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How to center mount bindings.

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megustabong
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alright so i searchbared and did not really find anything, and also no videos on youtube helped at all.  i have my old pair of skis that i want to use as my urbans but i want them center mounted.  i dont want to pey the 30 bucks for my shop to mount them for me so i want to do them myself.  so if anyone could plese tell me how, or sned a link to a video that i could watch that would be very much appriciated.  i really want this done, and dont want to spend all that extra cash for the ship when im sure they can do it in about 5 minutes. 

Nov 5 2009 7:41PM
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PeterWojnar
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Take them to a ski shop. You don't have the templates, you don't have the limit depth drill bits. You can buy those, but they'll cost you more than 30, not to mention the experience you'll have to rack up to make it safe

Just take them to a shop and pony up 30 bucks, it'll be way cheaper than the hospital bill when your bindings pull out on the takeoff of a big booter.
Nov 5 2009 7:45PM
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timmi
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center of your foot in the center of the ski...

and just use the risers to trace a pattern on paper then use the paper to know where to draw the holes. make sure the holes are slightly smaller than the size of the screw.
Nov 5 2009 7:46PM
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ScuffDUFF
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Just do it!
Nov 5 2009 7:47PM
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spliff.Life
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he said its strictly urban....

i would suggest taking them to a shop,,,,,,but if not


i personally, (dont do this) saying that for lawsuit) would measure to the center of each ski, get a line in the middle then take your boot length, divide by two, put the toe\heel pieces that far from center and make sure itll fit, then drill draw hole markers, drill by measuring the screw and wrap tape around the cut off point on the bit so it doesnt go too deep, again i said DO NOT DO THIS, take it to a shop, goodluck
Nov 5 2009 7:55PM
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PeterWojnar
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if it's strictly urban, that's all the more reason not to mount yourself. Next time you get your tip in the wrong spot, would you rather your bindings or your skis release?
Nov 5 2009 8:03PM
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BWalmer
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If you REALLY, REALLY want to do this then here:

Nov 5 2009 8:06PM
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A.Matyjaszek
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"or as the europeans call, a handheld drilling device." pretty funny
Nov 5 2009 9:06PM
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skiseemore
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if you have to ask dont drill yourself
Nov 5 2009 9:46PM
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jibbnsteezy
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id take to the shop and have them do it. i rather have shop do it for 30 and if you mess up youll regret it.
Nov 5 2009 9:47PM
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GNARBARSTAR
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take your time, measure 5 times drill once.
do you know how to set forward pressure?
if not to the shop with you.
i'm worried because apparently you don't know how to use google.....
to the ski shop with you!
Nov 6 2009 1:16AM
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aoe
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Glad to see my vid is still making its rounds....

But I must warn you, it is not easy! remember that....
Nov 6 2009 1:32AM
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I_Am_Mod
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The following is not correct in any way and im not responsible for any messed up skis/accidents ....
this is "a" way to centermount skis for urban, usually i would not suggest centermounting because most skis aren't designed to be centered...
but this works for urban/garbage skis

here we go:

since your ski is (probably) asymmetrical, don't just measure the length and take the middle...

the whole point of center mounting rail/urban skis is to balance out your swing.
The only skis that are balanced in geometric center are symmetrical or almost symmetrical skis...

so what you do is quite simple, balance your ski on something, this can go from your finger to a screwdriver, washingline, the back of a seat, whatever....

What you're looking for is the point where when you support your ski there its completely leveled and in balance....

mark that spot with a marker, then take your bindings + boot
present the boot inside the bindings and line that shit up so the center-mark of your boot (small dash or arrow on the shell of your boot, somewhere in the middle underfoot) lines up with your balance point,

now it gets tricky, make sure your bindings are perfectly positioned (parallel to the ski) then take a marker or screwdriver and push through the screw-holes in your bindings to make small indentations/marks on your topsheet (this can also be done using a stencil or jig but for urban skis you just want te get the job done and so far it worked this way for 3 pair of my skis, no ripped out bindings yet !

Now you remove your bindings and boot and you should be left with like 8 or more marks/indentations on your topsheet....

now comes the tricky part, you're best off with a "column drill"
(??? dont know what correct english word is; its a drill thats fixed in the vertical position and can be raised/lowered very precisely with a wheel/lever)

you drill on the marks you've made, how deep? measure your screws and drill screw length + 1 mm deep
what size of drill? you take the inside diameter of your screw (between the threads) and take -1mm drill...

so when you've drilled the holes, screw your binding on and go shred some rails!

if you do happen to drill through the base of your ski: no problem, just take a ptex candle and fill it up; urban skis will endure a lot worse than a clean thru 'n thru ...


Enjoy shredding urban !
Nov 6 2009 8:43AM
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