just going to wax them before sticking the brakes on. Who the hell would have their kids ski without brakes??

Ok, good. Didn't get the joke.

[~mikey b]

Mounted my kids new fucking skis yesterday.
No money left in the budget for skis for me so they going without brakes this year
Love my jiga-rex.

Nice kid quiver!

[muchocacao]

Mounted my own fucking skis today. I must add, 4 pints is a bit too much, gave myself a shivering fright concerning BSC at some point, but everything was absolutely perfect.

[sb]

Caint see it from my house.

[1000-oaks]

Just did a mount that had touching holes, but I epoxied aluminum #12 sheet metal screws into the old holes first, cut off the heads and ground 'em flat. Tapped the new holes, which cut a bit of thread into the aluminum screws.

[meter-man]

Mounted my own fucking skis today. I must add, 4 pints is a bit too much, gave myself a shivering fright concerning BSC at some point, but everything was absolutely perfect.

Gawdang that's a nice one ski/boot quiver. Mucho cacao indeed.

[muchocacao]

Gawdang that's a nice one ski/boot quiver.

I've waited twenty years for that!
Besides, it's been a strange year price-wise here in Russland. I've scored both labs and kingpins for around seven hundred together.

[Andeh]

Jong question: any tips for drilling more vertically with a hand drill?

I've done a few mounts now, all with a jig, and have noticed that inevitably about 1/4 of the holes I drill are like 1mm off due to verticality slop in the jig guides. It hasn't caused any major problems, but getting some of my Dynafit toes screwed in has required some finesse.

[doebedoe]

Jong question: any tips for drilling more vertically with a hand drill?

I've done a few mounts now, all with a jig, and have noticed that inevitably about 1/4 of the holes I drill are like 1mm off due to verticality slop in the jig guides. It hasn't caused any major problems, but getting some of my Dynafit toes screwed in has required some finesse.

Drill press or a bit/tap guide like this: http://www.slidewright.com/big-gator...ine-thread.php . If you're using a worn-out jig then drill press is probably the best option, or replace jig with one with less slop?