PSA: Mount your own fucking skis.

[rjenz]

you came to the mount your own fuckin skis thread to tell us the shop fucked up?

half a cm give or take can happen. the jig at the shop I mounted my skis at would consistently push my bindings .5cm forward from where I actually wanted them.
.5cm doesn't seem like a big deal but it certainly can be

Ya just wanted to give you all a bit of a laugh Really though, was already a bit apprehensive about the amount of tail I'll have on this ski, so definitely will be looking to get this sorted out!

Related question... anyone know what the deal is with Line's 'stance back from center'? This is on a 183cm Vison 108 which measures 182cm straight, with the rec line printed 6cm back from my measured center (which matches what Blister state in their Vision 108 review). The shop mounted about 2cm in front of the printed line. Buuut, Line's website lists this 'stance back from center' thing at -4.53cm. What gives?

[kid-kapow]

Buuut, Line's website lists this 'stance back from center' thing at -4.53cm. What gives?

I think it is a K2 thing

[XXX-er]

How close should you expect a shop to get to the recommended line? I might have expected +/- 0.5cm, but 2cm forward of the line seems like a bit of a miss...?

How come you didn't you ask the shop why they mounted them 2cm forward ?

maybe 2 cm forward was recommended by an athelete or sft ?

where are they are suposed to be mounted ?

You make it sound like the shop fucked-up

a whole lot of a dumb way to ask a question

[2FUNKY]

How close should you expect a shop to get to the recommended line? I might have expected +/- 0.5cm, but 2cm forward of the line seems like a bit of a miss...?

Shit best be right on the fucking line but I MYOFS so my shit is exactly where I want.


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[2FUNKY]

. the jig at the shop I mounted my skis at would consistently push my bindings .5cm forward from where I actually wanted them.
.5cm doesn't seem like a big deal but it certainly can be

Wtf? No jig should “push” your mount .5 cm forward. Either midsole on jig is marked wrong or jig is trash and should be in, the, trash…


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[ASmileyFace]

Wtf? No jig should “push” your mount .5 cm forward. Either midsole on jig is marked wrong or jig is trash and should be in, the, trash…


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The plastic Pivot jig did this and even had a note in the tech manual about it.... but generally speaking in this day and age jigs don't "push the mount forward" shop techs who fucked up do tho.

[bearcub69]

The plastic Pivot jig did this and even had a note in the tech manual about it.... but generally speaking in this day and age jigs don't "push the mount forward" shop techs who fucked up do tho.

it was a pivot jig and I think plastic.. but can't remember cause I mount my own skis w paper templates now.

jig could've been trash but not my jig not my shop not my problem

[2FUNKY]

The plastic Pivot jig did this and even had a note in the tech manual about it.... but generally speaking in this day and age jigs don't "push the mount forward" shop techs who fucked up do tho.

Ah yes, forgot about that pos. I mainly run sollys so there’s that.


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[Djongo Unchained]

They're blue.

Don't actually know...STH 816, is that how Salomon designates them? These:

Attachment 499881

I'da gone with the yellow star wars sollys on the rc4's to left/bottom...

[rjenz]

How come you didn't you ask the shop why they mounted them 2cm forward ?

maybe 2 cm forward was recommended by an athelete or sft ?

where are they are suposed to be mounted ?

You make it sound like the shop fucked-up

a whole lot of a dumb way to ask a question

Didn't ask because I didn't notice until I was back home. Had asked for them to be mounted on the recommended line. Will chat to the shop about it this week. Thanks!

[2FUNKY]

I'da gone with the yellow star wars sollys on the rc4's to left/bottom...

I spy some steelies on those xxl’s…


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[halliday]

Didn't ask because I didn't notice until I was back home. Had asked for them to be mounted on the recommended line. Will chat to the shop about it this week. Thanks!

Remember to count your change before you are out the door.....

[pfluffenmeister]

you came to the mount your own fuckin skis thread to tell us the shop fucked up?

half a cm give or take can happen. the jig at the shop I mounted my skis at would consistently push my bindings .5cm forward from where I actually wanted them.
.5cm doesn't seem like a big deal but it certainly can be

Far off enough that you can remount w/o interference.

[chicken feathers]

^ the silver lining

[~mikey b]

Normally I just think of glue for the screw holes, but one of my mounts one time from Tahoe Sports Hub had “glue” all up under the bindings platforms as well, pretty liberal amounts. Didn’t notice much expansion under the binding after full curing either. When I pulled those screws out, and tried taking bindings off, it seemed like there was quite a bit of added retention from the “glue” and binding bottom surface w/ the topsheet, but not so much it ruined anything during removal. I liked that.

I’ve only experienced this once, and I remember the guy who did it was the lead Tech at Tahoe Sports Hub and he did it for me last minute at the end of the day in less than 10 minutes time.

What was this, why was it done, and what kind of glue could it have been with little expansion?

Jesus - you need to stop going to the Sports Hub


and just so you know - the strongest glue in the world doesn’t matter if you aren’t putting screws into some actual material where the threads bite

“strongest glue” question just makes me laff - unless you think that the glue is what’s holding your mount together

[rjenz]

I think it is a K2 thing

Oh yip, watched that video. So K2/Line's stance measurement is from the 'core' center, which differs slightly from the straight tape center.

Not that you can tell where the core center is, so just trust the rec line printed on the ski then hey.

[~mikey b]

jesus you people are dumb

[halliday]

jesus you people are dumb

^^This

[Doremite]

Looking Rad, Sylvan. Cool color-way on those 95s. I have two HL mount projects on the horizon as well.

[bearcub69]

can anyone confirm what size screws to get for pivots off of slidewright?
ive seen conflicting info.. the pan heads are the factory screws, correct?

[Doremite]

can anyone confirm what size screws to get for pivots off of slidewright?
ive seen conflicting info.. the pan heads are the factory screws, correct?

Probably not conflicting more so the toe screw sizes change over time / model.

The pan heads are just a style of screw the Pivots uses in the heel. They have those thicker flat on both sides (pan) heads. The reward and forward heel screws are different lengths due to the inconsistent thickness of the base plate. I don’t recall seeing the pivot heel screw sizes change over time or recall the toe using pan heads.

[bearcub69]

Probably not conflicting more so the toe screw sizes change over time / model.

The pan heads are just a style of screw the Pivots uses in the heel. They have those thicker flat on both sides (pan) heads. The reward and forward heel screws are different lengths due to the inconsistent thickness of the base plate. I don’t recall seeing the pivot heel screw sizes change over time or recall the toe using pan heads.

maybe conflicting info was poor choice of words.. but I finally found a reference on slidewright that should work even without having calipers

https://www.slidewright.com/prodimag...ws_lengths.pdf

[waveshello]

maybe conflicting info was poor choice of words.. but I finally found a reference on slidewright that should work even without having calipers

https://www.slidewright.com/prodimag...ws_lengths.pdf

Those a machine threaded screws for skis with inserts installed. Is that what you're looking for? If you're after replacements for factory pivot screws, they are a bit harder to find.

[bearcub69]

Those a machine threaded screws for skis with inserts installed. Is that what you're looking for? If you're after replacements for factory pivot screws, they are a bit harder to find.

oh shoot.. thanks for catching that. im after factory replacement screws.

[waveshello]

Top to bottom:
Stock pivot heel screw
Cast heel riser screw
Slidewright 18mm pz#2 panhead

Those are your options for the longer heel screws, I'm not aware of anything else out there but still hoping someone has a better solution. You can buy a CAST hardware pack that comes with 4 of the long screws.

The toe screws and short heel screws are easier to find. Can't remember the exact lengths of those.