Guest mikema Posted November 18, 2003 Report Share Posted November 18, 2003 does anyone know where I can find a decently priced set of riser plates for a softboot setup? I looked at the palmer PLS, but it looks pretty expensive for what looks to be a set of base plates with two plastic "wings" attached. do you think it would be possible to make a home made set? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Winters Posted November 18, 2003 Report Share Posted November 18, 2003 Easy to make your own! Get a cutting board, the plastic white kind, and trace the outline of the binding on the cutting board. You can usually get two risers out of a large cutting board. Then saw it out, a band saw is best but a jig saw would work. Drill appropriate holes. You'll need longer screws. Any good hardware store should have 'em. Good luck- Go Low- Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mikema Posted November 19, 2003 Report Share Posted November 19, 2003 awesome idea! im going to have to make a trip out to walmart tomorrow :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NateW Posted November 19, 2003 Report Share Posted November 19, 2003 I made a set out of UHMW several years ago. I got the material from a plastics shop that carries a billion types of plastic.... It didn't occur to me until much later (when someone told me) that cutting boards are the exact same stuff. I wanted to put 4x4 bindings on a Nitro Diablo that had 5-hole inserts. Custom homebrewe UHMW binding adaptor riser plates worked great. I used a table saw to cut them, and drilled a bunch of big holes to lighten them. The drilling was probably a waste of time - with two sets of hardware, long bolts, t-nuts, etc, they were doomed to be heavy. But I rode them for a couple years and was happy. When you drill that stuff you get confetti instead of chips and dust. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mikema Posted December 3, 2003 Report Share Posted December 3, 2003 Ok. i have my plates all cut up and ready to go. when i go to the hardware store, what kind of screws will i be looking for? i know that the screws are 6mm in diameter, and obviously longer to accomodate the additional length of the plates, but what thread pitch am i looking for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest north east will Posted December 3, 2003 Report Share Posted December 3, 2003 i dont know the thread pitch someone here probably does but just take the screw you have to the store match it with a nut and find out that way will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjl Posted December 3, 2003 Report Share Posted December 3, 2003 You want M6 x 1mm (1 thread per mm) screws. I get stainless steel ones from http://mmsacc-stainless.com/metric/html/metric_allen.html Originally posted by mikema Ok. i have my plates all cut up and ready to go. when i go to the hardware store, what kind of screws will i be looking for? i know that the screws are 6mm in diameter, and obviously longer to accomodate the additional length of the plates, but what thread pitch am i looking for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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