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Binding Screws Poking Through Ski Base

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GrapeHunter
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So I just got my new Line Traveling Circus 2015 skis mounted and as I was summer skiing, I realized that the screws were poking through the base. The screws themselves weren't through the base, but they were pushing little lumps of the base up. Is this bad? Anybody ever had this happen?
Sep 27 2015 11:19AM
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Skibumsmith
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Sounds like that shop owes you a new pair of skis.
Sep 27 2015 11:24AM
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veng_m
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SkibumsmithSounds like that shop owes you a new pair of skis.


This, and please post in gear talk next time OP.
Sep 27 2015 11:43AM
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GayWolf420
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SkibumsmithSounds like that shop owes you a new pair of skis.


What this guy said. They'll probably say some shit like "its probably your summer setup" to cover their ass but this is a blatant fuck up on their part. Take them back and let them know.
Sep 27 2015 12:26PM
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Steamboiz
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absolutely bring your skis into that shop, i would try to replace them with a better pair that the shop carries, try to stay away from shitty line cap sidewall skis, things like this are bound to happen when you go the cheap route
Sep 27 2015 2:29PM
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kalle.
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FROSTYMANEabsolutely bring your skis into that shop, i would try to replace them with a better pair that the shop carries, try to stay away from shitty line cap sidewall skis, things like this are bound to happen when you go the cheap route


tbh, this has nothing to do with how much the ski costs, it's about the tech guy doing things wrong and using too long screws to mount op's skis and ruining them. but i do agree on the point that op should go back to the shop and get new skis cause what it seems is that the shop fucked up
Sep 27 2015 2:38PM
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Steamboiz
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kalle.tbh, this has nothing to do with how much the ski costs, it's about the tech guy doing things wrong and using too long screws to mount op's skis and ruining them. but i do agree on the point that op should go back to the shop and get new skis cause what it seems is that the shop fucked up

I'll agree that this is definitely more shop error than a materials issue, but when skis are made with better materials, its harder to f*ck em up like that shop kid did in this situation.
Sep 27 2015 2:50PM
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GrapeHunter
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If I take them back into the shop, what do I tell them? I feel like they are going to say, "Well, those are the bindings you gave us, not our problem." Is this going to impact the way the ski rides?
Sep 27 2015 3:30PM
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rozboon
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SkibumsmithSounds like that shop owes you a new pair of skis.


It sounds like they need to take the bindings back off and check the screw length and that the holes were drilled to depth.
Usually this happens because either the screw is too long or because the tech left some shit in the bottom of the screw holes so that when they drove the screws in it pushes a little bump on the base. But if you've just got little bumps, not big bubbles, they will be completely fine.
Sep 27 2015 4:13PM
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Dr.Rick_Marshall
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Pretty common mistake especially if the ski has a thinner core. You won't get new skis but take them back and I am sure they will pull the screws out and get the screws sized down. The skis will be as good as new after that.
Sep 27 2015 11:11PM
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tomPietrowski
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rozboonIt sounds like they need to take the bindings back off and check the screw length and that the holes were drilled to depth.
Usually this happens because either the screw is too long or because the tech left some shit in the bottom of the screw holes so that when they drove the screws in it pushes a little bump on the base. But if you've just got little bumps, not big bubbles, they will be completely fine.


This is good advice. We had it this season with a certain ski. Both my other techs mounted seperate pairs and got slight dimples on the base. We thought it was the screws as it was the same biding and ski both times but it turned out to be tech error in both (expensive) cases. It's hard to know what they will do. If you got both ski and binding from the shop it would be new skis. But because you just brought them in to mount I don't think you will get new skis. As rozboon said it's highly unlickley there is any real damage and if tey remove the bindings and carefully mount again you should be fine. They should certainly refund the mount.
Sep 28 2015 12:04AM
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KneeDrop
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skigl198If I take them back into the shop, what do I tell them? I feel like they are going to say, "Well, those are the bindings you gave us, not our problem." Is this going to impact the way the ski rides?


This actually happens more often because the tech used too short of a drill bit, and when they crank the screw all the way in, it pushes the core they didn't drill into the base which causes dimples....way more common than too long of screws because screws come with the binders and skis that require shorter screws tend to make it known..

See if the topsheet says anything like 3.5x9 or 4.1x9(or 9.5), and if so tell them they clearly drilled with a 3.5/4.1x7. If you sound like you know, they'll think you know
Sep 28 2015 12:51AM
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haggis_hunter
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Theres always a risk that they have compromised the bond of the core to the base as well, with the screw forcing the layers apart, they could have also split the grain of the core along bottom. Unless your on FIS stock most ski cores are pretty easy to split the wood on. The stronger mirco laminates of the FIS cores reduce the chance of splitting the grains.
Sep 28 2015 6:52AM
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