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Help mounting a monoski

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DorianF
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I have been experimenting with mono-skis for quite a while (5+ years) and they are a lot of fun, but the current market offerings do not suit my needs. most mono-skis are stiff and directional and not at all meant for use in the park. Initially that was fine, but as my skills with a mono ski progressed I wanted something softer that i could butter with, and more importantly I wanted something twin tipped that i could go backwards on occasionally if i had to. this lead me to experimenting with mounting ski bindings onto snowboards.

That worked great for a while. it was soft and i could butter it, and it was twin tipped. perfect. i started learning rails with it, and that's were my current dilemma begins. i keep ripping the bindings out. Due to the fact that snowboards are slightly wider than your typical mono-boards there is a lot of stress on it, and when going down something with moguls or when hopping onto rails the bindings tend to rip out after a few runs.

They last for a while, but Im on snowboard number 3, and i really think there has to be a better way.

what is the strongest way to mount bindings to it?

Im thinking along the lines of drilling through the snowboard and mounting some rivnuts to a metal plate (which I will countersink into the base of the snowboard and cover in p-tex) and hopefully use to sandwich the board between that plate and bindings.


(ive attached a picture so you guys get a better idea of what im talking about)
any thoughts or suggestions?
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Caucasian_Asian
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Mount bindings with T-nuts and then repair the base. This will prevent the bindings from pulling out.

That's how they used to do it with snowboreds.
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HenriksDreads
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Caucasian_AsianMount bindings with T-nuts and then repair the base. This will prevent the bindings from pulling out.

That's how they used to do it with snowboreds.

Yeah this is your best bet
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DorianF
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Caucasian_AsianMount bindings with T-nuts and then repair the base. This will prevent the bindings from pulling out.

That's how they used to do it with snowboreds.


Those look like exactly what im looking for!

would you re-tap the thread in the bindings themselves and run a machine screw? or would you just re-tap the t-nut for the thread of the binding screw? (or do they make t-nuts with the same thread?)
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Caucasian_Asian
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You'll have to replace your screws with machine screws.
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rozboon
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DorianFThose look like exactly what im looking for!

would you re-tap the thread in the bindings themselves and run a machine screw? or would you just re-tap the t-nut for the thread of the binding screw? (or do they make t-nuts with the same thread?)


There is no thread in the binding as such. You may have to ream the holes out just a little to get a machine screw through them though.
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Poikenz
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rozboonThere is no thread in the binding as such. You may have to ream the holes out just a little to get a machine screw through them though.


to add to this, make sure your bolts fit through the binding holes as snug as you can find first. Otherwise you will turn your board into swiss cheese with holes too large to support the proper t nuts.
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tomPietrowski
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Caucasian_AsianMount bindings with T-nuts and then repair the base. This will prevent the bindings from pulling out.

That's how they used to do it with snowboreds.


This is your best bet. There is a current big MTN pro who mounts his skis this way.

Another er option but nowhere near as good which I tried in the past wa to build a section ontop to mount too. I used a water ski and built a section on top to mount. it was high but it worked ok but tbolting is a better option for what you are doing.
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razors-chaz
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I know its not "the strongest" way to mount the bindings to the board but whats wrong with using binding freedom inserts? theyre tapped and epoxied in and it would mean you could do your mono board and your skis and just swap the bindings between them without the need for purchasing extra bindings for mono days.
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DorianF
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razors-chazI know its not "the strongest" way to mount the bindings to the board but whats wrong with using binding freedom inserts? theyre tapped and epoxied in and it would mean you could do your mono board and your skis and just swap the bindings between them without the need for purchasing extra bindings for mono days.


because they continuously rip out so strength is required, and there are numerous tests that show that inserts aren't even as strong as a normal mount. i forget exactly where i found the tests, but there was a guy on teton gravity research that looked at the strength of different types of mounts pretty extensively

plus in order to mount bindings to a mono you need to cut the inside brake off each binding, so minus buying another set of brakes, you would need another set of bindings anyway
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