PSA: Mount your own fucking skis.

[sruffian]

Mounted for a friend.

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She looks hot

[Peruvian]

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When you decide you don’t ski those Jaks, there’s a market for them.

[Toddball]

When you decide you don’t ski those Jaks, there’s a market for them.

Noted

[cstefanic]

I've been wanting to get a drill press. Which one did you go with? Sounds like you would recommend.

https://www.harborfreight.com/8-in-5...ess-60238.html

[slowroastin]

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[SupreChicken]

183 mvp enduro carbon ambrosia tattoo. Vipecs. 4993 g for the pair mounted which is just shy of 11 lbs. A-touring I will go. Photos are not my forte.

[eskido]

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Best pic EVAR

[gavinski91]

Made the dumbest possible fuckup by drilling the first four holes for my mount with the paper template facing the wrong direction.....
Fortunately there wasn't any overlap, so I just plugged the holes and started over. Good to go now.

[Toddball]

Made the dumbest possible fuckup ...

Not quite methinks

Mounted my own fucking skinny skis late last night. Turned out flawlessly!

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[Bosco]

^^ best laugh of the day.

[MHSP1497]

Made the dumbest possible fuckup by drilling the first four holes for my mount with the paper template facing the wrong direction.....
Fortunately there wasn't any overlap, so I just plugged the holes and started over. Good to go now.

hey man, I almost drilled my new Cease & Desists with the jigarex mounted backwards... it happens more often than you think. especially if the beers or bongs come first!

[optics]

Tools of the trade...






Two pairs today, new k108s for me and new armadas for the daughter.

[skifishbum]

we get mount comments/instructions on our orders
some of um make me smile
yeah dad tough luvs

a remount of a marker lord at the end of black sell shit week almost made me lose it
beats me why anyone would put marker crap on their skis
gonna be a long day seems like not everyons gettin the myo psa
might just crack a hundy in a good 14 hour shift

[BC.]

^^props SFB.....some days are easy...this weekend was a killer.

My feet are still killing me from my 11 hour install session on Saturday.......between me installing and the guy tuning....we definitely hit close to a hundy done slips...our wall was stacked..and when we left at 8pm it was clear......what a day.

[Cabinfever]

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Bonus points for drilling on the coffee table. Good incentive for double checking your drill depth


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[gavinski91]

Not quite methinks

I feel like we can just blame it on the 0G 85's at this point...

[rudy]

Anyone have any input on the best solution for temporary plugs? I want to put my new shifts on skis (that currently have bindings on them) for a period of time and them move the shifts over to new, yet to be acquired skis and then put the current bindings back on. Hoping to not deal with inserts and just reuse the current holes at a later date. Can I use the cheap plastic plugs and some glue and then remove at a later date without messing up the threads?

[doebedoe]

Can I use the cheap plastic plugs and some glue and then remove at a later date without messing up the threads?

Yes. Drill them out with a tiny pilot hole, then pull them with a small drywall screw a few threads in for leverage.

[rudy]

Yes. Drill them out with a tiny pilot hole, then pull them with a small drywall screw a few threads in for leverage.

Gracias. Simple enough

[jackattack]

Had to drill out some plugs, but all holes were in good shape and reused.

Thanks AC!

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Bam!

[Drazzamatazz]

Pretty sure I know the answer, but don't want girlfriend to stab me. I'm going to do a handful of mounts with inserts this weekend. Any reason why I should start with the bit width for the inserts? Are smaller pilot holes helpful?

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[doebedoe]

Pretty sure I know the answer, but don't want girlfriend to stab me. I'm going to do a handful of mounts with inserts this weekend. Any reason why I should start with the bit width for the inserts? Are smaller pilot holes helpful?

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Recommendation is to do a full regular mount, make sure it is all good and square, and then expand those holes to take inserts.

I don't do inserts yet, but that's my plan when I try my hand at them shortly. Plugging an insert hole is a good bit bigger than a regular binding hole.

[Drazzamatazz]

Recommendation is to do a full regular mount, make sure it is all good and square, and then expand those holes to take inserts.

I don't do inserts yet, but that's my plan when I try my hand at them shortly. Plugging an insert hole is a good bit bigger than a regular binding hole.

Alrighty, that makes sense to me. Guess I'll need to pick up a mounting bit this week.

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[margotron]

Recommendation is to do a full regular mount, make sure it is all good and square, and then expand those holes to take inserts.

I don't do inserts yet, but that's my plan when I try my hand at them shortly. Plugging an insert hole is a good bit bigger than a regular binding hole.

I start with a normal ski bit because it's easy and I'm more sure the bit will track into the divot I've made.

#1 most important thing with inserts is to mount the binding with machine screws right away before the epoxy has set. Being even 1mm off can wreck a mount with inserts while 1mm with a normal mount is unnoticeable. If you get the binding mounted when the epoxy is still malleable, you can get away with being a teeny bit off because the insert will align itself with the screw. Saved my drunk ass more than once

This is extra extra true if drilling and tapping by hand.

Side note: I've found tapping cleanly and vertical way more important than using a drill press. Seen plenty of insert jobs affected by bad tapping. Never from hand drilling.