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HELP!!! I need some insight about what to do with my broken edge

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FightClub27
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So of course like every other park skier, I have a good amount of edge cracks on my skis but never really pay any attention to them. but about halfway through the season one of my cracks became a little more than just a crack and now its really scaring me! as you can see in the pictures, the edge is popping out, against the grain.
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Things I've tried:
-Hammering it back in
-epoxy the edge back in and clamp for 2 days
-I tried to stop the bleeding by just cutting about an inch of the edge off and fill it in with something but ON3P has some wicked hard edges and i couldn't even dent the edge with a hack saw
-Praying

everything has failed and Ive run out of ideas. my next idea was pretty major so I figured I should ask someone more knowledgeable than myself first but i was thinking of cutting the base back and bending the edge back in toward the ski to bend it back into place, and then epoxy it again. Ive felt it catch on things and it definitely had the potential to get worse and pull out more edge

Any help? Thanks
Apr 4 2014 5:33PM 5 0
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RudyGarmisch
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What epoxy did you use? I'd clean it out with a exact I as best I could and give clamping and g-flex one more go before attempting major surgery.
Apr 4 2014 6:17PM 0 0
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Skroob
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I lost about 1.5 inches of edge on a pair of mantras, you need to first cut out the piece of base that is covering the screw holes from your edge.  Then place edge back into place fill with epoxy til you only have about .25 inches til the epoxy is flush with base.  Clamp in place and let dry then fill remaining hole with p-tex.  Not sure if this will work for you as my piece of missing edge was at the tip of my ski but worked fine for me.
Apr 4 2014 7:33PM 0 0
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iggyskier
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Cut it out and fill it. Cutting that with a hacksaw will suck, but a dremel will do the trick.

If you want, send them back to the ON3P factory and we will clean them up for you and return them. Just email me if you want to go that way.
Apr 4 2014 7:57PM 2 0
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FightClub27
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Thanks for the responses, I think I might try a different type of epoxy and see what happens. Iggyskier I just might do that!
Apr 4 2014 8:32PM 0 0
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iggyskier
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Honestly, getting stuff like that to re-bond is super difficult. It is a lot easier and usually stronger to just cut the edge out, seal it up, and keep skiing without the edge.

G-flex is the best epoxy we've found for repairs.
Apr 4 2014 8:44PM 1 0
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freeski1620
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This would be the major surgery route. haha.
Apr 4 2014 9:15PM 0 0
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FightClub27
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Yeah thats the conclusion ive come to, The one problem is that the edges are so hard!! which i guess im happy about but not in this case, I'll have to get my hands on a dremel
Apr 4 2014 9:37PM 0 0
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.lencon
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You have 2 options in my opinion.
1. Take it in to a honest ski shop. Usually they have the expensive equipment that can fix crap like that.
2. Go urban on those babies!
Apr 4 2014 10:02PM 0 0
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.lencon
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The reason I say an honest ski shop is because most have the equipment to fix but just try to sell you another ski
Apr 4 2014 10:03PM 0 0
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FightClub27
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I tried option 1, took it to my local shop where a couple friends work and they said all they would feel comfortable doing would be to epoxy it. option 2, they've got plenty of park laps left! just a minor setback
Apr 5 2014 4:02AM 0 0
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.lencon
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Okay then. Epoxy was my first guess anyway but since that hasn't worked it might just be a really stubborn edge.
Apr 5 2014 6:08AM 0 0
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.squirrely.
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based on my experience with edges, no matter what you do with a edge crack or rip out once its gone you cant fix it, if you ski primarily park. if its just a park ski then id cut off the piece sticking out so it doesnt catch, and dull the area with a diamond stone or something of the like. youll be missing maybe an half inch of edge but ive never been able to tell a difference.
Apr 5 2014 8:13AM 0 0
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