Installing 75 mm, 3-pin, NN bindings ?
Our trusty old Karhu Kodiak skis bit the dust last spring. It was pretty
strange, 3 out of 4 of the skis lost the rear part of the mutigrade laminate in the span of about 3 hours of back country exploring. We got about 20 years out of them so no complaints. Anyway, I just ordered some new skis and plan to move the old bindings over since the old boots (pjaxor) are still in great shape and we have no desire to get rid of them. The question is where I can find instructions on how to drill the holes for the bindings and what glue to use for the plastic foot-pads. The bindings are TROLL NN, 75 mm, 3-pin. I'd also be interested in any shop in the Los Angeles area that could be trusted to do the job for me ... not a chain store with a HS kid who has never installed a NN binding before. Thanks for any leads. Yes, the e-mail address works. -Sven |
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In article , Sven wrote: Anyway, I just ordered some new skis and plan to move the old bindings over since the old boots (pjaxor) are still in great shape and we have no desire to get rid of them. The question is where I can find instructions on how to drill the holes for the bindings and what glue to use for the plastic foot-pads. The bindings are TROLL NN, 75 mm, 3-pin. _ It's pretty straightforward. The first choice to make is "Pins on balance point" or "Pins on chord center". For Kodiak type skis I think pins on balance point is the way to go. This is the line on which the ski will balance (i.e. 50 % of the weight on one side, 50% on the other ). On many skis this point is the same as chord center. The article covers the basics of drilling and glueing. http://www.telemarktips.com/BindingMount.html _ I'd encourage you to use marine epoxy, MarineTex is great if a bit expensive. The thing to remember with Epoxy is that "less is more", use the least amount of epoxy you can. I generally put a q-tip sized dollop on the screw. The ski techs in the shop will tell you that epoxy is overkill and scare you with "melting core" stories. They generally use a good quality waterproof wood glue. This works reasonably well, and if you have it handy is probably just as good. Wood glues have improved greatly over the years. _ I've been mounting XC bindings on my own skis for 30 years and I've never had an epoxy mount come loose or damage my ski. It is possible to mess things up if you use too much epoxy and epoxy is much more expensive, so I can see why shops have switched over to wood glue. _ Booker C. Bense -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQCVAwUBP6J8G2TWTAjn5N/lAQFv2wP+Kv+Y0qGv0pIGHmXchJ2lMgfsyijJ4z+c yB+nVkDdJ1LEyU0k0pPFzLzC2UDbV8rfrWxZVPm1KuGW1nxYb4 DT7y/Gc2zbvSoY 2xIJzfxMfz4XNEleWZADujr2/TXIzAaW6WLpYAXAMa0Td/72AHoOeEYpiQCxtZMf noAaVcVD6og= =5PS4 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- |
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bbense+rec.skiing.backcountry.Oct.31.03@telemark. slac.stanford.edu wrote: _ It's pretty straightforward. The first choice to make is .... http://www.telemarktips.com/BindingMount.html Thanks to both Booker and Serge. Excellent and helpful answers ! -Sven |
On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 15:13:32 +0000 (UTC),
bbense+rec.skiing.backcountry.Oct.31.03@telemark. slac.stanford.edu wrote: _ I'd encourage you to use marine epoxy, MarineTex is great if a bit expensive. The thing to remember with Epoxy is that "less is more", use the least amount of epoxy you can. I generally put a q-tip sized dollop on the screw. The ski techs in the shop will tell you that epoxy is overkill and scare you with "melting core" stories. They generally use a good quality waterproof wood glue. This works reasonably well, and if you have it handy is probably just as good. Wood glues have improved greatly over the years. _ I've been mounting XC bindings on my own skis for 30 years and I've never had an epoxy mount come loose or damage my ski. It is possible to mess things up if you use too much epoxy and epoxy is much more expensive, so I can see why shops have switched over to wood glue. Shops use wood glue in part because it is simpler to work with, and in part because removing it neatly is much more possible. I've had good success with high-end wood glue. Happy trails, Gary (net.yogi.bear) ------------------------------------------------ at the 51st percentile of ursine intelligence Gary D. Schwartz, Needham, MA, USA Please reply to: garyDOTschwartzATpoboxDOTcom |
http://www.telemarktips.com/BindingMount.html
When I click on this link I get taken to a site written in Arabic and showing a number of color cartoon squares. I tried this several times with the same result. Just a heads-up. |
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