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My edge is cracked :(

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tschiman
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So yeah, I've been riding rails in the park a lot this year and my edge has finnally cracked. I want to repair but am having trouble coming up with a solution. Right now my plan is to get some JB weld inbetween the ski and edge and clamp it in there till it is solid then sand down any excess.

Any suggestions... like clip the part of the edge that is ripped off, or special bonding agent, or ride it like it is, or shoot myself in the foot and get new skis?

Thanks
Feb 7 2007 9:17PM
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Luc.
Posts: 7540 - Karma: 59
you should be fine man. what skis are they??? the edge should stay in for quite some time. i have never thought about welding edges but it might work...not sure...u might end up melting the edges worse...pm me with specifics.
Feb 7 2007 9:22PM
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Abes2009
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go to a shop theyll fix it for about 80 bucks if you want it done right and never fall apart
Feb 7 2007 9:34PM
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titsLOL
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ohhhhh noooooooooooo A CRACKED EDGE!!!!! ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh get new skis asap before they explode and you die!!!!


it doesn't matter.
Feb 7 2007 9:38PM
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titsLOL
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wait is the edge just cracked, or is it actually torn out? cuz I thought you meanted it was cracked till i saw what you said about clipping it...
Feb 7 2007 9:39PM
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SwitchMahFuckah
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if they are just your shitty jib/urban skis just epoxy them
Feb 7 2007 10:11PM
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wdbo.
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shit happens
Feb 7 2007 10:12PM
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49566738265
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my friend has a pair with no less than 5 edge cracks between the skis and he still uses them for park
Feb 7 2007 10:40PM
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Swick825
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one crack aint that big of a deal.
Feb 7 2007 10:45PM
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Grimace.
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deff get new skis
Feb 7 2007 10:49PM
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milkdud951
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ive got upwards of 10 cracks on one edge. You'll be ok.
Feb 7 2007 10:53PM
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slimbruddah
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i cracked my last year troubles edges 5 times. But on the 5th crack the edge tore out and now they're totaled.
Feb 8 2007 1:22AM
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titsLOL
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you'd be surprised how little that actually affects the skiing. like if its for a park ski it really doesn't matter that much. Last spring I rode tuckermans on mt washington with some troublemakers with a tone of edge missing. it sucks on ice, but dull edges suck on ice too so whatever. I wouldn't deem your skis totalled just cuz you ripped out some edge.
Feb 8 2007 1:24AM
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(Jonesy)
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word. you can ski that shit till it becomes physically impossible to ski them.
Feb 8 2007 3:20AM
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tschiman
Posts: 3 - Karma: 10
thanks, I'm gonna try to epoxy the edge back in place just so it doesn't hang down in the snow.
Feb 8 2007 12:54PM
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jeffery7
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ya i got 3 cracks on my AR5's and they have been fine, but i have a question? would sodering your edges help or would it just pop out?
Feb 8 2007 3:41PM
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CTD
Posts: 6300 - Karma: 348
no, cut it out, file down the ends so they dont catch. if you really wanna go full out, you can build an epoxy edge which will hold up on rails. what you do is build a lil mould on the edge that you can pour into. once it dries, peel off the mould, and sand the base and edge of the epoxy down to meet everything else. it works fine. the mould can just be packing tape on cardboard or something, just clamped to the ski on the side or base.
Feb 8 2007 4:00PM
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Ar5king
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what ski
Feb 8 2007 4:01PM
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