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P18/FKS bending (non-disassembly method)

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LC.
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Well, just to let folks know who might be interested, I mounted my FKS 155s to my Scratch FS today. They needed a bend to 85mm so I bent them out to about 90 just in case they end up on a wider ski down the line, using the non-dissasembly method described by Goirdyman on TGR at http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=83419 (picutures aren't working for me just now for some reason).

Anyway, it took me about 8-10 minutes in total to bend the pair compared to about 40 minutes it's taken me to do it the old way in the past a few times, and I'm damn pleased with the result. Our workshop is at -2 just now (we're complaining to the health and safety board this week) and no signs of cracking. I really recommend this method.
Dec 21 2007 8:16PM
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lyndon
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Yeah, seems like an easy method, but Im not sure if Im convinced. Ive seen people crack thier baseplates because they put too much torque on the binding when bending.

Even though its more timely to take them apart to bend the brakes, I would much rather trust myself to pop off the metal baseplate, remove the brake, bend, and put it back together.


Just a question, is this an easier method for bending the brakes REALLY wide, as opposed to just 5 or 10 mm? Ill be bending a set of FKS over a pair of 169 Hellbents closer to the end of this season, and am wondering if its worth trying this method.
Dec 21 2007 9:53PM
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dave44
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So you are getting 'Bents after all?
Dec 21 2007 10:14PM
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lyndon
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Yeah, at the end of this season, as my ski for whistler in April. Ill still need to get a park ski, as my ar6's wont hold up much longer.
Dec 21 2007 10:35PM
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LC.
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Yeah, I thought that might happen to and I was a little dubious when I started the first bend, but a guy on TGR assured me that if you crank the vice as tight as you can then you're not going to snap anything, so it was all good. From a time point of view, I can't see myself ever taking them apart again, especially when there's other customers to be served and they need to be done there and then.

As for going really wide, it's probably not any easier, in fact it might be harder. The beauty of it was that I didn't need to measure and mark anything. I knew I needed to start the bend at about 5mm out from the heel housing on each side so I clamped with a 5mm vice grip resting against the housing and bent around that, so each side was perfectly even. If you needed to bend out like 2cm on each side then you'd need vice grips with jaws 2cm wide - I don't think you'd be able to immobilise the part not to be bent if the grips weren't resting against the heelpiece to brace it, if you know what I mean.
Dec 22 2007 3:13AM
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