Can you redrill skis

If the plugs are not correctly filled int then your skis can develop core rot, where the wood or foam core will be water-logged. Moving bindings and remounting on skis is a common practice. Most common for growing children who want to keep the same skis or adults looking to change their position on the ski. Data source: Evo Seattle, U.

Data source: Ellis Brigham. Many ski shops will mount your bindings for free or at a discount if you buy bindings or skis from the shop. If you buy used skis then remounting may be something you need to do depending on how different your boot size is compared with the skis previous owner.

Typically you can adjust ski bindings one size larger or one size smaller without have to re-drill holes. Yes, if your child is moving up by one boot size, then you should be able to make the adjustment without remounting.

In most cases, a skilled technician will be able to unplug the old holes and re-position your bindings to where they originally sat. If in doubt. If you want a more detailed run-through read this. While different ski techs have their own rule of thumb. They drilled various holes through ski and measured the pullout strength across a range of distances.

The found that drilling a new hole beyond 7mm from the existing hole, maintained maximum strength. Here is a link to their test if you want to read more. Make sure the old holes are plugged. A good shop should get you set up pretty well. It wouldn't be a bad idea to throw a few different jigs on there and see if one is the magic fit.

My number one consideration when redrilling a ski is whether or not I'm leaving old holes right in front of the toepiece. Are you SURE the binding can't be adjusted to fit? Some bindings will give you up to about 20mmmm adjustment. That's okay. Who doesn't? But without advertising revenue, we can't keep making this site awesome. Click the link below for instructions on disabling adblock. How to disable ad-blocker for Newschoolers.

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