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Mounted my own skis....

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uni-corn
Posts: 13846 - Karma: 651
So i go to my shop today(that i work at) and they let me mount my own sticks! Sick, i was pumped. Now i have never done it before on a pair of good skis, but i know how to do it. I get there and, looking at my skis, the bit needed is a 3.5/9.5.

Ok, cool. Easy as that. Buuuuttttt, they didnt have it. I decided to go with a 3.6/9. Closest one i could find without making the diameter/depth go waaayyyy too big.

So i drill them just fine and i go to mount them, and to my pleasant surprise, they screw in just fine! No bubble in the bases at all. Like a fucking champ. So pretty much, i am never paying for mounting again.

Any other experiences like this?

And btw, they are 07/08 Rossi Ghetto's and FKS 155's
Nov 28 2008 9:19PM
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A.R.
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sick man, i love being able to mount my own stuff.
Nov 28 2008 9:21PM
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skisquaw@420
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yea they bits range from 3.5-3.6x9-9.5 depending on the manufacturer. my main advice is to always screw bindings in by hand so you dont strip the holes
Nov 28 2008 9:28PM
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Silence
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stoked man. glad it worked out for you
Nov 28 2008 9:34PM
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MEGAZORD
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Length of the bit really is determined by the thickness of the ski.  The diameter on the other hand, is determined by the ski material.  As a general rule, if the ski has metal in it, use 4.1.  regular wood core, 3.6.

Again that is just a general rule. 
Nov 28 2008 9:41PM
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buchanan.
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yeeaahh i mounted my JJ's myself. first pair of skis i have ever mounted, all the techs were bussy and  really wanted them mounted (work at a shop too). was sooooo scared id fuck them up, replacing them would have been reeaaally hard and expesive as fuck. now it just needs to snow more so that i can take them out without putting some big core shots in em. 
Nov 28 2008 10:57PM
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powderhound100
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how can I learn to mount my own skis??? I have a pair of hella old skis from my dad that I want to try on.
Nov 29 2008 12:36AM
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s_k_i_e_r
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u pretty much have to have a jig and the right bit u will want to use a 3.5/9 if the skis dont have metal if they do u will want to use a 4.6/9. its pretty tuff if u dont have the right stuff if u do its way easy
Nov 29 2008 2:08PM
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