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PaleCelery
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I just got some FKS 155's and the heelpieces have holes in them where you jab your pole.  I really doubt this is a problem, but I dont like seeing holes in my equipment, not do I want to jab it too hard with my pole and break something. Have any of you ever filled them in with epoxy or some other sort of plasticy rubbery compound. Maybe rubber cement? Chewing Gum? Does anyone have any experience with this? I know I've seen many bindings with the same problem.
May 5 2009 12:27AM
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Balto
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epoxy! post all questions like this in the binding sticky!
May 5 2009 12:29AM
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PaleCelery
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Wouldn't the epoxy drip down into the spring mechanism, or whatever is in there?
May 5 2009 12:34AM
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Balto
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how big is the hole? pic?
May 5 2009 12:39AM
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pjbauer
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i would only use epoxy if i were you... pics will be helpful though
May 5 2009 12:43AM
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PaleCelery
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They are in the shop now, but its a fairly decent size. You could fit a ski pole in thurr. My estimate would be 7.2 mm in diameter.
May 5 2009 12:45AM
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Balto
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that is a very exact estimate
May 5 2009 12:55AM
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Caveman.
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You must have a good eye
May 5 2009 12:56AM
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strongmark
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that plastic on the heel doesnt serve any purpose beyond a cover for exposed metal. a lil hole in it is nothing to worry about.
May 5 2009 1:03AM
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PaleCelery
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These arent the same bindings, but to help illustrate the size of the hole, its about the size of the red circle.
May 5 2009 1:06AM
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PaleCelery
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Ah shit... forgot to post the pic....

Click for larger image
May 5 2009 1:06AM
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J-Wallz
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kind of ard to see what is going on in the picture. but does it go all the way down to the metal or is i just a crater in the plastic
May 5 2009 10:47AM
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pjbauer
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take a picture of the actual heal piece containing the whole
May 5 2009 10:57AM
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Caveman.
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Read the thread.
May 5 2009 1:33PM
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pjbauer
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when you get it back from the shop that is
May 5 2009 7:48PM
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uni-corn
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Spell hole right.
May 5 2009 8:02PM
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AJizzle
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Its the exact same size as his wank, 7.2mm
May 5 2009 9:26PM
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TheClap.
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god awful joke

you just stright up suck

May 5 2009 9:50PM
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AJizzle
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yeah in a terrible mood earlier, felt like making horrible dick jokes
May 6 2009 1:05AM
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quebecfreestyler
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Use  some jbstick weld,  instead of straight up epoxy?
http://www.builderdepot.com/seo/JBWELDCOMPANY_BM/203959_8267-S_J-B_STICK_WELD.ihtml

tadam


The epoxy wouldnt get in the mechanism anyway.
May 6 2009 7:39AM
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PaleCelery
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+k. That is exactly  the kind of product I was looking for
May 6 2009 1:18PM
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no_steeze
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hey everybody, billy mays here with yet another fantastic product, i call this, Mighty Putty

that might work, idk, it'd be interesting to see, certainly easy to use to fill the hole
May 6 2009 1:30PM
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PaleCelery
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May 6 2009 1:34PM
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MarkieR
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haha those used to be my skis! were you able to utilize the original binding holes?
May 6 2009 4:21PM
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PaleCelery
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No, I wear a sz 31.0 (not sure of the bsl) so I had no choice but to re drill.

Those skis have seen some serious abuse this season though, and now they've been mounted 2.5 times, but they still seem to ski fine, despite the fact that they are delaminating underfoot. They are my urban skis now so it's whatever.
May 6 2009 5:32PM
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