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Dynafit Mounting
- airpoppoff
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I'd be willing to drop them off with someone in Seattle, or closer, any suggestions?
TIA
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do a trial mount on a 2x4, get it dialed in good then make a template off that.
drill holes just right, apply glue, screw in dynafiddles with direct downward presure.
not too tight you don't want a spinner.
easy and sets you free
bobby
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- Charlie Hagedorn
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do a trial mount on a 2x4,
This! When you're done, you'll know if you can do it. If you're worried about repeatability, just flip the 2x4 over and do it again (make sure not to strip the screwheads ...)
If you want a shop to do it, there are plenty of great choices in Seattle. I'd trust Marmot and ProSki Seattle to do my skis, as I've seen their work firsthand on partner's skis, but lots of other shops should be great too.
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- airpoppoff
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dukes are more difficult to mount imo.
do a trial mount on a 2x4, get it dialed in good then make a template off that.
drill holes just right, apply glue, screw in dynafiddles with direct downward presure.
not too tight you don't want a spinner.
easy and sets you free
bobby
Thats what I'm talkin about. Why have I never thought of this?
Thanks for the input guys, I'm prolly going to try this, I'm in Yakima so really Seattle shops are the closest for me.
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- Charlie Hagedorn
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www.slidewright.com/alpine-binding-mounting-drill-bits.php
If mounting with a paper template, I check and recheck centering obsessively.
Happy mounting!
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Not sure what happened to Dynafit for Dummies I
www.turns-all-year.com/skiing_snowboardi...01.msg52207#msg52207
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www.tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.p...t=mount+fucking+skis
I highly recommend the paper technique to find the center of the ski and I also used a transparency instead of paper for the template. Also, use a punch before drilling. It keeps the drill bit from slipping. Good luck!
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This way you can actually calculate centering and precise distances for your mount and see how well your boot fits in that test mount before you drill into a ski.
2 x 4's aren't straight, or flat, nor do they have crisp edges to make measurements off of... A flatter, straighter piece of practice material allows you to get a better idea of how accurate your actual mount will be on a ski. Good luck....
that's just my $.02
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www.wildsnow.com/articles/dynafit_mount_...it_mount_2001_1.html
useful tools:
www.tognar.com/binding-drill-bit-alpine-...nordic-adult-junior/
www.tognar.com/12ab-ski-tap-metal-top-sheet
www.tognar.com/tap-handle-0-1-4/
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Go to the Little Red School House past Naches and have Kim mount them for you. He is an old school guy and can do any mounting even if he doesn't have a template. Same thing though let him know where you want them on your skis
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- Robie
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From the "Bottom Feeders workshop"
1) Somewhat mentioned above but again it's very important there is clearance in any and all binding holes for the screws to easily pass through. If not the thread will lock between binding and ski and leave a gap. In other words the diameter of any binding screw hole must be bigger than the outside diameter of any screw. This may be the number one reason for binding attachment to ski failure that I have seen over the years.
2) Tapping the screw hole is important most especially if you have a metal top sheet. I make my own tap using a binding screw and dremel disc my own longitudital groves (2) . Works good as most metal layers are alu or similar soft non ferrous metal.
3 Heartily concur on pre mounting on 2x4 ,1x4 or plywood.
4) Drink beer
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As I had them on the bench, I noticed something weird....
Problem is I don't know if one is bent down, or the other one is bent up. Anyone know if it can be fixed? They are 2 years old I doubt K2 would do anything? The one in the back is right about 3/4" taller than the other one just in the front, not the rear.
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For the bent ski tips -- the question is -- do you want to straigten the bent one -- or bend the straight one? What's wrong with some extra tip rocker?
either way -- clamping the skis in the desired formation and gently warming them with a heat gun until they relax should even things up. I've used this method to add tip rocker to conventionally rockered skis
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I've used this method to add tip rocker to conventionally rockered skis
really ? Pray, tell us more. Perhaps in another thread with pics .
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I would love to see some detail on this. I need to get this biaotch bent back.really ? Pray, tell us more. Perhaps in another thread with pics .
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- Randito
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I clamped the skiis onto my workbench using C-clamps and pieces of 1x2 as both pads and blocks . With the tips blocked up on two pieces of 1x2 under the tip and clamped against the bench mid way between the tip and the toe piece I heated the ski with a heat gun until the I could see the tension in the ski relax. Let the ski cool for to room temp and the repeat on the other ski.
I did this with some skis I got for free and it definitely improved how they skiied off piste. I used them a half dozen times after the mod with no delamination detected. YMMV
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