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I have a pair of Blizzard peacemakers that are well into being rock skis. Recently a rock took a gash into the ski and then hit the edge. The edge is now separating from the base underfoot for ~1/3 the length of the ski. I can hammer it back into place but it won’t stay.
I love the skis, they are the perfect rock skis but this could well mean doom to them. Given that they are old and near end of life I don’t mind the core shot, and was planning to use marine epoxy for that.
Does anyone have advice on what to use to reattach an edge to a base?
Any thoughts or ideas would be appreciated thanks.
Sometimes we must accept that the skis have gone through the goal post of life. More trouble than it's worth. Toast.
awittI have a pair of Blizzard peacemakers that are well into being rock skis. Recently a rock took a gash into the ski and then hit the edge. The edge is now separating from the base underfoot for ~1/3 the length of the ski. I can hammer it back into place but it won’t stay.
I love the skis, they are the perfect rock skis but this could well mean doom to them. Given that they are old and near end of life I don’t mind the core shot, and was planning to use marine epoxy for that.
Does anyone have advice on what to use to reattach an edge to a base?
Any thoughts or ideas would be appreciated thanks.
You can try to cut the section of base out and remove the edge so you can thoroughly clean the area, apply epoxy and clamp it back in or just hang those up and cycle your next skis in line for rock skis.
In order to do a proper edge repair, you’re gonna need to cut a box window into the base of your ski (cut out a chunk of base) to expose access to the edge. Once exposed you’d need to attach the edge to the core with tiny screw then plug back in the clean cut chunk of base which was initially removed. Epoxy all that together 👍🏻 Other than this, edge won’t hold long but you could repeatedly epoxy it.
