Hi, thank you for the video, very useful. The 3d printed jig you have seems a little bit different than the one from thingiverse, did you change something? Yours have two wheels. Other question: if I understand correctly you don't rely on the boots measurement written on the rails, but rather you try to be centered to have maximum freedom of adjustments back and forth is that right? I would like to do the same but wondering how much the position of the rails affect the flex of the skis, what do you think?
Hey there, I wonder if the thingiverse link changed? No doubt demo bindings can affect the flex of a ski. Skis that are softer will be more adversely affected - that said a stiff ski with metal shouldn’t be impacted too much. So it really comes down to what you’re mounting!
Hi@@ChrisWhitcomb90 Thank you for your reply. I actually printed the jig and seems to work fine, slightly off but I doubt I would feel half a mm of difference ;). About the flex, you mean that for instance a ski with Titanal plate on top wouldn't be impacted too much?
Ski drill bit sizes for wood core ski 3.5 x 9.5 , 3.6 x 9, 3.6 x 9.5 or 3.5 x 7. I believe you recommended a 3.9 for wood. If you did that is incorrect. The industry standard for screw heads is Posidrive #3 not Phillips. Every ski and binding manufacturers tech manuals always recommend tapping the screw holes of metal skis with a 12 AB tap to cut the threads in the metal. Also they recommen a wood glue not epoxy to lubricate and seal the screw from moisture. All of this is industry standard stuff in shop technical mauls and in binding certification.
Fully aware of industry standards @thomasmedeiros5722. These skis have metal hence the larger diameter drill bit, and I like using a long set epoxy as it gives a better seal! Thanks for dropping some knowledge :))
They pop up time to time on eBay, there are a few jigs starting to surface on the secondary market that are 3D printed. They are not as dummy proof but certainly do the trick.
Hi, thank you for the video, very useful. The 3d printed jig you have seems a little bit different than the one from thingiverse, did you change something? Yours have two wheels. Other question: if I understand correctly you don't rely on the boots measurement written on the rails, but rather you try to be centered to have maximum freedom of adjustments back and forth is that right? I would like to do the same but wondering how much the position of the rails affect the flex of the skis, what do you think?
Hey there, I wonder if the thingiverse link changed?
No doubt demo bindings can affect the flex of a ski. Skis that are softer will be more adversely affected - that said a stiff ski with metal shouldn’t be impacted too much.
So it really comes down to what you’re mounting!
Hi@@ChrisWhitcomb90 Thank you for your reply. I actually printed the jig and seems to work fine, slightly off but I doubt I would feel half a mm of difference ;). About the flex, you mean that for instance a ski with Titanal plate on top wouldn't be impacted too much?
Ski drill bit sizes for wood core ski 3.5 x 9.5 , 3.6 x 9, 3.6 x 9.5 or 3.5 x 7. I believe you recommended a 3.9 for wood. If you did that is incorrect. The industry standard for screw heads is Posidrive #3 not Phillips. Every ski and binding manufacturers tech manuals always recommend tapping the screw holes of metal skis with a 12 AB tap to cut the threads in the metal. Also they recommen a wood glue not epoxy to lubricate and seal the screw from moisture. All of this is industry standard stuff in shop technical mauls and in binding certification.
You don’t use wood glue on skis that do not have wood cores.
Fully aware of industry standards @thomasmedeiros5722. These skis have metal hence the larger diameter drill bit, and I like using a long set epoxy as it gives a better seal! Thanks for dropping some knowledge :))
any tips on where to get a look pivot jig?
They pop up time to time on eBay, there are a few jigs starting to surface on the secondary market that are 3D printed. They are not as dummy proof but certainly do the trick.