3M 5200 for ski bindings? (Yeah, it's a weird question)
Moderator: Jim Walsh
- Joe Myerson
- Posts: 2216
- Joined: Feb 6th, '05, 11:22
- Location: s/v Creme Brulee, CD 25D, Hull #80, Squeteague Harbor, MA
3M 5200 for ski bindings? (Yeah, it's a weird question)
Okay, this isn't strictly a Cape Dory question, but I thought I'd pose it as I watch the snow piling up outside:
One of the binding screws on my trusty old pair of Karhu Kodiak cross-country skiis is coming loose, after more than 20 years of rough treatment. (The bindings are Rotafella Super Telemark bindings.)
Does anybody on this board have an opinion on whether I could rebed the screw, and binding, with 3M 5200?
It's a crazy question, I know, but what's a sailor to do in this kind of weather?
One of the binding screws on my trusty old pair of Karhu Kodiak cross-country skiis is coming loose, after more than 20 years of rough treatment. (The bindings are Rotafella Super Telemark bindings.)
Does anybody on this board have an opinion on whether I could rebed the screw, and binding, with 3M 5200?
It's a crazy question, I know, but what's a sailor to do in this kind of weather?
- David van den Burgh
- Posts: 597
- Joined: Feb 5th, '05, 18:54
- Location: Ariel CD36, 1979 - Lake Michigan
- Contact:
Joe
Why not fill the hole with epoxy and redrill?
David
David
- Joe Myerson
- Posts: 2216
- Joined: Feb 6th, '05, 11:22
- Location: s/v Creme Brulee, CD 25D, Hull #80, Squeteague Harbor, MA
Epoxy it is (obviously)
Thanks for the responses.
If I thought about it, I'd have known the answer, but I was being kind of lazy. I've got some 5200 here on hand, but I'm currently out of epoxy.
BTW, I just got back from skiing with my newer, waxless, skiis, and the snow is sticky but good. But now it's time for it to go AWAY!
If I thought about it, I'd have known the answer, but I was being kind of lazy. I've got some 5200 here on hand, but I'm currently out of epoxy.
BTW, I just got back from skiing with my newer, waxless, skiis, and the snow is sticky but good. But now it's time for it to go AWAY!
- Joe Myerson
- Posts: 2216
- Joined: Feb 6th, '05, 11:22
- Location: s/v Creme Brulee, CD 25D, Hull #80, Squeteague Harbor, MA
Well, I guess I could try New Zealand
Actually, if I had the wherewithall, I'd rather try New Zealand for Southern Hemisphere skiing, because there's also lots of great sailing.
Since I'm stuck where I am, I'll enjoy the snow while it's here, but I can't wait for it to melt. Then it's off with the boat's cover, on with the Cetol and, finally, into the water!
Since I'm stuck where I am, I'll enjoy the snow while it's here, but I can't wait for it to melt. Then it's off with the boat's cover, on with the Cetol and, finally, into the water!
-
- Posts: 69
- Joined: Feb 7th, '05, 07:25
- Location: CD 40, Mintaka, Oriental, NC
I've never used 5200 on skis. However, I used it once for an application inside my icebox. It seemed OK at the start, but failed within two weeks. I take that to mean that 5200 is not appropriate for any kind of mechanically stressful cold weather application. I'd go the epoxy route...cheaper than orthopedic surgery.
Bill Michne
s/v Mintaka, CD 40
s/v Mintaka, CD 40
-
- Posts: 456
- Joined: Feb 6th, '05, 16:42
- Location: CD Typhoon, Victoria, Essex Jct. VT
-
- Posts: 61
- Joined: Feb 13th, '05, 06:55
- Location: CD33 Lola
Bucks Harbor, Maine
The Kodiak is a foam core ski and the epoxy doesn't have something substantial to grab on. It may hold for a while but when it fails the screw won't come loose from the epoxy but the glob of epoxy will come out in one piece. A more permanent fix would be a nylon helicoil. For a ski shop with the right bits and inserts, it should be about a $3 repair.
In Maine it looks like we might have some of the best spring skiing we've seen in years. On the other hand, last Sunday I was trying to scrape bottom paint while standing in 3 feet of snow.
In Maine it looks like we might have some of the best spring skiing we've seen in years. On the other hand, last Sunday I was trying to scrape bottom paint while standing in 3 feet of snow.
-
- Posts: 61
- Joined: Feb 13th, '05, 06:55
- Location: CD33 Lola
Bucks Harbor, Maine
The Kodiak is a foam core ski and the epoxy doesn't have something substantial to grab on. It may hold for a while but when it fails the screw won't come loose from the epoxy but the glob of epoxy will come out in one piece. A more permanent fix would be a nylon helicoil. For a ski shop with the right bits and inserts, it should be about a $3 repair.
In Maine it looks like we might have some of the best spring skiing we've seen in years. On the other hand, last Sunday I was trying to scrape bottom paint while standing in 3 feet of snow.
In Maine it looks like we might have some of the best spring skiing we've seen in years. On the other hand, last Sunday I was trying to scrape bottom paint while standing in 3 feet of snow.