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Possible to make a normal ski reverse camber/rockered?

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lyndon
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Well, Ill let you know. Apparently, they will just snap after you bend them the wrong way, but I really dont care..they are old skis that are just a bit too short.

Ive used 10 Guinness Book Of World Records
3 10lb weights
4 5lb weights
a box of FREEZE and FREESKIER magazines
a box with 2 pairs of Px12's
Poker set

here is the progres so far. They have no camber as of an hour ago, and they have been bending like this for a good 2 days now

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Apr 14 2007 5:38PM
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lyndon
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and its 80 lbs of weight on the skis
Apr 14 2007 5:39PM
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Desjardins
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i dont know if it will work without treating it with something, like maybe softening it up by heating it somehow
Apr 14 2007 5:40PM
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illianceblock
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it does work apparently, but like he said, i dont know how strong they will be afterwards.
Apr 14 2007 5:43PM
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kepler.
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thats gonna be epic if it work. but i'm pretty sure ski presses use a whole lot more pressure than that in the first place
Apr 14 2007 5:45PM
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Desjardins
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have you skied those?
Apr 14 2007 5:46PM
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bigwhite.steeze
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dang your the first person ive seen thats actually man'd up and done it...sickness. i hope that works but if it does then i doubt it will last long...i was thinking that if you have a couple of electric heaters you should set them up super close to the skis so they get pretty hot and leave them running while your doing this. it might make em bend more and keep the shape longer
Apr 14 2007 6:08PM
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andy_boy
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Try leaving it like that for a month.
Apr 14 2007 6:10PM
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SkiMN
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Thats the end result I was hoping for when I tried and failed. Your gonna want to go farther then the result you want by a long shit man.
Apr 14 2007 6:15PM
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lyndon
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bang on. As i have said, with just a 2 days like this, they have NO MORE camber, they are completely flat.
Apr 14 2007 6:16PM
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lyndon
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good idea, ill try that too.
Apr 14 2007 6:20PM
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WeK
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Post back with progress, looks really interesting especially with such little weight on it
Apr 14 2007 6:47PM
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WeK
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Plus, actually weight doesn't seem like it would matter. I mean as long as their bottoming out onto the ground, it doesn't seem like more weight would do much, they can only be pushed as far the they're off the ground.
Apr 14 2007 6:48PM
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illianceblock
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imagine if one of those skis popped off the stairs and hit you in the face or something.
Apr 14 2007 6:52PM
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uni-corn
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Ypu would die.

But i also read that you can put them in a sauna (if you are super rich) and that works better.
Apr 14 2007 7:08PM
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lyndon
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we dont have a sauna
Apr 14 2007 7:10PM
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lyndon
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but my grandparents do
Apr 14 2007 7:18PM
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uni-corn
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Ya, i saw on TGR that some guy put a little weight on his skis that he put on some saw horses and turned that thing on full blast.

But the  ost common way is the steps approach:
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Apr 14 2007 7:26PM
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Swan_Solo
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hahahaha
dude, you should take those skies out of the 'for sale'section in your sig
just a thought
lol
Apr 14 2007 7:27PM
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KillerMonkey
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Probably going to need to bend it more for a longer period of time.
Apr 14 2007 7:29PM
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=nick=
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i was actually thinking about doing the same thing as the guy in the stairs did with my scratch fs in 174, same as ur pros...plus ur pros have the thc core, like my fs, so i;d be really really interested in how this turns out
Apr 14 2007 7:29PM
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lyndon
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yeah, ill deff. post how it turns out...
Apr 14 2007 7:37PM
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Dr.Barq
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i think your gonna need more weight or alot more time, cause oyu figure the ski is designed to be under atleast 150 pounds of weight plus the g forces or accaully skiing it,
Apr 14 2007 7:41PM
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45.
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you should probably try and elevate it more to get more of a "bend" in it so when you take of the weight it still has a little reverse camber

Apr 14 2007 7:43PM
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skier24
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good idea. the heat should help the bending process...
post back w/ some reactions cause im thinking of trying that.
Apr 14 2007 11:38PM
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Love_Wins.
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Not sure that it'll work the way you want it to...But I'm curious anyway. As someone said, the reason it'll work on the Powder Plus (from the TGR thread on the stair method) is because of the metal in them that will hold a bend...but hey, you never know. At the very least I'd say you'll have some crazy soft skis for buttering on, but I'd elevate the tips and tails more, simply because once you take the weight off they are going to want to return to the original camber, so the more you can get them to bend, the better.
Apr 15 2007 4:32AM
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Literature
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My Chronics have reverse camber in the tips from too much buttering and ghetto landings. However, they have had the living shit beat out of them, so it makes sense.
Apr 15 2007 3:22PM
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Swan_Solo
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yeah, i've heard stories of people reversing the camber on Line's from skiing too hard
though i'm sure they're better now
Apr 15 2007 3:40PM
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Wolverine21
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my old 1260s have almost no camber in them, maybe i'll try to reverse it, they're my urban skis anyway.
Apr 15 2007 5:54PM
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Rajna
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makes me want to try it with my dogens that are beat to shit
Apr 15 2007 6:00PM
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illadelphlife
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Apr 15 2007 6:03PM
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pDails
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what about if you get like 2 saw horses and put the skis on the with only a little weight and then with time they will sink further and further? maybe put a heater under them. cause they are meant to take quick shots of flex, but not long term continuos
Apr 15 2007 6:03PM
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lyndon
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Uh, you registered yesterday, and you already have 28 posts? Also, wtf? Why would you post that? completely pointless
Apr 15 2007 7:00PM
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uni-corn
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or put it in a suana!!??!!??
Apr 15 2007 7:03PM
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mmckechnie
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good luck, it would be sick if it worked
Apr 15 2007 7:12PM
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InitialG
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haha I'll pry do this to my AR5's next summer once I've finally upgraded
Apr 15 2007 7:55PM
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fujative711
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Call me stupid but what is the point of this? What do rockered skis do?
Apr 15 2007 9:27PM
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Swan_Solo
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they rock
duh
Apr 15 2007 9:43PM
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uni-corn
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Im doing this!!! I have no fear. But i have a question........ How long do i leave them like this?
Apr 15 2007 9:50PM
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13stripes
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idk about the whole using the basment stairs trick that seems like its just making one pressure point and puttin a bend in only one place
but idk it would be saweet if it works
Apr 15 2007 9:51PM
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DopeSauce
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wow that looks like it would be sick if it worked... but they'll probably just go back to normal or snap next time you ride them
Apr 15 2007 9:53PM
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Reed.
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this looks real interesting, but arent most skis that are rockered also have reverse sidecut also?
Apr 15 2007 10:54PM
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NWFlow
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This is a splendid idea. I will wait anxiously for further notification...
Apr 16 2007 1:38AM
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FUUUCK
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i tried the extreme stair method with my fujatives, after an hour the edge started to pop out
Apr 16 2007 1:53PM
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Swick825
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just run them over with a Chevy Avalanche. Some lady decided to use that method on my T-Halls. Now i have one rockered ski.
Apr 16 2007 2:20PM
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13stripes
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hahaha that sucks man
Apr 16 2007 5:37PM
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salomonskiier12
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hmm, im not so sure that i trust this thread...
Apr 16 2007 6:36PM
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Sholte
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good luck, post pics when you finish
Apr 16 2007 7:44PM
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ski_powpow
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i tried it with an old pair of chronics but it didnt work.
Apr 16 2007 7:52PM
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