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keagan.karstensDid you find the longways center line of the ski. If not, definitely do that and then line the template up. I’ve mounted multiple pairs of skis w paper templates so if u have any questions dm me I can probs help
BradFiAusNzCoCaSo I’m trying to mount some attacks on some older skis that I bought to experiment with. I have a paper template. Here’s my issue: I can not think of a way to ensure the toe is 100% straight. I drilled today and the toe was a bit crooked aka angled one way. Does anyone have any tips?
mystery3Do you havea link for the template?
keagan.karstensDid you find the longways center line of the ski. If not, definitely do that and then line the template up. I’ve mounted multiple pairs of skis w paper templates so if u have any questions dm me I can probs help
sarcI place a big piece of blue painters tape down the middle of the whole mount area, and about a foot beyond it. I mark the tape up with a very fine sharpie.
Then i take a square, a ruler with a 90 degree agle in it, and I measure a silimar amount from both edges. If the middle is about 4cm in I measure 4cm from the left, then 4cm from the right and make little dots there. then I make a third dot exactly between them to get the exact center.
I do this about a foot infront of the binding and a foot behind. then I use a yardstick and carefully connect the dots down the center.
I also measure the length and find that exact center.
I have always found that the paper templates are wrong. I exhaustively measure all the holes myself.
It would be very easy for a shop to use their jig to drill exactly, but they don't. They spend like one second lining up their jig so that comes out crooked too, or one foot in front of the other.
elm.You could try snapping a chalk line to get the centerline, then measure and double check it
teamdummyGet a speed square. A plastic one at Home Depot is like 4 bucks. You put the flat edge on one edge of the top sheet, and draw a line along the 45 side of the speed square. Flip the speed square over to the other side and do the same thing on the opposite side top edge . Where the two 45 lines cross, that’s the exact center. Do above the toe area and again in the heel area. You should have 2 “X’s” on the ski. Connect the center points of the “x’s”. And you’ll have your centerline.
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BradFiAusNzCoCaBut will it affect it that edges/topsheet are never straight on skis given the sidecut?
teamdummyGet a speed square. A plastic one at Home Depot is like 4 bucks. You put the flat edge on one edge of the top sheet, and draw a line along the 45 side of the speed square. Flip the speed square over to the other side and do the same thing on the opposite side top edge . Where the two 45 lines cross, that’s the exact center. Do above the toe area and again in the heel area. You should have 2 “X’s” on the ski. Connect the center points of the “x’s”. And you’ll have your centerline.
**This post was edited on Sep 6th 2021 at 11:51:43pm
**This post was edited on Sep 6th 2021 at 11:52:58pm
teamdummyGet a speed square. A plastic one at Home Depot is like 4 bucks. You put the flat edge on one edge of the top sheet, and draw a line along the 45 side of the speed square. Flip the speed square over to the other side and do the same thing on the opposite side top edge . Where the two 45 lines cross, that’s the exact center. Do above the toe area and again in the heel area. You should have 2 “X’s” on the ski. Connect the center points of the “x’s”. And you’ll have your centerline.
**This post was edited on Sep 6th 2021 at 11:51:43pm
**This post was edited on Sep 6th 2021 at 11:52:58pm
teamdummyFor me, a set of digital calipers are essential for measuring hole placement BEFORE you drill. Only like 20 bucks at Harbour Freight or similar.
teamdummyYou’re not wrong, but unless you’re got a K2 marksman or another asymmetric ski, it works just fine.
keagan.karstensDid you find the longways center line of the ski. If not, definitely do that and then line the template up. I’ve mounted multiple pairs of skis w paper templates so if u have any questions dm me I can probs help
a_burgerhorizontal centerline is def the hardest part with paper templates, when I was using those I'd just use a clear plastic ruler and measure like 30 times before taping the template on, then measure like 30 more, and also tap all the holes before drilling.
sarcI place a big piece of blue painters tape down the middle of the whole mount area, and about a foot beyond it. I mark the tape up with a very fine sharpie.
Then i take a square, a ruler with a 90 degree agle in it, and I measure a silimar amount from both edges. If the middle is about 4cm in I measure 4cm from the left, then 4cm from the right and make little dots there. then I make a third dot exactly between them to get the exact center.
I do this about a foot infront of the binding and a foot behind. then I use a yardstick and carefully connect the dots down the center.
I also measure the length and find that exact center.
I have always found that the paper templates are wrong. I exhaustively measure all the holes myself.
It would be very easy for a shop to use their jig to drill exactly, but they don't. They spend like one second lining up their jig so that comes out crooked too, or one foot in front of the other.