DIY touring adapter

seems like a lot of hassle and weight. If you really want adapters that bad you can find daywreckers for less than 100 bucks.

What is your aim out of building them over getting some daywreckers/daymakers? or why not go frame?

I had frame and the project sounds Kool. I just like to try

I dont have a photo but I cut out a block from a 2x4 that fit into a toe piece and mounted a door hinge on the front, with a modified tele toe piece that I could clamp to my boot. Worked surprisingly well but I wouldnt use it for anything dangerous. Just the woods behind my house or if the lift is on windhold. I have kingpins now so I'm probably not gonna use them ever again.

Green bastard, that's some serious unknown parts. I'm trying ot with a boot sole I'm gonna saw it off

benjamin.rolloGreen bastard, that's some serious unknown parts. I'm trying ot with a boot sole I'm gonna saw it off

??? Go on ebay and look up tele bindings and use home depot for everything else. the only modifications I needed to do to my boots were drilling 3 holes in the replaceable sole. An old boot sole won't have enough height unless you can fabricate some kind of spacer that will still retain some torsional rigidity. A 2x4 is cheap and with a pretty basic saw can be cut to proper dimensions to fit in a binding.

I've got some fiberglass I've been looking to use so I'm gonna fit the thing I make to the cut off boot sole and use fiberglass to make it flat.

I've been trying to create an adapter before I drop money on daymakers. I'm starting with 2x4 pieces, and if I can make a working adapter I may try to use different materials

Hey Chris here. Figured I'd drop a line here since I finally am finding myself a little freetime. Been following the thread for a while.

Any updates?
I definitely encourage the DIY aspect! Sure you might not get something super polished, light or fancy (right away) but you will probably have alot of fun coming up and testing what you make, and you might end up coming up with something that works really well! Either way it's worth it!

I'll post a few pics of our very first version of Daymakers. They were hacked together out of old Trekker parts, Aluminum channel and plywood. pretty janky but they actually worked and I used them quite a few times before the plywood toe lug broke. Another thing I can say is that you don't necessarily need a DIN shaped toe/heel lug, originally our design used rectangular metal tabs and that worked fine, we just decided that it looked weird and would potentially turn people off or might complicate fit with various (untested) bindings. The wood block in the picture was to test the fit of the rectangular lugs, so you can see what I mean.

We now carry spare parts on our store, which might be helpful to you. I can also set you up with some lugs if you need them. They attach with M3 screws. Shoot us an email at daymakertouring@gmail.com

If you end up completing this project and share some pics and info we'll help you out with a discounted pair of Daymakers for your efforts (if you decide you need them afterwards!)

Cheers, happy building, and never hesitate to get in touch if you think we can help!
-Chris

Wow thanks Chris! And everybody else. I just started putting something together and I figured I'd look here I haven't been on here. The tele binding cable is the greatest thing ever